It has been a very busy time here!  The sun has finally come out and warmed the earth.  Things are popping out of the ground, out of their eggs and out of their mothers around here!

On Friday night, May 2, around 9:00 pm, the pig's water broke.  Just after midnight she had 3 piglets.  Just before noon she gave birth to her 12th and final piglet.  Two were born dead and a 3rd didn't survive.  I still am not sure why, because it was the middle of the night and I was asleep in my nice, warm bed.  My husband, Chris, was out with the pigs in the cold, night air!

So, we have 9 little piglet from our first gilt.  This is a first for us.  Here are a few!

As the piglets were being born, they turkey eggs also started to pip in the incubator.  This whole thing has been nothing short of a miracle here.  I am in constant amazement when I look at them.  Out of 12 eggs, 6 hatched.  They marbles are to encourage them to peck at the food!  They like shiny objects.

We had actually never named the brown sow, but since she gave birth in the dark of night (pigs usually do) and the turkeys began to pip the same day, her name is now Gladys.