Piglets all moved. Nice day promised, flooring finally going down.

We moved piglets this week,  we spent the morning cutting down the door to the small goat barn, formerly known as the goat hospital.  They don't use in once the weather is warm, goats just don't like being inside much, especially when there is a perfectly good tree to lay under.  I think maybe it is like going into a cave, couldn't there be something in there? mentality.  Once we cut the door down, so that we could see in but no goats could jump over to steal the piglets grain, we had coffee to prepare ourselves to try to catch the piglets and not get eaten by momma.  Coffee enjoyed it was time to face the grand lady.  She was still leery of us since we had neutered them only a little over a week prior.  They had been sneaking under the palette that separated them from the older piglets.  They would go out and run about with their older sibling, eat their food and be away from momma, sort of like a child sneaking out of the house.  Poppie got the idea to stand outside and I was to chase them out of the momma's pen.  I worked like a charm and the first little red and white female was caught and transferred to the new piglet pen.  She screamed like she was killed in the pen, crying for her siblings big or small, and momma.  This got momma very upset.  I went around to scare more out to Poppie, it worked like a charm, they were getting away from me at their mommas behest and ran right into Poppie.  He caught two, would have gotten more if he had had more hands, right away.  They joined their sister and she shut right up happy to have company and no longer felt the need to scream.  Momma settled down a little.  We soon used the system to catch all but the last piglet.  She was getting wise to Poppie being on the outside so ran out and got in with the bigger piglets.  She would stay under their bellies so Poppie couldn't catch her.  Poppie took the stance of stone statue and she got brave enough to run past him, he reached out in a heart beat and caught her back leg as she was going under the palette.  They were all caught, we had thought we hadn't a pray of catching them without sending Son in the pen with momma but their own wandering ways were their demise.  The piglets, all caught and in their new digs, were crowded into the corner thinking we were the enemy.  We fed them but none ventured forth.  The next morning we threw them several heads of lettuce to lure them out.  They tentatively venture forward and soon were enjoying their prize and not having to compete with momma for it.  We grained and watered them and they were in hoggie heaven.  All the food they could eat, no momma to compete with, and a warm pile of hay to sleep in.  They never seemed to miss momma.  Momma on the other hand four days later is still bent out of shape and angry they are gone.  She also has a large set of teats that must be paining her.  She will be better soon and on to being glad they are gone and will be resting until October before she gets bred. 

The chickens must have taken my threats to heart, they laid 14 eggs yesterday.  They should be up to full production soon.  The turkeys are growing, and though they are a week apart in age, they are doing well together, so glad we didn't have to have two turkey nurseries.

 Today making up more body wash/shampoo.  I have enriched my formula and hope it turns out well.  I am hoping better than the last batch, though the last batch was good itself.  I managed to make nice lanolin wash soap for diaper covers yesterday.  I am hoping to try it on covers in the next few day.  I have a large order I am working on for a boutique.  I sent several last week to a photographer who is going to use them as props for newborn photos, that was so cool.  I am finding my cover sell quite well, so nice, as I do like the upcycling aspect and the fun of making something for a child.  The other products will develop over time.  I have coffee to finish, just finished a cover for my order, a knitted one.  Poppie is already busy on the laminating.  I love mornings with Poppie doing things together....... Tomorrow.