We had a great weekend at the Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon. Alex ran in the 5K on Saturday and ran the 4th leg of the 26.2 mile relay on Sunday with her mom. In all, she ran 10 miles over the weekend. It rained hard at times both days and Alex did great! She was so happy when she crossed the finish line and got her medal. We are really proud of her!
In other news around our house, we brought home a Mini Donkey, her name is Michelle. She has been a big hit with everyone! The first time she brayed Cameron was brushing her and it really startled him-it was very funny. The idea of bringing her onto the farm (so I’m told) is mini donkeys help protect livestock against predators such as coyotes-which we have an abundance of, I am not sure if Polly and the kids were pulling my leg on this or not. So far, she is a big affectionate pet who follows the kids around and likes to be brushed. I will admit she is pretty cute. We all think she needs a donkey friend, so we are on the hunt for a buddy for her.
My show pig tip of the week—Please weigh your pigs now to get an idea of what your project weighs and calculate the number of days until your fair. Find out now what the weight limit is for your show and if there are any weigh backs. I have been out looking at customer’s pigs and some where surprised to know that there projects weighed much more than what they had estimated.
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