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KW-40 Picky pigs and produce picking

KW-40 Picky pigs and produce picking

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Oct 02, 2023
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To get right into the big news of the week, the piggies aren’t too keen on the whole sweetcorn plants.

the muted bluegreens of the morning after the harvest moon

I still think we can find a combination that they’re happy with. This week, I mostly tried mixing the chopped up sweetcorn with all of the other things that I could think of, and apparently, they are more skilled at eating around it than I thought possible. Of the three, Marilyn seems the most persuadable to the task. I was surprised by this, she is definitely the pig who complains the most when things are not quite to her satisfaction, but she is also the pig who gets last choice of everything, so I guess she’s used to making do. Tony gets the first pick of the picnic, but he’s also the one who likes green things most. He was the first to actually eat a whole sunflower plant last year. He seems less keen this year, and he’s the best by far at picking the choicest nuggets out of the sweetcorn mash. Equanimous Brunnhilda mostly…

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