Pig Progress

It has been a while since I last posted on the pigs. I am happy to say we have hit the hundred pound mark!
We have been saving scraps in the form of fresh veggies and fruits, and they receive these daily along with their ration of milk or whey if I have made cheese.
We are still placing a bag of feed every 3-4 days into the feeder, so the food consumption has not dropped. The water has increased, and I find it hard to keep up with the water needs of them at this point. They have a nipple drinker on the barrel, however they have never taken to it despite our efforts. This does causes its own problems. We were worried before about them having a mud hole to keep cool, well not a worry now. They LOVE to drink the running water from the barrel, then proceed to tip the bucket. The bucket started dug into the ground to the rim, however they rooted around enough to fill in the hole and the bucket. We will be looking for a different method of watering this weekend.
Their personalities have changed some. Wiggly is very loud and squeeky when we arrive with the food. Piggly has become more friendly enjoying scratches and nose rubs on occasion.
It looks like we will have to get another 500# of feed. that will take the cost per # up significantly. Course our pot bellie pig and the geese (5 of them) all have access to the pig feed, so i have to forgive some of that consumption. I dont think it will take another 500# to get them to weight, however that is where the price break comes in, the left over we can feed to the chickens and the turkeys.
I will take photos this weekend and add them on. I think you will be quite surprised in the growth.