Archive for category: Gloucestershire Old Spot Pigs

Josephine Project ~ Update ~ Ready for some action

Josephine 2 has come into season for the second time since being in Oregon. Luther and Julie have made a conserted effort to keep the two girls happy and comfortable. They have made an area for them away from the other pigs on the farm and have made a set up so that Dancer, the […]

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The Josephine Project – update ~ Love at first sight

Both of the girls are doing great!!!! The repro vet has been out to see them and she was pleased with the condition of the girls – minus there long feet….. I don't have a sqeeze chute so toe trimming is pretty tough here. Dancer the boar was moved into a pen inside where the […]

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The Josephine Project – update

The girls made it safe and sound to their new digs in Oregon!!! We will give them a little while to settle in and they have an apointment with a pig repro vet tomorrow. Hopefully she will give us a better idea of when we can introduce them to the boar.

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The Josephine Project

The Josephine Project ~ It all started when Daneen casually mentioned " We should get some pigs" …… Well anyone that knows me knows that statements like that are pretty dangerous to say around me. It didn't take me but a flat second to get on the internet and start looking at pig breeds 🙂 […]

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GOS pigs in the snow

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Snow Day!!!! ~ GOS Pigs ~

The girls finally got to come out and play in the snow. They didn't seem to mind it much.

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Out and About

Josephine I & II and little Andy are doing great. They enjoy stretching their legs and soaking up the lovely California sunshine.

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Video of Andy

height="425" width="350" autostart"0"> This is my first attempt to putting video on my blog….not so good. Not too sure how to get the code not to post.  Anyway Andy liked his new home until he saw the girls next door…he must think they are his mommy. Poor little guy…First night away from his mum and […]

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Andy is here!!!!!!!

Andy flew in from New York today and was just the sweetest boy i could imagine!! Hopefully in a short while we should be having little piglets here on the ranch!! He is 6 weeks old and already weighs 23 pounds. Andy moments after his first plane ride.                       […]

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The girls are here!!!!!!

We are beyond excited here at the ranch that josephine 2 and 3 made it all the way from Oregon happy and healthy!!!! They are bedded down all snug as bugs in their new home. They are both the cutest little pigs ever!!! We bought them when they were about twelve weeks old and I […]

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