Orchard piglets enjoying the muddy puddles

 Yesterday's thunder storms resulted in a lot of fun for the orchard piglets, muddy puddles are a pigs delight on a hot sunny day though they thoroughly dislike them in the winter.

 Some of you may know that pigs don't sweat so to enable them to cool themselves they like to take mud baths and should be provided with a "wallow" in hot weather.

Well this is a natural wallow as a result of the thunder storms and I believe it was much enjoyed by all.

Another Orchard Pig

I've spoken of pigs in the orchard before and now I'd like to introduce you to another, this is Hugo the Kune Kune. Handsome chap isn't he?

"The Kunekune pig, originally kept by Maoris in New Zealand, are friendly hairy pigs born in a variety of colours.
It is the smallest domesticated breed of pig in the world, a firm favourite among pet pig owners, due to its placid friendly nature and love of human company. Small scale pig breeders enjoy its ease of management and ability to thrive on grass." ~ The British Kune Kune Pig Society You can learn more about Kunekune pigs by visiting their articles page.

The orchard pig and the apple

 Pigs love apples and here is the photographic evidence to prove it

 Lucy the orchard micro pig enjoying an apple

and then asking for another.

Pigs in the orchard

Not all the animals in orchards are of the wild variety, some people choose to keep domesticated animals in orchards. Animals such as this delightful pair of pigs, these two are micro pigs.