Precious Meanderings

When the sow has been with the boar for long enough - 5 or 6 weeks or so - it's time for her to move. So on Friday morning, as I gave Precious her veg for breakfast I explained that she was being short-rationed cos she was moving away from Samson in the afternoon. Later I gathered that Linda had said something similar the evening before at Tea time. "If you move Precious before I get back" said The Big Boss as he left to go to the butcher  later in the afternoon "it would not upset me!" When he got back a couple of hours later and it was raining - again- and we said "Job done - Precious moved" He was most impressed. We didn't even get the 4x4 wet.
 "I was moving plants in the orchard" Said Con, the gardener, "and this shadow went past me: I looked and it was Precious going down to the Playpen to see the girls".. He was a little stunned but he's been here a while - he had the presence of mind to identify that it was Precious and to call her and lead her towards her own pen --- which is where she wanted to go!

Regular readers will recall that she's done this before when she'd decided it was Time to Leave Samson. A couple of years ago she climbed over the fence, thru' the hedge, along the bridleway, back through the hedge and down to her own pen - but it was late at night. This time she went under the fence and then followed the same route - but since it was middle of the afternoon it was easier to find someone to open the door to her pen.  Samson was not in the least concerned: he looked at the hole she'd made under the fence then walked off and got on with some serious rootling for food. "Time she left anyhow" he probably thought. He may be  right. We are bringing Andromeda home for him next week.  He'll be happy --- but he doesn't know that yet.... but he's going to be a very happy piggy..... And Precious is very happy to be home in her own space again. She must be the smartest sow in town ..... sno mindless meanderings for her - she knows precisely what she is doing and where she is going... clever girl........