meet samson & delilah.

my apoligies for taking so long with introducing our new piglets, samson & delilah. but life got in the way. family illness. sick goats. baby turkeys. oh, and the nicest surprise of all, snow. yes, i awoke to a few inches of white yesterday. glad i didn't plant my 'taters yet.

so, please allow me to introduce.... all the way from columbia, missouri... sampson & deliha. our guinea hogs. i put the emphasis on hogs, because they are in no way related to guinea pigs (which are cute in their own right, but quite a different species). guinea hogs are a heritage breed hog. there are very few of them in missouri. or even in america. and we are lucky to have this cute little pair as a new member of our farm family.

where as i failed miserably with speedy introductions, the piglets succeeded by taking matters into their own hooves. they snuck out of their pen and made the rounds. introducing themselves to all the other animals.

"s'up, jeliza-rose"

"hey, we're the new pigs""albert, nice to meet you"

"so, you're marla?"

albert meets the fields.

albert ventured outside of the barn and got to explore the pasture today. i think he has fallen in love with baby snakes and stella (although it is only from a distance - through the fence). he enjoys taunting the puppies. he could live without the pigs. and is generally indifferent towards goats. he prefers a steady path along the fence line but does take to a wild gallop across the field. and as always, he has a hearty appetite when it comes to grass.

i love grass!

meet albert....