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[angie j]

Thank you Gad. I had the wrong password. I magically remembered

 

[4ondafloor]

Anjie!!!!! Welcome back!!!!!

 

[KodysGrandma]

Hi Angie, so glad you're back. Hope you life is going well.

 

[Bluedog]

Hi Angie! Welcome back!

 

[angie j]

Thanks all! I miss many of you.

It's all work, work, work here on the farm! I'm up to 7 horses now along with 'assorted' smaller stuff ... and some bigger stuff.

Here's something you might enjoy.... what do farmers do for fun??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcDG5ZfwUro&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2D_zUpd42rs

 

[CMDRTED]

Welcome back!

 

[Sheila B.]

Hysterical! And you're absolutely right, he needs a saddle

 

[angie j]

lol.. That's not me.... it's a friends wife playing 'farmer' with us for the day And a saddle would take all the fun out of it ..lol.

 

[Murphy]

The pig looks frightened to me.

 

[angie j]

The pig looks frightened to me.

Well, your entitled to your opinion, but I see a pig standing still for someone to pat it, standing quietly while some mounts it, running just enough to 'loose' his rider and quietly walking away. These guys weigh easily 800lbs and would have no physical discomfort carrying a person.

Believe me, these animals are our 'pets'.. we don't mistreat them.

 

[Murphy]

Just sayin !! Thats how it looked to me..

 

[angie j]

Not goin' there.

 

[TerriW]

I didn't realize you could ride pigs!

 

[migrandl]

Welcome Back, Angie J!

 

[Summer]

Anyone else notice the two cows running by in the background........

 

[angie j]

Well.... you CANT ride pigs... didn't you see?? LOL. Their center of gravity is so low, it's literally impossible to stay on if they want you off.

They're smart too. The first one my hubby tried to ride is my pig, Nosey; She's too smart to get mounted

I'm guessing you 'know' you're not the first one to notice the cows.... But, they are all girls?? So, I'm thinking its a dominance thing.

 

[mulenag]

Welcome back, Angie!!
Do you raise the pigs for food or do you just keep 'em as "pets". I've heard they are quite smart and make good pets. We have considered getting a few for food...I just always have the worry that I would get attached and not be able to go through with it. Chickens are hard enough...a pig would probably be worse! But after tasting how great our chicken is, I can only imagine how awesome home grown pig would be!

 

[Murphy]

Sorry... we are allowed to say what we feel... and JMHO.... wrong.... wrong..

 

[angie j]

Welcome back, Angie!!
Do you raise the pigs for food or do you just keep 'em as "pets". I've heard they are quite smart and make good pets. We have considered getting a few for food...I just always have the worry that I would get attached and not be able to go through with it. Chickens are hard enough...a pig would probably be worse! But after tasting how great our chicken is, I can only imagine how awesome home grown pig would be!

The 3 that you see are our female breeders; They are pets, have names and we love them dearly. We also have a male breeder who we feel the same way about.

We do raise the babies for consumption. Many people think it's 'twisted' to eat animals we raised but we do it in rejection of buying meat that has been mass produced. If you want to see 'mistreatment' of pigs do a 'google' search on pig production.. yikes!! The cows you saw are also pets that produce 'offspring' for our freezer.

 

[angie j]

Sorry... we are allowed to say what we feel... and JMHO.... wrong.... wrong..

OK, then I feel slightly insulted that you presume I would terrorize my pets for fun. Perhaps you know more about Pigs and their behavior than I'm aware of, but if you've never 'seen' a scared pig.... I can guarantee you, You'd remember the noise they make when they're truly 'scared'!