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Mike and his daughter Rachel came on a Keeping Pigs for Pork and Bacon in 2011. The email they sent after their course is shown below:
Sam,
just to convey are thanks for an interesting,informative and very rewarding afternoon spent with you and the pigs.Superb! We came away with useful thoughts/ideas for our little venture which we hope to begin implementing over the next few weeks.
Hope to speak soon,
Mike and Rachel.
just to convey are thanks for an interesting,informative and very rewarding afternoon spent with you and the pigs.Superb! We came away with useful thoughts/ideas for our little venture which we hope to begin implementing over the next few weeks.
Hope to speak soon,
Mike and Rachel.
(Mike very kindly sent the photos shown below of Rachel and the pigs whilst on the course)
Simon bought his wife Lisa a Christmas present 'Meet the Pigs Course' voucher for Christmas 2010. She waited over 6 months to
visit so she could meet newborn Kune kune in 2011. The email they sent after their course is shown below:
'We just wanted
to say thanks for a great day last Saturday. We had a great time and it was facinating to see what it really takes to look after pigs'.
(Simon very kindly sent the photo below of Lisa leading Nelson the Kune Kune castrate up the hill for some more food)
Matthew and Alison came on a Half Day Keeping Pigs for Pork and Bacon with their two daughters Abigail and holly with them.
They took 3 weaners home with them in the family car and sent the following email with some lovely photos of the whole
experience:
"Many, many thanks for a fantastic introduction to keeping pigs.
The children, Alison and I loved the
time spent with yourself and your pigs.......so much so that the children and Alison are rather serious about having a breeding pair/group!!!!!
of Kune Kune pigs.
The three weaners that we brought home with us are doing very well..... wandering around the paddock digging
a little here and a little there.
many thanks,
Matthew"
Checking out Jacob the Berkshire breeding boar - looking at his teeth and the development of tusks as well as what makes him a boar
- You can see how scary he is!!
Feeding the 3 month old Berkshire fatteners - when, how, what and how much?
Measuring Lola to calculate how fat she is - sorry, I should say how much she weighs!
Choose your pig - now get your pig from the field into the field shelter using a pig board.....it's easy when you know how!
How to choose a weaner, What to look for, how to pick it up, ear tag and inject........oh, and not forgetting, how to say ahhhhh!!!
The long journey home with the 3 OSB weaners in a dog crate in the car.......I wonder if Holly and Abigail still had smiles on their
faces when they got home?!
Handling and working with pigs - Pig Psychology!
I think they've got it!
Home at last! The weaners being released into their new home....well done everyone!
Jan from Shropshire came on a Breeding Workshop in 2011. She said:
"Thank you so much for this afternoon, I really
enjoyed it and learned a huge amount which I shall take time to digest".
Mark Cintas came on a Breeding Course in 2011 and said:
Natalie and John from London came to 'Meet the Pigs' on a wet day in 2011. They said:
"Both myself and John thoroughly
enjoyed our time with you and your pigs and would definitely recommend it to anyone".
Despite the weather they got thoroughly
involved with all the pigs and very kindly sent me these photograghs, see below:
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James, Di and Max from milton Keynes came on a One Day Keeping Pigs for Pork and Bacon Course in 2011 and said:
"I
just wanted to drop you a line to say thank you for an informative and entertaining day yesterday. We really appreciated the chance
to get ‘hands on’ with the pigs".
For a full review of the course and to see how they are getting on with their new Smallholding
Enterprise in Buckinghamshire follow the link below:
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John and Alex from Shropshire (shown above) came at short notice on a very wet and rainy Half Day Keeping Pigs for Pork
and Bacon Workshop in 2011:
'"thankyou so much for spending the time with us you did today. Above and beyond the call
of duty we thought......It was good to see how you have everything set up. It will help us to focus on what we need to do to prepare
the last few things here. And, be ready for the new arrivals in a few weeks".
They are shown in their new set
up with their two Rushbury Pigs.
Thank you for the lovely photo!
Joanne and Alistair (shown above) came to MEET THE PIGS during 2010, they said:
"Thanks very much, fun, informative and
plenty of time to ask all the questions I needed answering!".
Neil and Karen (shown above) came to MEET THE PIGS during 2010, they said:
'It was brilliant, we both loved it......
Just want to say thanks for a lovely morning and we are now in the process of getting the garden sorted and a home built for having
a couple of Kune Kune pigs".
"A friendly, welcoming family atmosphere"
"I wasn't expecting such comprehensive notes...something to take home and read in detail"
All the people on the Keeping Pigs for Pork and Bacon Course in 2010 (shown above) said, "I feel more confident around the
pigs"
"Sam's natural enthusiasm for the pigs really shows"
Small group size ensure that your questions are addressed.
Phil said, "The realities of pig-keeping are not glossed over"
Lee said," it was good fun!"
During course evaluation, the prospective pig keepers stated that they were now 'confident of keeping our own pigs'.
Come and meet us all on a Rushbury Pig Course!
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