pig – Marton Village

Field Preparation (1)

Members of the Pig Club gathered at the field last Saturday, 6th November, to start the preparation of the field for the next piggy intake. Thank you so much to those who were able to join us. You have made a huge difference already – see the before and after comparison photos below. There are also other photos of the field as made ready now.

Refreshments, including special home-made cakes and biscuits, were served.

The next stage will be repairing the perimeter fence, and the pig shelter. Please look out for an invitation to join the next working party! We will arrange this before winter sets in, so that the ground is still soft enough to work with.

Thanks to Judy Frodsham for the photo of the piggy cakes. Other photos by Marton Pig Club organisers.

Didn’t quite get the panorama origins the same, but you get the idea! Spot the trailer in the undergrowth!

Pig field areas cleared of brambles and grasses. The food store was also thoroughly checked for security to prevent the unwanted attention of rodent guests! Thanks to Mark from Pestforce.

Some fenceposts along this line will need replacing in the next working party.

Pig club update

11th October 202115th April 2016 by Colin

Marton Pig Club Marton’s latest pig cohort seem to be doing well, growing quickly and making the most of their field in the warmer days we’re starting to enjoy. The only glitches so far have been with the human side of the club, with former members accidently called on to feed the pigs from across the globe and youngest members learning about omnivores the hard way.

In the first case a couple was called in Australia and told to feed the pigs the following day, causing temporary confusion but no harm to the pigs who didn’t notice or mind the quick-thinking rota switch-around. In the second case a valuable lesson was learnt: put food in the field before you put small children in the field. The half-asleep parents (one of whom might actually be writing this, ahem…) had to do a rapid rescue when the pigs’ eagerness for breakfast hastily went from welly sniffing to leg nibbling. No harm done, though, and once snouts were happily in troughs of food, the children and pigs got on harmoniously as usual.

There could be further opportunities for creature encounters to come, as the club might be building on its success, with the idea of raising geese for Christmas already on the table (pardon the pun). The suggestion of a home brew club is also being floated, for those with a thirst for more…