Now, Luke and I were vegan for a few years - but I'm gonna be honest - we both LOVE bacon. We deprived ourselves for so long, that now when a friend of ours who raises pasture-raised organic pigs barters bacon for veggies, we literally scarf the pound of bacon down in one to two meals. BLT's are like the best thing ever - and I make a mean "cholesterol sandwich." So when we first started talking pigs - all I thought was "That'd be a lot of bacon!"
Luke knows how much I love animals, that I would get attached and probably not want to butcher them. He told me that when the 3 little pigs arrived, we would be naming them breakfast, lunch, and dinner - to give me that constant reminder that however cute the pigs may be, their purpose is for food. I requested the name lunch be switched over to BACON - with how much I love bacon I figured it was an appropriate name!
So, Luke (and Austin) worked hard to build a pig pen and a little hut for them over the weekend, and while I was at school today, the pigs arrived. When Luke called me to tell me they were here, I could hear the excitement and energy in his voice. I arrived home, and I totally understand why:
Even though these are feeder pigs (already 50 pounds), they are ADORABLE! Only a foot tall and 1.5 feet long, they are the cutest little piggies I have ever seen! I was instantly attached - I am hooked! I took ridiculous amounts of pictures - most are on facebook - but how do you not love these little guys:
I literally had to start repeating to myself "Breakfast, dinner, bacon." It's hard to think of butchering them - when they are sooooo cute! I got a little sad about it actually, but Luke was really encouraging. He said to think of all the bacon I've ever eaten and how many of those pigs lived - locked in a barn and never seeing the light of day. These 3 little pigs are going to have a fantastic life. They have a HUGE pig pen - literally, the people who dropped off the pigs thought it was a pen for camels it is so big. So, these pigs will have a good life, cruising around their pen, munching on grass and leftovers, and rolling around in the mud.
They are so cute - they are very happy - and the cruise around as a threesome. Literally, they are always within two feet of each other. When one runs away, the other follows.
Our cat, Banjo thought he would check things out a little bit. When he entered the cage, he crouched down low, as if stalking the pigs, ready to attack. When he got close enough, the pigs noticed him, and they were excited. They went running up to him, and sniffed him out a little bit. Banjo, originally all tough, got so scared and took off running. The pigs thought it was a game, so they chased after him! Totally the opposite of what you think it should be - pigs chasing a cat around the pen.
I can already tell those cute little bundles are going to bring bundles of happiness to our summer. I am so happy to welcome "Breakfast, Dinner, and Bacon" into our farm lives.
