We finally have a litter on the ground from our first Kune we ever purchased.. It has been a long time coming and I say this a lot but I couldn't be happier. We have 1 boar and 3 gilts from my very first girl Truffles. Her herd mates Mona and Farrah are not far behind. Now to plucking hair for DNA and registry for American KuneKune Pig Registry
At some points while raising this breed I will be honest I almost gave up. I felt like I was NEVER going to get a litter and the investment not only to preserve a breed but the time,effort, money and winters, yes, winters it took to raise them with no cute snouts hitting the ground made me think of my decision to raise them. ( I will do a blog just on what it took to finally catch the right moment with a heat cycle and my main boars and such soon) We had plenty of breeding but they never took. As a pig farmer this is not what you want. So to see the girls getting bigger and seeing movement in the belly we were over joyed!.
How I do love the breed though and this is why we kept with it until...
I could not, not have a Kune on site. They are just a great pig and so I kept on and the wait is over for this girl!!. Little squeals and I love it. It's only up from here. Welcome Oink Inc's first boar born. Isn't he a looker?
At some points while raising this breed I will be honest I almost gave up. I felt like I was NEVER going to get a litter and the investment not only to preserve a breed but the time,effort, money and winters, yes, winters it took to raise them with no cute snouts hitting the ground made me think of my decision to raise them. ( I will do a blog just on what it took to finally catch the right moment with a heat cycle and my main boars and such soon) We had plenty of breeding but they never took. As a pig farmer this is not what you want. So to see the girls getting bigger and seeing movement in the belly we were over joyed!.
How I do love the breed though and this is why we kept with it until...
I could not, not have a Kune on site. They are just a great pig and so I kept on and the wait is over for this girl!!. Little squeals and I love it. It's only up from here. Welcome Oink Inc's first boar born. Isn't he a looker?