Now that it's getting colder the piggies are getting veggies in the morning too. I sat down with them yesterday (my sows pen) and joined them. The crested argente sow was more intersted in my cereal than the carrots so i threw some greens in there too. For now the extra veggies are light ones. I expect winter in Turrumurra to rival the winters of Margaret River so the feeding regime will get a bit heavier as it continues to get colder.
It's funny to see HiLight so skinny now that her babies are weaned but it's great to see Savanna growing her fur back and making a proud recovery. Tell you one thing though; since she got so sick she's been an absolute sucker for getting her crest scratched and rubbed.
I think she knows that Jasper is her daughter even though Sandra raised her because they are usually seen together as in the photo below where she's scavanged a piece of green and is sharing it. Jasper is a bottomless pit for food. Her cries can carry suprisingly far for a six week old baby.
Hard to believe that Jasper will one day pale out to look more like her mother- hopefully not that pale though. It always amazes me how much an Argente will change in colour between first born and about 6 months.
It's funny to see HiLight so skinny now that her babies are weaned but it's great to see Savanna growing her fur back and making a proud recovery. Tell you one thing though; since she got so sick she's been an absolute sucker for getting her crest scratched and rubbed.
I think she knows that Jasper is her daughter even though Sandra raised her because they are usually seen together as in the photo below where she's scavanged a piece of green and is sharing it. Jasper is a bottomless pit for food. Her cries can carry suprisingly far for a six week old baby.
Hard to believe that Jasper will one day pale out to look more like her mother- hopefully not that pale though. It always amazes me how much an Argente will change in colour between first born and about 6 months.