On Saturday night, after returning home from dinner, we pulled in to find the neighbor boy in the driveway. "Are your pigs supposed to be out?" he genuinely asked. Immediately, my sister, Hannah, and I jumped out of the car and ran towards the barn. We discovered that all but one of the six pigs had made a great escape! Pigs are very intelligent animals and can be trained much like dogs.
I called out in a higher tone, "Here, pig, pig, pig!" The same way they are called when we have yummy table scraps. In a few agonizing moments, they all were trapped in the barn. We were able to fix the escape hole and put them back in the pen. Pigs are notorious for finding weak spots in fencing and exploiting it. They immediately tried to escape through the same hole. Luckily, they were not so successful.
These animals all ranging between 210-250 lbs and only caused slight damage. Thankfully, no one was hurt driving past on the road. This is one instance where attention from the neighbors was a good thing.
Here are some of the troublemakers.
The other members of Buckeye Bend Farm.
Zeus and Apollo...a Magnum P.I. reference from my parent's time.
Robbie and Sammie full Quarter horses and lovers of apple treats!
This is a photo of my father. I created a political ad for his campaign this fall.
It read, 'Honesty & Integrity... and that's no bull.'
Genius! (and his idea)
All photos are the copyright of Cassondra Eller
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