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Waterlogged Field with Wild Boar558 mol gekuckt ginnThe recent heavy rains were too much for the land drains in this field. (On the day this photo was taken -- January 13 2008 -- the River Severn, just down the road from us, flooded over its banks into parts of the City of Worcester.)
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Stones From An Ancient Civilisation?619 mol gekuckt ginnWe tried concrete blocks as a foundation for the wild boar pig arcs (or huts). This is what the wild boar thought of that plan.
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Using the Tractor to Move a Pig Arc606 mol gekuckt ginnThe wild boar move the pig arcs everywhere. We're moving this one (with the help of the tractor) from a wet part of the field to a drier part, with fresh straw.
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Fresh Straw for the Pig Arcs607 mol gekuckt ginnLaying a bed of fresh straw on drier ground, and then getting ready to move a pig arc on top of it.
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Kalvin and the Wild Boar512 mol gekuckt ginn
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Kalvin and the Wild Boar897 mol gekuckt ginn
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Wild Boar Interested in the Straw524 mol gekuckt ginnNewly-moved pig arc with bed of fresh straw.
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Wild Boar Piglet Hiding His Nose506 mol gekuckt ginn
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Wild Boar Piglet Hiding459 mol gekuckt ginnBut I can see him....
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Wild Boar Piglet873 mol gekuckt ginn
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The path into the pig arcs521 mol gekuckt ginnThe pig arcs are located on the upper part of the field, so the water should drain away. The hard core will be compacted on Monday.
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The hard standing beneath the pig arcs525 mol gekuckt ginnNot yet compacted with the roller --- a task for Monday.
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