All about the kid

I talked to my daughter last night. She was sooo excited. The mama pig was getting ready to have the piglets. My daughter was getting ready to go to the farm and sleep in the 4-H/ agricultrual classroom.

She said they had a live video feed into the classroom and each child would get to take turns going out to help deliver piglets. She said if the Mama gets too excited she will eat the babies... so they have to take turns.

She is excited because she gets to give vaccines and iron shots. She gets to clip the needle teeth so the piglet doesn't cut the mama when nursing. She wasn't happy that they have to cut the tails because if the pigs fight they try to take off each others tails. She also said they get to cup and secure the umblical cords. She also wants a girl piglet for two reasons: 1) she doesn't want to have to castrate her pig (they do it themselves) and 2) it is more likely to be bought at auction for breeding then for slaughter.

If the piglets look too much alike, she is also mad that they will clip some of the ears so the can tell them apart.

She plans to name her baby Freedom.

She is also not too happy that this is happening over Christmas break because she won't get to see her piglet for 2 weeks after the birth.

hmmmm She was mad at Santa yesterday because he thinks she's fat... lol.. she said the fat kids all got exercize sets.

She was also mad at her house manager because the lady had bought one of the pigs the last time there was a litter, and is now having it slaughtered because it is too big for her family to keep. The mama is a good 400 - 500 lbs.