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Waterlogged Field with Wild BoarПереглядів: 256The 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?Переглядів: 252We 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 ArcПереглядів: 255The 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 ArcsПереглядів: 283Laying 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 BoarПереглядів: 273
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Kalvin and the Wild BoarПереглядів: 616
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Wild Boar Interested in the StrawПереглядів: 245Newly-moved pig arc with bed of fresh straw.
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Wild Boar Piglet Hiding His NoseПереглядів: 233
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Wild Boar Piglet HidingПереглядів: 204But I can see him....
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Wild Boar PigletПереглядів: 525
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The path into the pig arcsПереглядів: 199The 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 arcsПереглядів: 204Not yet compacted with the roller --- a task for Monday.
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