annie

i turned 27 this summer. and a week or two before my birthday i realized all i really wanted was another sweet piggy in my life. this time around, mitchel suggested that i find one that i could use as a sow. the stars seemed to align and i found a pure bred berkshire gilt for a good price. better yet, the gal who was selling happened to be a customer of mine from the garden center. when i first went out to pick out my little lady, i instantly fell in love with the runt {apparently i have a soft spot for runts}. ruby had been bottled fed and was tiny compared to her siblings. she acted more like a dog than a pig when i first met her. i wanted her. unfortunately some health problems arose over the next few weeks and i made the decision to pick a different gilt. avocado had health problems from the first month i had her til the end and dona knew that. she wanted to make sure i had a healthy gilt knowing that i plan to breed her. once they were fully weened, i went back to pick out another. i picked up hope from home and had her help me. it was quite the adventure. once i picked out annie and grabbed her, wrangled 40 lbs of pure muscle from the back of the half acre property and than managed to settle her down enough to transport her in the truck.... hope was nervous that she had to manage her in the 'tote' all the way from mapleton to orem, we were pleasantly surprised that the ride back went smoothly. it took me a few days to finally come up with her name, annie, and a perfect name for her. i adore her and she is nothing but full of sass!