Well, shock horror gasp...
The results of the show yesterday were entirely backwards of what I had anticipated.
My money was banked behind Agenda who came up with ticking too pale to get her anywhere despite her lovely crest , type and shape.
And the shock of all shocks Jasper did remarkably. I had thought of her as the token, first Darkwing Argente on the table. I certainly didn't pick her as BOB material or to get best Ticked baby in a lineup of several- including Golden and Silver Agouti....
Jasper had too much gold in her face, her eyes are small and she has a pale streak up her nose... uneven ear pigment.... too pale in the ticking for a baby... er I think that about covers it. She's a fantastic pig though personality wise, confident, purry and companionable... She's also possibly the only baby I'll get from Savannah.
Agenda, I knew was pale in the ticking but I figured her other qualities would save her a bit as Crested are judged more on the crest than their ticking. I didn't get a good look at her competition so perhaps there's more going on than I would assume. I'm not complaining though. I'm aware that the ticking in my stock is too pale generally. I also have good competition all 'round which is a curious change to my Perth showing days when I was the argente loner most of the time. I need to convince Ducky to fall preganant to someone and carry her lovelly pigment down to the next generation. It's almost a crying shame for her to not be wooed by Ripley. He's the most lovely boar I've had since I lost Cory and Coda in 2006.
On a more positive note, for those who have met her, Giggles is looking large at the moment with a belly full of babies. A full Argente litter is expected and if Emporer can imprint his children with his "manly" shapely presence they may come out better than Jasper.
The results of the show yesterday were entirely backwards of what I had anticipated.
My money was banked behind Agenda who came up with ticking too pale to get her anywhere despite her lovely crest , type and shape.
And the shock of all shocks Jasper did remarkably. I had thought of her as the token, first Darkwing Argente on the table. I certainly didn't pick her as BOB material or to get best Ticked baby in a lineup of several- including Golden and Silver Agouti....
Jasper had too much gold in her face, her eyes are small and she has a pale streak up her nose... uneven ear pigment.... too pale in the ticking for a baby... er I think that about covers it. She's a fantastic pig though personality wise, confident, purry and companionable... She's also possibly the only baby I'll get from Savannah.
Agenda, I knew was pale in the ticking but I figured her other qualities would save her a bit as Crested are judged more on the crest than their ticking. I didn't get a good look at her competition so perhaps there's more going on than I would assume. I'm not complaining though. I'm aware that the ticking in my stock is too pale generally. I also have good competition all 'round which is a curious change to my Perth showing days when I was the argente loner most of the time. I need to convince Ducky to fall preganant to someone and carry her lovelly pigment down to the next generation. It's almost a crying shame for her to not be wooed by Ripley. He's the most lovely boar I've had since I lost Cory and Coda in 2006.
On a more positive note, for those who have met her, Giggles is looking large at the moment with a belly full of babies. A full Argente litter is expected and if Emporer can imprint his children with his "manly" shapely presence they may come out better than Jasper.