I have too many piggies to wanting to spam the forum with daily pictures (for that you can click on the Wiebke's Tribe facebook page link in my signature where I also share rescue stories and piggies from around the world) but I thought it might be interesting for you to keep abreast of any major Tribe developments!
So after losing over a quarter of my piggies last year (mostly thankfully to old age) and 20 piggies in all over the last three years, there has been an inevitable generational change and of course quite some group and pair juggling for bereaved or fallen-out companions in order to provide a stable relationship and make them happy again. Not always an easy task!
If you find out more about ALL my Tribe piggies in the signature, then please click on this link here: Wiebke's Tribe Photo Gallery
Here is an overview of who is living with who at the moment, so you can put faces to the Welsh names in my avatar.
Mererid & Morwenna
(nicknames: Merry and Menna)
Sisters Mererid 'Margaret/Pearl' and Morwenna 'White Seas' are the last of their happy little piggy family that started with the baby sisters' arrival in Spring 2014 and also comprised of their litter sister Myfina 'My Little Lovely One' (RIP Christmas 2017), orphan Angharad 'Much Loved' (RIP April 2017) and their beloved daddy boar Bedo 'Little Splendid Lord' (RIP June 2018) as well as TEAS foster piggies Essylt/Jessica and her daughter Crisiant/Krystal (returned to the sanctuary in 2015). The Triplets were born at and adopted from TEAS sanctuary.
Here they are with their whole family in back 2015:
Since Bedo's death, Merry and Menna have refused to bond with any other piggies (not for lack of trying), but are very closely bonded.
Both sisters were spayed for medical reasons in 2019; they are turning 6 years old at the end of February.
Barri, Briallen & Llawen and Hapus & Heilin
(nicknames: Bria for Briallen)
Barri 'Hill' managed to introduce himself to Briallen 'Primrose' when he squeezed through the divider in the bonding pen while I was answering the door bell in June 2017. But the two have shared a loving bond since his rather over-enthuasistic introduction!
Before her marriage with Barri, Briallen used to live with Carwyn 'Blessed Love' and Heini 'Lively' since her adoption in July 2015 and with very skittish sisters Hapus 'Happy' and Llawen 'Merry' (Autumn 2016). However in view of the enduring love affair between Carwyn and Heini (which continues at the Rainbow Bridge), Briallen was always the odd one out.
Photo from bonding Hapus and Llawen with Briallen, Carwyn and Heini on the right in 2016. The picture also is a good expression of Briallen's relationship...
Feuding and difficult sisters Hapus and Llawen (who have been rescued as babies from the worst possible circumstances) have been moving between Heini/Carwyn and Briallen/Barri a few times over the intervening three years, depending on how they were getting on with each other and their respective companions at the time.
After Heini's sudden and unexpected death in January, Llawen rejoined Barri, Briallen and Hapus, but eventually her feud with Hapus flared up again worse than ever. Llawen became unwelcome in the group, so I adopted young Heini lookalike Heilin 'Generous' for as a companion for Llawen.
Unfortunately that didn't work out, but thankfully Llawen was accepted back (initially rather grudgingly) by Barri and Briallen while Hapus moved out to live with Heilin instead after a failed attempt to wrestle the group leadership from Barri, so peace reigns again - hopefully for longer this time!
Nothing like a proper piggy soap!
Gethin & Carys
Young 5 months old Gethin 'Dusky' fell in love with then 5 year old Tesni in 2016. The two lovebirds were joined in the following year by Tesni's bereaved sister Ffwlbri (they were the mother and auntie of Tegan, the little baby in my avatar, by the way). Tesni sadly passed away aged 7 years in April 2018.
Baby Carys joined Gethin and by then 7 1/2 years old Ffwlbri in order to make the inevitable transition easier for Gethin, given the large age difference. But her arrival did give old lady Ffwlbri a renewed zest for life, and she lived for nearly a year longer!
However, Carys' presence has worked as hoped for Gethin, and the two are getting on well as a pair. Carys is growing into a proper peru diva, but Gethin is gentle and experienced enough to cope!
