Aunt Tammy

after berkeley gave birth last week, our herd matriarch, the prehistorically sized tammy, began acting a bit awry.  the hormones in the air kicked her maternal instincts into high gear, and she has been keeping a close watch on the babies.

an extremely.  close.  watch.

one many-hundred pound animal around eleven bite sized piglets is enough worry for us, but to have two in such close quarters seems a tit risky.  as we learned in the past, piglet squashing by the mother is one of the more common deaths for piglets reared naturally outdoors. 

so far so good, however, and the little piglets seem to have developed a sweet spot for great aunt tammy.