July Hatch-a-Long (including 4th of July hatch-a-long)

[SnapdragonQ]

I have a type of pig called KuneKune. The Facebook KuneKune groups are constantly insisting that they don't root. Tell that to this little lady. Makes me laugh every time.

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Cutie wootie piggy wiggy!!

I looked into pigs at one point, including KuneKunes. A friend, who decided to start with Guinea Hogs, and I took a weekend road trip to pick them up and after that I was fairly involved with hers. I like the smaller pigs and the color varieties of the KuneKune are a draw for me if I ever get pigs of my own.

 

[SnapdragonQ]

I think they are almost soothing... Kinda like cicadas. If at the right distance... Haha

Mine seemed to love the echo chamber that was my barn. At a distance though I can agree with that. A Large distance!

 

[SnapdragonQ]

I would love to see what yours look like. I’ve had 7 hatch so far and hoping their not all boys.

I posted them a few pages back but I'll see if I can get some clear girl vs boy pics. Looking down at them it's pretty clear on my chicks.

 

[SnapdragonQ]

@chickiebaby1
Here are mine. The boy is on top in the group pics. In the single pics the boy is first. My boys are nearly identical, pale markings with small yellow dot on the head. The girls vary in the depth of color and the darkness of the chipmunk markings just a little bit, but all are very defined vs the more blended boy markings.

 

[Hucklekree]

My Kunekune's all rooted quite eagerly. Pasture pigs my patootie!

Guineas are not for the faint of heart or the easily annoyed. So we got rid of ours. I am glad that others can keep theirs though. They deserve a life (far away from mine).

 

[Sydney65]

rooster is pied buff dundotte, laying female could be pied or gray. I don't think their ears are developed yet, but I've been giving them pep talks anyway!

 

[SnapdragonQ]

My Kunekune's all rooted quite eagerly. Pasture pigs my patootie!

Guineas are not for the faint of heart or the easily annoyed. So we got rid of ours. I am glad that others can keep theirs though. They deserve a life (far away from mine).

Yep! After two years of them terrorizing the chickens (sometimes to death) and driving me batty with the constant clacking, it was time for them to move on. Great for tick control, but so is a lawn mower. Or ducks.

 

[Sydney65]

Ugly? Noisy? What are these disparaging words? You know, the girls were chatty in that juvenile stage, always screaming for someone to "COME BACK!!",but mine are pretty calm now, unless it thunders, someone drives by honking, or they see me leaving.

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

@chickiebaby1
Here are mine. The boy is on top in the group pics. In the single pics the boy is first. My boys are nearly identical, pale markings with small yellow dot on the head. The girls vary in the depth of color and the darkness of the chipmunk markings just a little bit, but all are very defined vs the more blended boy markings.

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Not too different from auto sexing in crested cream legbars!

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

rooster is pied buff dundotte, laying female could be pied or gray. I don't think their ears are developed yet, but I've been giving them pep talks anyway!

Pretty! So keets could be pearl grey, buff dundotte, or pied?