If you are a fan of Virginia Woolf, as I am, or you've seen the movie (or read the book) The Hours , you will recognize the name "Mrs. Dalloway" But if not it is no matter because we're not discussing literature tonight, we're discussing pig belly futures.
Mrs. Dalloway is one of our registered Red Wattle breeding Sows. She is 2 years old, sweet and kind with a lovely copper color. She is also pregnant with her third litter. The baby daddy is Wally. Her actual due date is tomorrow Oct 26, based on the romantic activity witnessed by the farmer, three months, three weeks and three days ago.
That "romantic activity" is always quite disturbing to us. It's not so much the wine (Boones Farm) and Music (Air Supply, which I HATE) or even the fact that they insist on performing publically, as those motivators are just irritating, but the burning candles running along all three sides of the wood framed Hogcienda are just plain dangerous! Apparently Wally is too cheap to invest in a few of those battery operated candles.
So, as you can see Mrs. Dalloway is well rounded and ready for motherhood, again. Man is she going to be ticked off when she sees the angle of this picture. Oh well...it's not my fault she's been fairly lazy these last few weeks.
See what I mean?
So lets have some fun at chubby Mrs. Dalloway's expense shall we? The contest goes as follows:
1. Guess the date of the birth
2. Guess the time of the birth
3. Guess the number of LIVE piglets born.
Keep in mind, her first litter produced 9 babies and her second one had 11.
You may enter only once. Leave your guesses in the comment section. OR on my Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/pages/South-Pork-Ranch-LLC/355405672736?bookmark_t=page
Any guesses that come in after the birth won't be considered. Sorry. How do I know you aren't just laying out there next to her maternity house counting babies as they pop out?
The winner is the one who is closest in all three areas and will be announced on this blog. The prize will be $25 of merchandise from our farm store (if you live close enough to drive over to Chatsworth, Illinois) or if not I'll email you and offer you a fine selection of items from our store, $25 worth, and I will mail them to you. Think handcrafted soaps, herbal teas, healing salves, GMO-free popcorn, raw honey, organic jams and jellies etc...
Yes, if you live out of the US of A you may play. Because I'm all generous like that you know.
Now hurry up and get your guesses in. The clock is ticking!
Date: Probably on the cusp (to make life complicated).
ReplyDeleteTime; As inconvenient as possible (they always are).
Number: Far too few (We're talking $'s per piglet here).
Ah , the philosophical guesses. I will include them. Thanks Cro
DeleteDate: 10/27/2013
ReplyDeleteTime: 8:27pm
Number of live piglets: 11
I feel a win coming on....Go, Mrs. Dalloway, go!
Date 10/26/13
ReplyDeleteTime 11:35pm
Number of live piglets: 10
Date: October 28
ReplyDeleteTime 4:30 AM
Number of LIVE piglets: 13
October 28th you'll wake up to 10 babies!
ReplyDeleteDate: October 28
ReplyDeleteTime: 6:00 a.m.
Number of live piglets: 8
October 27
ReplyDelete5:28 am
Live piglets: 12
October 26
ReplyDelete1:30pm
10 live piglets
27th at 10 am and 12piglets
ReplyDeleteNow, does the time of birth reflected by the birth of the first piglet or the last? First I'm guessing.
ReplyDeleteOkay - 27th at 12:20 and there will be 12 piglets :)
10/26
ReplyDelete11:45PM
11 live
Go Mrs. Dalloway!
I'll go for three in the morning of the 27th and say ten live piglets.
ReplyDeleteI live in Angola (the country in Africa, not the Louisiana State Penitentiary) so if I win I would really, really like snake bite healing salve...
I say 2.00 am on the 27th -- as the clocks change and 13 piglets...
ReplyDelete28th
ReplyDelete13
1:13 am
Tuesday the 29th, 4am, 9
ReplyDeleteOctober 27
ReplyDelete3:07 am
11 live piglets
October 27
ReplyDelete2:15 pm
12 piglets
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ReplyDeleteElsewhere, if you don't win for the right time you should at least get something for "Most creative" guess. I'll talk to the judges
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DeleteOctober 29th 1030 am with 11 live piglets.
ReplyDeleteWhat fun!
Hmmmm.... I'm going to guess 12 live babies on 10/27/13 at 9:09p.m. Why 9:09? It just sounded good. Go, Mrs. Dalloway!
ReplyDeleteOctober 27th, 10 piglets, 2:30 am. Mrs. Dalloway we are in your corner!
ReplyDeleteOct. 28, 10 piglets, at 3 a.m. Go Mrs. D.--push!push!
ReplyDeleteOctober 27 10:30 pm 12 live piglets
ReplyDeleteI hope i'm not too late to hazard a guess. Worked late Friday and unplugged from the computer for most of the weekend.
ReplyDelete28 October, 1:47 pm, 13 piglets
Am I too late to enter?! Hope not! I'll guess she had 12 little piggies on October 26 at 6:30 a.m.
ReplyDeleteI'm guessing 10/30, 6:56 AM, and 12 little piggies! Fingers crossed!!!
ReplyDeleteDwayne...you are the winner! Email me at opies99@gmail.com.
DeleteOctober 30, 1300 hour and 13 piglets
ReplyDeleteOctober 30, 1300 hour and 13 piglets
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