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The Four ‘P’s

P 1

Peppa is improving by the day.  As her feed is now plentiful, her coat is starting to come in better and some of her scars improving.  She is not as shy about being handled and we touch her and talk to her daily with My Loving Spouse working on leading her.  At night she is put into her small corral so that she can have special grain, but more importantly get into her shelter.  Peppa shares The Red Condo with the pigs at night.  Red pigs on one side, Red horse on the other with one small common wall to separate the two.  Peppa loves her herd and our only concern now is that she might think she is a cow.porchpc4She spends the day out with the cows, who are kind and gentle with her.  No one bites her or shoos her off the food.  Bob and Peppa are buddies and it is a happy, growing herd.  When the cows lie down to cud, Peppa lies down with them to nap.

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P2

The pigs, Maggie & Winnie are just plain funny.  They are getting bigger by the day, but not so big, that they both cannot nap in their feeding trough waiting for their next meal.porchpc2The pigs get an assortment of special (expensive) pig food and left overs.  They prefer the left overs, preferably pancakes with a bit of maple syrup on it and the odd bit of bacon, (but don’t tell them where it came from).  The pigs are such messy eaters that the chickens have all taken to hanging out around the pig pen to feast on the food strewn about.  The chickens have so much to eat right now, that we’ve stopped throwing out their chicken meal, because they prefer pig left overs.

P3

There will be no pictures of this one, but suffice it to say with the cattle/pony herd being kept around the barn there is a lot of poop.  We invested in a better poop rake and that thing and I are getting a work out.  Anyone want some manure?

P4

The ‘P’s wouldn’t be complete with out a few pumpkins.  Fall is my very favorite time of year!  So I’ve given a small nod to the season, which just makes me smile.  porchpc1I hope you have a perfectly peaceful day with a herd to hang out with, plenty of food and a place you love to call home.

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  • Mady October 5, 2014, 5:04 pm

    it’s a wonderful and happy life my dear friend. a calm comes over me every time i get to read about life on the farm. thank you! xoxo

    • Ellen October 7, 2014, 7:19 am

      Thank you my friend,
      I look forward to the day, that you are sitting drinking a cup of coffee with me on our porch!

  • Diane Brown October 3, 2014, 5:49 am

    So delightful to see a contented Peppa.

  • Miriam October 2, 2014, 3:14 pm

    I do believe that Peppa thinks she is a cow. She is looking better every time you post.

    • Ellen October 2, 2014, 9:41 pm

      She is a happy cow!

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