These two are half feral pig. So their personality reflects that. At this point in time, both are quite flighty. They spook at the most minor sound or movement. Thus they are not very trusting. But they are improving. ......somewhat, I suspect that they are never going to be truely friendly. And since I prefer working with friendly livestock, this may be a problem.
Whenever I approach, they run to the back of their shelter, the furthest from my reach. I can see that they ripped the roof off their doghouse and dragged it into the sheltered area. Perhaps they would like to have things to make into toys. Since I'm not sure what pigs would consider toys to be, I'll have to experiment.
Anyway I digress. So.....what have they been named?
The boy -- Porkchop. Carol G. from North Carolina suggested that. I liked it but will probably use Chopper as his nickname.
The girl -- Hamhocks, Hammie for short. This name was suggested by Flowergirl.
So there we have it. Chopper and Hammie. As you can guess, I'm already bracing myself for the fact that these two might not become long term keepers. Only time will tell.
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