That answer would be YES!!! Not just one, but two. The photos below are small and I can't get them to enlarge, so get your cheaters on get you a good look!!!!
The first is Reba our duroc. This was Kauy's pig. We got Reba 2nd in our pig purchasing. Reba came in late on a Sat. or Sun. night. Can't remember, but I know that Jordan was excited, and he wanted Kauy to see her NOW! She was beautiful as a baby, but even better as a teenager! (They mature faster than most of us!! )ha ha. Reba was very, very smart. We discovered that she could pull the pin out of her gate lock and take herself for a walk. We had to chain her in her room. I have threatened her owner with the same thing if he didn't get the pens and his room (both about the same amount of dirt and smell) cleaned out. Look closely and you will see a belt buckle and a plaque. That belt buckle is from the Wylie Livestock Show where he beat 6 High School Students for the title of Overall Swine! If you don't do stock shows, that means top dog...well, pig. The plaque is from Taylor county where he beat out about 14-16 for top of class and then won Grand Champion Duroc. She was quite the conversation piece at the barns! He was quite shocked, and I was overly beaming as was everybody else that ever shoveled pig poop in the barn (that covers many!) When we returned home from Taylor County, she formed a taste for orange electrical cords. Just happy that she read the warning label and pulled it out of the outlet before chomping down on it. Of course, she had to do that during the "freeze out" we were having.
Both kids had two other pigs and they were also winners. Widget was Makaley's hamp. We got Widget first, and my mom named her. Widget was more fidget than widget. Mercy, we poured food into her like crazy, but she just didn't gain the weight. Girly out weighed her by 75 pounds. Widget was also a scrapper. She was in the walking pen with Kauy's cross pig Socks, and they got into it over a dirt clod. (Dumb teens!!) Next think I knew there was screaming and yelling, pigs flipping over in the air (seriously) and Jordan hurdling the the gate. He broke one of our pvc leader whips into a zillion pieces beating these hard headed pigs. Anyway, I figured that Widget wouldn't do well at Taylor county (she had placed 3rd at Wylie) so I went to get lunch. When I got back, there were Makaley and Widget penned in the arena. The judge loved her. She minded Makaley and they placed 3rd out of 16 in the class. The other winner was Socks. She was our last purchase. Our friends told me just today that she was the #1 winner on the grill last week when they went skiing. That is all I can say about that pig!
The first is Reba our duroc. This was Kauy's pig. We got Reba 2nd in our pig purchasing. Reba came in late on a Sat. or Sun. night. Can't remember, but I know that Jordan was excited, and he wanted Kauy to see her NOW! She was beautiful as a baby, but even better as a teenager! (They mature faster than most of us!! )ha ha. Reba was very, very smart. We discovered that she could pull the pin out of her gate lock and take herself for a walk. We had to chain her in her room. I have threatened her owner with the same thing if he didn't get the pens and his room (both about the same amount of dirt and smell) cleaned out. Look closely and you will see a belt buckle and a plaque. That belt buckle is from the Wylie Livestock Show where he beat 6 High School Students for the title of Overall Swine! If you don't do stock shows, that means top dog...well, pig. The plaque is from Taylor county where he beat out about 14-16 for top of class and then won Grand Champion Duroc. She was quite the conversation piece at the barns! He was quite shocked, and I was overly beaming as was everybody else that ever shoveled pig poop in the barn (that covers many!) When we returned home from Taylor County, she formed a taste for orange electrical cords. Just happy that she read the warning label and pulled it out of the outlet before chomping down on it. Of course, she had to do that during the "freeze out" we were having.
The next picture is of Girly! This is Makaley's Chester pig. This pig was to be named Lou Lou after one of our friends since they walked so much alike. BUT....Makaley decided that she would have a hard time putting Lou Lou on a dinner plate if need be so she went with Girly! Girly came into the barn already honking big! She was picked over several times, but as with our pig man Jordan, he just saw something in her. Hmmmm....maybe we should all be a little more like that. Anyway, Girly was the winner right out of the gate. First show we went to, Makaley received Reserve Grand Champion with her. She got all the money and big ribbons. She was on cloud 9 and never came down when it came to this pig. Makaley was the one to find the spots on Girly that scared us to death. She was the one who rubbed her with medication for several weeks. Girly never ran anywhere. She had that teenage strut about her that just screamed..Hello, watch me priss this load of muscle and fat and make you fall in love with me. Makely and Girly like Kauy and Reba did well at every show we attended...well, except Glenn Rose, but that was okay, we didn't want to be too showy! Makaley and Girly won first in class and Grand Champion of breed at the Wylie Show, and first in class and Reserve Grand of breed at Taylor County. Even better, after showing Girly, Makaley was selected as one of the 20 out of over 100 kids who participated in showmanship. So proud of my prissy little girl.
Both kids had two other pigs and they were also winners. Widget was Makaley's hamp. We got Widget first, and my mom named her. Widget was more fidget than widget. Mercy, we poured food into her like crazy, but she just didn't gain the weight. Girly out weighed her by 75 pounds. Widget was also a scrapper. She was in the walking pen with Kauy's cross pig Socks, and they got into it over a dirt clod. (Dumb teens!!) Next think I knew there was screaming and yelling, pigs flipping over in the air (seriously) and Jordan hurdling the the gate. He broke one of our pvc leader whips into a zillion pieces beating these hard headed pigs. Anyway, I figured that Widget wouldn't do well at Taylor county (she had placed 3rd at Wylie) so I went to get lunch. When I got back, there were Makaley and Widget penned in the arena. The judge loved her. She minded Makaley and they placed 3rd out of 16 in the class. The other winner was Socks. She was our last purchase. Our friends told me just today that she was the #1 winner on the grill last week when they went skiing. That is all I can say about that pig!So where are Reba, Girly, and Widget? NOPE, they are not on a dinner plate or in someones freezer (as far as I know). They are with a breeder, being prepared to become mom's. Told you they mature quickly! Can't wait to see little Rebas and little Girlies. Those were some pigs. They both had the most beautiful faces, great easy going personalities, and could carry their weight majestically.
Maybe I do have something in common with them after all..........
The last picture speaks for itself. Thanks Jordan! And Danny....there's you some reading!
