Escaped pigs returned to the pen

The pigs managed to escape today. We noticed the little ones exploring the back yard too late to prevent several torn patches in the grass. No real damage, more of a nuisance really.

After herding them back to the pen I discovered just how they escaped. Apparently one of hte adult pigs had pulled up on the hog panel that we use for the gate, and jammed it against the tpost so that several inches of opening was left under the panel. It was truly wedged tight! The only way to loosen it was to remove the chains and open the gate panel completely.

While I worked on fixing the gate panel, Brenda managed to kepe the adult pigs from running to the yard by using an old 4H pig stick. It was a cool sight to see her managing the large pig while several months pregnant.