Mini Horses
Herd Master
I have animals -- they get out sometimes. Have always preached that they will return if given some time, hey, they know where the feed is!! Many, many years ago, I learned that training them to come to a "call" and a food bucket was critical. It is hard to find a black Angus at night!
Last night, home from work and it is dusk so hurrying to feed. Get to lower fields and find...2 pigs not in pen. 2 black pigs. Begin calling and searching with flash light, eventually heard them talking to me, way up at the front end of the farm. Go to them, walk them back and put into pen.
This lovely Saturday morning I let my self sleep until 7AM. Out to feed. Hmmm, 11 goats gone.....find hole. Head to lower end to find them and pigs are gone, again!! Didn't see how they had gotten out last night as it was dark, felt I would this AM. See goats eating lots of honeysuckle from fence (good girls!) -- and my daughter's elephant ear plant. (She'll be less than happy.)
So, I offer you tips on tracking pigs..........more obvious than deer.......
First, look for prints. This is a good nose print
They make a left turn here ----
Then, looks like a right & a turn around here........
I follow back up toward house where I find them-----napping in the sun!!!
They've been working hard!! Walked over 1/3 mile back to house.
So, I left them to "rest" while I got ready to take them back to their pen. Fixed the panel they had lifted so not able to now. Went back & got them so they could follow me back. Here are the culprits, checking an empty bucket on the way........what a mess these little gals made!!!
I am so glad they are the little AGHs & not full sized!! They had food, water & an acre to call home. Just wasn't enough!! Pregnant and couldn't rest, I guess.
Then, I go for goats -- who had decided to walk up without me -- and they, too are resting and exactly same spot where the pigs had slept!
Hey, Mom, looking for us?????
Such is life on the farm. Now you will know what to look for if your pigs get out. Hope it helps you "track them".
Now I need to hook up the blade on the tractor.
Last night, home from work and it is dusk so hurrying to feed. Get to lower fields and find...2 pigs not in pen. 2 black pigs. Begin calling and searching with flash light, eventually heard them talking to me, way up at the front end of the farm. Go to them, walk them back and put into pen.
This lovely Saturday morning I let my self sleep until 7AM. Out to feed. Hmmm, 11 goats gone.....find hole. Head to lower end to find them and pigs are gone, again!! Didn't see how they had gotten out last night as it was dark, felt I would this AM. See goats eating lots of honeysuckle from fence (good girls!) -- and my daughter's elephant ear plant. (She'll be less than happy.)
So, I offer you tips on tracking pigs..........more obvious than deer.......
First, look for prints. This is a good nose print
They make a left turn here ----
Then, looks like a right & a turn around here........
I follow back up toward house where I find them-----napping in the sun!!!
They've been working hard!! Walked over 1/3 mile back to house.
So, I left them to "rest" while I got ready to take them back to their pen. Fixed the panel they had lifted so not able to now. Went back & got them so they could follow me back. Here are the culprits, checking an empty bucket on the way........what a mess these little gals made!!!I am so glad they are the little AGHs & not full sized!! They had food, water & an acre to call home. Just wasn't enough!! Pregnant and couldn't rest, I guess.
Then, I go for goats -- who had decided to walk up without me -- and they, too are resting and exactly same spot where the pigs had slept!
Hey, Mom, looking for us?????
Such is life on the farm. Now you will know what to look for if your pigs get out. Hope it helps you "track them".
Now I need to hook up the blade on the tractor.
