Further Tales From The Pigpen

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CavyHeart

Post   » Sat Dec 05, 2015 7:25 pm


Maybe I could help with captioning? It would help save on the rug replacement bill!

I like the idea of the calendar tradition living on in digital form. Let me know if there are other ways I might be able to lend a hand from afar. :)

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Lynx
Celebrate!!!

Post   » Sat Dec 05, 2015 10:41 pm


The biggest lending a hand is getting people to submit photos!

Not right now though. I'm on dialup and it is murder to receive large files. Should be on DSL in a couple weeks.

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clairey

Post   » Tue Dec 08, 2015 7:58 am


A tiny bit of sunshine happened.

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It's a bit too fuzzy for calendar purposes but oh, so cute!

And without hats just cos.

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snowflakey
E's Moriarity

Post   » Tue Dec 08, 2015 8:34 am


That is really cute!

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goosey1019

Post   » Tue Dec 08, 2015 12:25 pm


Aw! So many cute little lips!

I think this is the first picture that's really highlighted for me the difference in their sizes.

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GrannyJu1
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Post   » Tue Dec 08, 2015 12:55 pm


Hahahaha. I was already downloading a couple of these pics when I started reading posts for the digital style calendar. Editing the pics (for my personal use) is easy, as is printing a calendar on cardstock. I just don't have the imagination for the captions. Lynx, I'll make a donation AND send a couple of rugs, teeheehee. Sorry, I can't find my skill set to help with the wear-and-tear on the legs and feet, though. Must have got up and walked off. (Sorry, couldn't resist; been married to the pun master for too many years.) ;o)

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clairey

Post   » Tue Dec 08, 2015 2:04 pm


Simon always sits further back which shrinks him. Or so I say. Graham is a monster though. I'd love to see him next to a baby pig.

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AldenM1
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Post   » Tue Dec 08, 2015 4:32 pm


I would too. He kind of looks like he's next to a baby pig already.

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Lynx
Celebrate!!!

Post   » Tue Dec 08, 2015 8:21 pm


Selecting good pics is also tough. In the last calendar, for example, there are a few that did not print as well as I had hoped and then there are a few fabulous pics. MildredM's photos, for example, are consistently wonderful (crisp, clear, colorful, and fun).

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GP_mum
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Post   » Wed Dec 09, 2015 4:43 am


What a difference a bit of sunshine makes. I would love to be able to hold Graham and get the full effect of his size. All mine are underweight in comparison, with the heaviest sow weighing -in at a mere 790g and my lightest - my mystery illness pig is a mere 520g.

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clairey

Post   » Wed Dec 09, 2015 11:17 am


I'm going to try to take their vital statistics at some point. I'm curious myself as to how much bigger G's frame actually is and how much is floof and posture.

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clairey

Post   » Wed Dec 09, 2015 1:51 pm


I needed a distraction so I took some very rough measurements. In terms of circumference, both pigs are pretty much the same round the belly and the armpits and even between the ears.

Graham stands about 4 or 5cm taller to the top of his head than Simon. Posture accounts for some of it but G's forelegs are also a good centimetre longer. Initial readings indicate Graham is about 13 inches long nose to tail, probably more when stretched. Simon is about 11 inches, maybe a touch less. That seems right. G can get his head clear over the grids when he's on his back legs, Simon can only get his nose over.

So there we have it. Simon would look like a reasonably big pig next to anyone else!

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