Its hard to be believe that its been almost a year since we had a girls trip up the valley to pick up this sweet little purebred Large Black Piglet, she was just big enough to fit in a small dog crate, she had just been weaned and spent the first couple weeks in the house getting bigger before heading out to the barn, now look at her almost year later..

My dad asked me if she has a good temperment, and the question startled me just a touch because if she didn’t have one, she would be in the freezer, instead of with planned motherhood facing her 🙂

However it is a good question that deserves a answer, compared to the other hertiage pigs we have raised since being on the farm, she is without a doubt the best pig we have had, I “think” its mostly the breed, she is even tempered, typically in a good mood, friendly and loves her back scratches to the point to still falling over to give belly, she likes to play and uses her outside and inside toys on a regular basis. She really does graze on the pasture but don’t let that fool you, she is rooting queen as well.

She earns part of her keep by being put to work in the barn rooting up the deep litter packs in the different stalls into nice light loose compost that can much more easily be moved and used in the different garden or pasture areas.

She gets along well with the sheep and cow at the odd time they are in the same pasture together, and she shows her herd willingness by wanting to be with you if you are out walking, the cow is the boss of her which is funny but they got that all figured out themselves, otherwise they seem to quite like each other. All in all, she is a very good girl and I can’t wait to see how she is as a momma!