Kune Kune Pigs

It's hard to be angry at your four month old kune kunes when they demonstrate their remarkable abilities as escape artists. 

Yesterday they showed me how they could squeeze flat as chubby pancakes to fit under the securely locked farm gate.  Today's trick was actually lifting the decorative wrought iron gate off its bottom hinge so it would pivot open on demand.

Now I accept that these piggles actually are as intelligent as I've read on the net. Of course I hold the internet totally responsible for the transformation in my lifestyle.  Between Trade Me and Google the old me didn't stand a chance.

Yesterday morning as I floundered through thigh high long grass with the fence strainers in my hand(!) it dawned on me that ten o'clock used to mean time for a flat white from a good coffee shop.  Now mid morning signals that the chickens have all been fed, the pigs are watered and it's about time for Apple the Light Sussex hen to lay her egg.

I've never written a blog before so don't expect any deep, meaningful discussions or cutting edge political observations. Part of me is saying don't post anything til you've loaded photos, written your profile and of course - read all the instructions.  But hey, it's time to live life dangerously and just go with the flow, after all, what's the worst that can happen?

What I've learnt today:
1. No matter how determinedly they try, only one kune kune pig will fit in the water trough at a time. 
2. Total kune kune water displacement in a full water trough - approximately four buckets.