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Ugh * sigh * I’m having OH family problems....can i vent? Sorry for the essay!
My OHs sister and I aren’t seeing eye to eye at the moment and this started last year, it was my fault...
I was cleaning out the boys last summer, and thought I’d do her a favour by cleaning out the herd (her piggies) as they hadn’t been cleaned out in at least two months. The floor of the hutch was rank, it was crawling with maggots and looked like it was caked in mud (it was just piggie droppings that had formed into a very thick layer)
>>> I didn’t say anything, just cleaned them out put fresh bedding down and hay for them too eat.
Well a week later, my OHs sister noticed this and things ended up quite heated. My OHs sister complained that I was interfering with her pigs, and they aren’t mine to clean out, my OH retorted back quite angrily as like me he likes seeing any animal in a clean environment. Anyways when things calmed down, I agreed not to clean the pigs out and things were going really well. The pigs home improved dramatically, from a 3ft single hutch to a double 5ft hutch and they were cleaned out regularly, toys appeared etc.
I tried my hardest with cleaning advice, I gave her some spare floor tiles to put down on the bottom of the hutch, only put hay in a hay rack, save pennies on sawdust and use vetbed or fleece instead etc, I bought a huge bag of sawdust and hay to say sorry too, and donated some of the boys hideys/hay racks and toys for her piggies to use.
Well the start of this year things have started going back to ‘normal’ again, and every day I’ve been sneaking them in some hay, filling up their food bowl and cleaning their bedroom area when no one was around.
But I’ve started arguments again, and now I don’t know what to do
I cleaned the pigs out on Friday as I was cleaning out Percy and the boys and thought I might as well do the herds hutch whilst I was outside. But last night I was told to leave them, alone as they are her pigs and not mine (I understand this) and I was also told my OH’s sister is not at all happy with me putting Percy-Roos run next to the herds run even though its not causing any arguments between the pigs, and I was told not to put the herd out in their run even if they havent been out in the run for a week. I must not at all, touch them.
And I think the offer of the double hutch is off now..which is also creating another problem.
My OHs dad has said P-Roo cannot be kept in the house, as hay seems to be finding its way downstairs which i understand. So the plan was P-Roo moves into the herds double hutch,and the herd moves into the homemade 6ft single hutch. But now I think the double hutch plan is off so the herd is staying in the double hutch,and I'm not allowed to use the 6ft single hutch (as that belongs to my OHs sister) rolleyes. So I thought I’ll just go and buy a new hutch right? I have the pennies for it, and I was going to buy myself a single 5ft hutch to go next to the herds hutch on the patio.
BUT now my OHs dad said he doesn’t want anymore hutches in the garden (we have the shed, the herds hutch, the 6ft single, the 3ft, and the chicken coop), so the only hutch I have for P-Roo is the 3ft hutch.
Anyways I was thinking and had a discussing with my OH..... the herd don’t use the ramp in their double hutch - the bottom part isnt used, so I was thinking to save on adding more hutches to the garden and to make things neat and tidy. P-Roo could have the bottom part of the hutch for himself, I’d nail some wood over the old ramp entrance and the hutch would become two singles. I was going to offer to buy a hutch cover, floor tiles and a wooden outdoor storage box for all the animal items too, which would save us storing everything in the greenhouse.
What do you think? And how can I put this idea to my OH’s sister without upsetting everyone?
Thank you for all your advice, and listening to me. xxxxxxxxxxx
My OHs sister and I aren’t seeing eye to eye at the moment and this started last year, it was my fault...
I was cleaning out the boys last summer, and thought I’d do her a favour by cleaning out the herd (her piggies) as they hadn’t been cleaned out in at least two months. The floor of the hutch was rank, it was crawling with maggots and looked like it was caked in mud (it was just piggie droppings that had formed into a very thick layer)
>>> I didn’t say anything, just cleaned them out put fresh bedding down and hay for them too eat.Well a week later, my OHs sister noticed this and things ended up quite heated. My OHs sister complained that I was interfering with her pigs, and they aren’t mine to clean out, my OH retorted back quite angrily as like me he likes seeing any animal in a clean environment. Anyways when things calmed down, I agreed not to clean the pigs out and things were going really well. The pigs home improved dramatically, from a 3ft single hutch to a double 5ft hutch and they were cleaned out regularly, toys appeared etc.
I tried my hardest with cleaning advice, I gave her some spare floor tiles to put down on the bottom of the hutch, only put hay in a hay rack, save pennies on sawdust and use vetbed or fleece instead etc, I bought a huge bag of sawdust and hay to say sorry too, and donated some of the boys hideys/hay racks and toys for her piggies to use.
Well the start of this year things have started going back to ‘normal’ again, and every day I’ve been sneaking them in some hay, filling up their food bowl and cleaning their bedroom area when no one was around.
But I’ve started arguments again, and now I don’t know what to do
I cleaned the pigs out on Friday as I was cleaning out Percy and the boys and thought I might as well do the herds hutch whilst I was outside. But last night I was told to leave them, alone as they are her pigs and not mine (I understand this) and I was also told my OH’s sister is not at all happy with me putting Percy-Roos run next to the herds run even though its not causing any arguments between the pigs, and I was told not to put the herd out in their run even if they havent been out in the run for a week. I must not at all, touch them.
And I think the offer of the double hutch is off now..which is also creating another problem.
My OHs dad has said P-Roo cannot be kept in the house, as hay seems to be finding its way downstairs which i understand. So the plan was P-Roo moves into the herds double hutch,and the herd moves into the homemade 6ft single hutch. But now I think the double hutch plan is off so the herd is staying in the double hutch,and I'm not allowed to use the 6ft single hutch (as that belongs to my OHs sister) rolleyes. So I thought I’ll just go and buy a new hutch right? I have the pennies for it, and I was going to buy myself a single 5ft hutch to go next to the herds hutch on the patio.
BUT now my OHs dad said he doesn’t want anymore hutches in the garden (we have the shed, the herds hutch, the 6ft single, the 3ft, and the chicken coop), so the only hutch I have for P-Roo is the 3ft hutch.
Anyways I was thinking and had a discussing with my OH..... the herd don’t use the ramp in their double hutch - the bottom part isnt used, so I was thinking to save on adding more hutches to the garden and to make things neat and tidy. P-Roo could have the bottom part of the hutch for himself, I’d nail some wood over the old ramp entrance and the hutch would become two singles. I was going to offer to buy a hutch cover, floor tiles and a wooden outdoor storage box for all the animal items too, which would save us storing everything in the greenhouse.
What do you think? And how can I put this idea to my OH’s sister without upsetting everyone?
Thank you for all your advice, and listening to me. xxxxxxxxxxx
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fingers crossed for you and hopefully she realises soon that you're only trying to help!