Carys is named in loving memory of two lilac and white long-haired sows of mine, Cariad (RIP 2014) and Calli (RIP 2018).
To be continued...
So after losing over a quarter of my piggies last year (mostly thankfully to old age) and 20 piggies in all over the last three years, there has been an inevitable generational change and of course quite some group and pair juggling for bereaved or fallen-out companions in order to provide a stable relationship and make them happy again. Not always an easy task!
If you find out more about ALL my Tribe piggies in the signature, then please click on this link here: Wiebke's Tribe Photo Gallery
Here is an overview of who is living with who at the moment, so you can put faces to the Welsh names in my avatar.
Mererid & Morwenna
(nicknames: Merry and Menna)
Sisters Mererid 'Margaret/Pearl' and Morwenna 'White Seas' are the last of their happy little piggy family that started with the baby sisters' arrival in Spring 2014 and also comprised of their litter sister Myfina 'My Little Lovely One' (RIP Christmas 2017), orphan Angharad 'Much Loved' (RIP April 2017) and their beloved daddy boar Bedo 'Little Splendid Lord' (RIP June 2018) as well as TEAS foster piggies Essylt/Jessica and her daughter Crisiant/Krystal (returned to the sanctuary in 2015). The Triplets were born at and adopted from TEAS sanctuary.
Here they are with their whole family in back 2015:
Since Bedo's death, Merry and Menna have refused to bond with any other piggies (not for lack of trying), but are very closely bonded.
Both sisters were spayed for medical reasons in 2019; they are turning 6 years old at the end of February.
Barri, Briallen & Llawen and Hapus & Heilin
(nicknames: Bria for Briallen)
Barri 'Hill' managed to introduce himself to Briallen 'Primrose' when he squeezed through the divider in the bonding pen while I was answering the door bell in June 2017. But the two have shared a loving bond since his rather over-enthuasistic introduction!
Before her marriage with Barri, Briallen used to live with Carwyn 'Blessed Love' and Heini 'Lively' since her adoption in July 2015 and with very skittish sisters Hapus 'Happy' and Llawen 'Merry' (Autumn 2016). However in view of the enduring love affair between Carwyn and Heini (which continues at the Rainbow Bridge), Briallen was always the odd one out.
Photo from bonding Hapus and Llawen with Briallen, Carwyn and Heini on the right in 2016. The picture also is a good expression of Briallen's relationship...
Feuding and difficult sisters Hapus and Llawen (who have been rescued as babies from the worst possible circumstances) have been moving between Heini/Carwyn and Briallen/Barri a few times over the intervening three years, depending on how they were getting on with each other and their respective companions at the time.
After Heini's sudden and unexpected death in January, Llawen rejoined Barri, Briallen and Hapus, but eventually her feud with Hapus flared up again worse than ever. Llawen became unwelcome in the group, so I adopted young Heini lookalike Heilin 'Generous' for as a companion for Llawen.
Unfortunately that didn't work out, but thankfully Llawen was accepted back (initially rather grudgingly) by Barri and Briallen while Hapus moved out to live with Heilin instead after a failed attempt to wrestle the group leadership from Barri, so peace reigns again - hopefully for longer this time!
Nothing like a proper piggy soap!
Gethin & Carys
Young 5 months old Gethin 'Dusky' fell in love with then 5 year old Tesni in 2016. The two lovebirds were joined in the following year by Tesni's bereaved sister Ffwlbri (they were the mother and auntie of Tegan, the little baby in my avatar, by the way). Tesni sadly passed away aged 7 years in April 2018.
Baby Carys joined Gethin and by then 7 1/2 years old Ffwlbri in order to make the inevitable transition easier for Gethin, given the large age difference. But her arrival did give old lady Ffwlbri a renewed zest for life, and she lived for nearly a year longer!
However, Carys' presence has worked as hoped for Gethin, and the two are getting on well as a pair. Carys is growing into a proper peru diva, but Gethin is gentle and experienced enough to cope!
Carys is named in loving memory of two lilac and white long-haired sows of mine, Cariad (RIP 2014) and Calli (RIP 2018).
To be continued...
they look so innocent in these photographs 
you have a lovely bunch of piggies x
