Graham, our four-year-old senior Berkshire boar, has gone lame in his front right leg. There are no obvious injuries, there’s little swelling and his trotter is intact without tears or uneven wear. He was stiff in the joints this winter, but now that the weather has warmed up he had been moving freely again.
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‘Your pigs are a threat to the human race!’
27 April, 2009
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Well, it didn’t take long. We’ve had a few days of “possible pandemic“, Mexican swine flu coverage that includes claims it could already be in Britain. It’s the sort of thing that brings the hysterical worriers out of the woodwork. Sure enough I had a couple of excited ramblers at the gate this morning.
Read moreSlavering Hog Beasts!
25 April, 2009
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“Beware Two-Legs! We are the Slavering Hog Beasts, the Gnawers of Steel, the Munchers of Wellies, the Frothing Lardicons of Doom! We want what you have! And we want it now!” Yes, it’s dinner time on the croft again. Gus and Doris would have everyone believe they are starving, desperate and, well, hog beastly with hunger. [...]
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25 April, 2009
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If you’re adding me as a friend on Facebook, please message to say how you know me. I delete all friend requests that do not specifiy how people know me, unless I know them personally. If you’re one of the three people who were upset by my deleting your friend request, I suggest you provide [...]
Read moreGases for the discerning palate
24 April, 2009
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I’m standing on a concrete slab, digging moist black gunge from it, when it lifts slightly, allowing a bilious bubble to slide through a crack whereupon it expands rapidly, and pops. Hmmm. A hint of burnt matches? That would be sulphur dioxide then.
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