Another new family member , a gilt

To be clear, these new family members are not blood relatives. They are adopted.

Very cute!  Is he for eating,  or a pet?

Hi MK,

A gilt is an unbred she.   She will be bred once a year to produce a litter.  I always wait until they are over a year old. ( I don’t see money as evil, but I am not in this for the money). So she is neither for food, nor is she a pet.  She is destined for a life a relative comfort.  And I, of course, have more fence to run. KuneKunes try to be clean animals, with a little help from their caretakers.   They have low odor, graze, and are not rough on fencing.   My problem is we have had a great deal of rain in the past 30 days, and the current pens are not meeting my standards.

Interesting; so a gilt is to a sow what a heifer is to a cow?  I had never heard the term (clearly).