It seemed so easy. Finally we had an electric fence generator
which worked. All we had to do was connect the fence up, add a temporary extention to the already built fence to create a fence "runway" from the barn to the pigs outdoor enclosure, plug the fencer in and open the door.The above tasks were duly completed in the correct order, and hey presto....... Nothing. Against our expectations the pigs didn't seemed that bothered with the oppurtunity of running in the meadows which was presented to them. In fact, the idea of being out of ther humble pen seem daunting.
The first attempts of extraction involve coaxing with food, this got us about as far as the door. Then there was man handling, lifting the front legs and dragging the back, with much squeling (us and the pigs!!!) to boot. The result, pig gets to grass patch, pig runs straight back to pen containing compainion.
We got a little further on subsequent attempts, pig through fence and on the lawn, pig in barn on wrong side of fence and so on.
In the end, success was achieved by carrying both pigs, one back from another excursion to the lawn, and
one from the barn in quick succession. When we finally had both in the right place at the same time, all was well and they began to look like they were going to enjoy the great outdoors.
2 comments:
Hey Andrew,
Eventually your pigs are outside.
Not as easily as it looked like at the beginning.
But now, I think, they enjoy their life outside more and more every day.
I can see the tabloid headlines now - 'Tonsberg Two In Freedom Bid Dash' . . .
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