PIG DAY! 2016!

Well, Pig day again has come and gone!  Last year -2015 – the day after Easter found us making the trip to the Marshall farm in Smicksburg, PA.  We spent the day roaming and visiting and meeting the pigs.

 These little guys grew REALLY big – they had a short but happy and fulfilling life at the Hancher ranch, and ended up placing very well at the 4H showing at the West Alex fair on Labor Day. 

Spring is once again upon us, the time to begin again, and last weekend Kelly, Matt, Peyton and Logan made the trip to the Marshall farm to choose the piggies.  It was a quick trip this time – nasty cold weather, snow and wind, and a hectic schedule got in the way.  I did not even go along this time.

But along came Baconator, Blackbeard, and Second Breakfast (Right to left), and these ‘three little pigs’ are settled in their new home on the Hancher ranch.  The boys do an excellent job taking care of their pigs, and by the time the fair rolls around, these piggies will be WAY bigger! 

I will be heading to West Alex next Sunday for Logan’s birthday, and will meet these guys for myself.  They are noisy and skitterish and pretty much don’t like people at this point, so I’m sure it won’t be a warm and cuddly exchange, but it’s very fun to see how small they are now and compare them to the finished show-pig. (Pictured with Peyton is the 2014 grown up pig!)

Good luck, boys!  I am confident you have winners here!  Oink!