To get the pigs to the abattoir they need to be led from their enclosure down the path in to the trailer and then be driven to the abattoir before 6am.
They have got used to the trailer ( Getting piggies ready for market ) so, with two weeks to go we started training them to lead. One of them was fine and went all the way down first time and in to the trailer the second time. The other one took fright at the corner in the path and refused to go any further and then freaked out and got worse when we tried to persuade her. We spent many hours at the weekend coaxing her near the corner again with food.
It was hard to get them to cross the fence line in the first place - so we put down a bit of wood as a bridge
They eventually managed to cross it
On the way down the path and just at the corner just before she freaked out
Safe back at home
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