1 year
At the age of 4 months old on August 30th 2006. He was rescued, and thru friends of Windy Hill Ranch, he found his way here.
He has ear notches. Farmers will notch their pig’s ears to tell them apart from other pigs. His left ear tells us which number in his litter he is. The right ear tells us which litter he was from. According to the notches, Lucas is the second baby born into his mother’s 5th litter.
I think the notches make him look like a little Papillon dog, so sometimes I call him, “my little papillon.”
They are not dirty animals. The reason why pigs spend a lot of time in the mud is to keep themselves cool. Pigs can not sweat like humans and they do not pant like a dog. The only way they can cool off during the hot summer days, is by laying in the mud. Sometimes it gets to be more than 100 degrees here at Windy Hill Ranch! So the pigs are very thankful they have mud to relax in. The mud also helps keep the flies away and helps to keep them from getting sun burned.
Pigs are also very smart. Some even say they are smarter than dogs. Lucas is very much like having a dog. He follows me everywhere I go. He has learned to do behaviors like a dog could. But, before you start thinking… aww he’s so cute and I want one, just remember that he’s just a baby right now, imagine him at 600 + lbs! It’s a good thing he’s here at Windy Hill Ranch.
Let’s take a look at all the things Lucas has learned to do so far …
Look … I go thru a hoop!
*I hope you’ve enjoyed meeting Lucas. As always, clicking on the photos will make them bigger. This page will be updated continually as Lucas grows, learns new behaviors and new photos are taken. I encourage you to come back often. This page will be linked to his photo on the side bar. *