Dinosaurs

Viejo is easily one of our older pigs. Just from looking at him you can see that he has put in his years. He lives in East field with his family. The pigs in East come from the Annex. The Annex is located near Ironwood but is much smaller.

One night years ago a man dropped his pig off over the fence at the Annex without telling anyone. This pig was not neutered and was able to impregnate approximately 25 female pigs. Those females, the males that were there and the pigs that came as a product of that man's pig are now all residing in East.

Viejo is incredibly sweet and adorable. He's lost weight over the last few months and a couple of weeks ago we noticed him acting a little off and looking a bit red. We've been keeping him in a large pen in the East field so we can monitor him. He also now gets a special food in the mornings topped with a shake for added nutrition. He sure loves his breakfast!

The shakes are not only a good way for us to add nutrition to a pig's diet but they are also good for pigs who are having a hard time eating. The other pig that currently receives a shake has a bone infection in his jaw. As you can imagine it is very painful for him to chew so he gets soft food with a shake which is much easier for him to eat.