Our American Guinea Hog, Sweetie,  finally produced her piggies.  And they are so cute. Have a look…

and here’s another look at the piggies a week old.

Remember that our last hog, Cheerio, was not a good Mom. Well, it may have been the fact that we left Alex, the male, in the pen. Sweetie is making up for it. The runt piggy got out through the hog fence, and Seth picked her up to replace her and Sweetie got very upset. Grunt, grunt. Now, that’s a good Mom. Do you grunt when someone commandeers your child?

Well, that’s rhetorical…you live and learn. The piglets will be weaned and available for sale around mid September. American Guinea Hogs are perfect for small homesteads because they don’t get as big and heavy as regular pigs. Sweetie probably tops out at 125 lbs. when she is not “with pig”. Alex, the Dad, weighs about 150 lbs.

Happy Homesteading,
T.