Charley and Churchill may, in fact, be the most personable animals on the farm.
Let me rephrase: Churchill’s little circle of a nose might be the most personable animal on the farm.
Charley was the trailblazer. He came to Juniper Moon Farm back two Septembers ago, because, you know, sometimes you buy a pig. He was all by himself, until it was decided that one was not enough:
Enter Churchill.
They’re best, best friends– they spend all day together. Primarily, they sleep.
The main way you can tell them apart is by the Charley’s white blaze. Charley’s also a little bigger than Churchill.
This past spring, we used them to till up our garden, which worked great, until they escaped.
And ate the whole garden.
After that, they spent quite a few months living in the barn, in partial banishment. Meanwhile, they made good friends with Chanticleer, our second-tier rooster (also living in the barn in banishment– instead of the chicken coop, with the other chickens).
It’s a pretty good life. Still, mainly, they sleep. They snuffle around, investigate you with their noses, and eat any little dropped tidbits of grain they find around the barn.
This fall, they’ve had a second chance, and rooted up a new section of garden for us. It’s completely bereft of weeds, and all ready for tilling, bed-making, and planting– and all thanks to Charley and Churchill.
They’re fantastic. Say hello, everyone!
NEXT WEEK on SotW: We’ve had a request to meet Cox’s Orange Pippin.
NEXT NEXT WEEK on SotW: Would you like to be introduced to anyone at the farm? Just let me know in the comments!
