Convention and Killer Teddies
By now everyone probably knows the Convention results. I know the ones that matter, LOL. Local (as in we see each other at shows) Teddy/Texel breeder Linda won Best Opposite Sex to Best of Breed, and another local breeder, Pat, won Reserve in Show with her gorgeous cream Satin American to a Texel owned by a MI breeder, Kathy, whom I bought some of my pigs from. Sadly, a pig was stolen at the show.

This morning red Teddy sow Ruffin apparently got a bug up her butt and decided she'd had it up to here with kids. RIGHT NOW. Much as I sympathize, she was beating the crap out of them and the poor girls were pinballing off the cage and each other trying to escape the red jaws of hell. They're well past weaning age but what's wrong with keeping three unbred sows together?? Everything, according to Ruff. Well I gave them hay and carrots to distract them and hoped whatever was her problem would dissipate while I was at work. Prozac in the water bottles, anyone?

When I came home, I immediately fed the dogs as usual and then I heard the sound of stampeding feet and shrieks of distress. This time when I went in she didnt even stop to beg for food. That was it. I took her out and plopped in with Dan who probably thought it was his birthday, LOL. I don't need a lot of babies in the middle of winter, but I don't want to fill another cage and sorta wanted to get back at Ruffy, LOL. Let her get bothered! But anyway, Ruffin is a red mismarked with a teensy blaze of white, so I thought she might go well with Dan's patching. Also Ruff's narrow and Dan's more correct so they compliment each other there too.

Geez, I'm gonna end up with one pig per cage, I can see it now. At least the three junior boys are getting along. They were all popcorning together this morning, it was so cute. Actually early this morning even Ruffy popcorned a bit with her girls, I have no idea what happened after that. I guess some mothers just snap. Heh heh.