herd photo - as long as we're sharing

[BlueHeronFarm]

OK-- this isn't the whole herd, but it's a good shot of the kids. Most of the moms are in the background. Pigs and chooks thrown in for good measure. Our LGD has a lot of friends to protect.

[Emilea]

aww too cute... pigs too!

[topside1]

Blue, they are perfect..Bet they are registered. I need a buckling soon, but Texas ain't just around the corner...Nice youngsters.

[Jim S.]

Man, that pig looking through the gate at you would be PERFECT on my smoker!

Nice goats!

[HazyDay]

Shaking head! HOW DARE YOU TAKE MY BROWN NUBIANS!!!!! All such pretty faces in your herd! Those Nubian doeling's look so good! But the pigs don't really belong with those pretty goats!

[Sweet Goats]

They all look like they really want to know what you are doing. They are cute as ever.

Now I have no idea on this, but wouldn't the pigs attack the goats? I know of someone that said that her goats were killed buy her hogs. Was she telling a story, or can they really do that?

[BlueHeronFarm]

Eeps! The pigs never seemed interested. They are not free ranging anymore, so I guess we won't know how well they get along as the pigs grow, but I can't see any reason a domesticated pig would attack a goat. ...then again - I'm new to pigs. Ours think they are dogs. They are very sweet, if a little pushy. (Always hungry...)

[KSALguy]

you dont need to worry too much on real young hogs that havent tasted or smelt blood but there are adult hogs that will kill and eat anything they can catch in the barn yard, from mice all the way up to heffers that come into their first menstration, they will gouge them and bleed them,, goats can just be grabbed and gobbled down, but not all hogs do this, especially if they are in freezer camp before hand

[Genevieve M.]

My daughter wants a couple of pigs for Christmas, so I was talking to a friend about if it was a good idea. We would butcher them at 5 months.

My friend said that she couldn't stand to butcher hers, and when they grew up, they broke out of the pen and ATE her baby goats!

After that story, I don't think I'll be falling in love with ours and asking to keep them.

I wanted to add that all of your goats are beautiful.

[Steely]

What a great scene.

[cmharris6002]

Very pretty! Cute piggies too

Christy

[Feral Nature]

What pretty farm animals! That LGD looks like he is keeping an eye on things (pigs) real well