Over the weekend, Country Boy took our sow (female pig) to our neighbours to have her ‘serviced’ by their boar (male pig). We thought it would be good to have a go a breeding our own piglets at least once. Our neighbour had offered us the ‘use’ of their boar, so all we had to do was get the sow to the neighbours on the back of the truck.
The sow happily followed Country Boy to the sheep ramp, and then a little reluctantly got on the back of the truck. The kids decided to go along for the ride, while I stayed home.
About half an hour later the kids burst back through the door brimming with excitement.
It seems that the boar had been rather excited to meet our sow, and got straight down to business.
Hannah was telling me that the boar chased our sow around, and cornered her. The boar had then pushed the sow to the ground and “dance on top of her – like this”! I then got a re-enactment of how the boar ‘danced’ on the sow.
There really is nothing you can say to this piece of information. I managed a suitable comment, and the girls ran off in excitement, still talking about the ‘dancing pig’.
Country Boy came in a few minutes later, looking slightly shell shocked. We hadn’t really considered that the boar might want to get busy quickly.
The girls have now made up a song about ‘the dancing pig’.
Every time I think that I am starting to master the country life, something new comes up. I think we might need to have a chat with Hannah fairly soon.
Have you ever had to explain to kids about ‘dancing’ animals? What did you say? When did you have the talk with your kids? Any advice?
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This is hilarious! Fortunately our baby is only 1yo so we won't have to cover the birds and bees for a while yet.
PMSL! I love it! Thanks for Rewinding.
When I told our 10 year old daughter the truth about sex and what it was, she looked completely horrified. We have not discussed it since. I wish it could still be just dancing. A lesson I'll never be entirely ready for.
Lol! I remember having to explain to the kids that our rooster did NOT hate the hens and wasn't trying to eat them, but a dancing pig is hilarious! It will be wonderful to embarrass them with that story in ten years time! Great Rewind!
Our dog recently gave birth to a litter of puppies. There was a LOT of discussion about how it all works. Thankfully they didn't witness any dancing! lol
I don't know how I missed this first time around Jo. How funny. I think they're a little smarter than we think sometimes. My 8yo daughter comes out with things about nature. I've answered questions when they've asked and they've been happy with responses but they haven't quite worked out the whole 'act' of reproduction thing yet. We'll have to compare notes. LOL (Popping over from the 'rewind'.)
Anne xx
Oh how adorable 'danced on top of her' and now a dancing pig song, I adore the way kids see the world. Dex is a long way from having talks about the birds and the bees (thankfully) but I do wish you luck with your girls.
Ha ha. That is so gorgeous. Love the country life and how the ways of the world are just laid bare 🙂 I am so glad I have many years before my 2 yr old needs that talk!!!
Kids are pretty smart. They'll work it out when the piglets arrive. But will they think that all males have a corkscrew penis like the boar?
Oh boy.. that's going to be a great story they can tell their friends for the next few weeks before they forget about it!
Our kids are still too young for any talks about dancing, but the boys often ask why girls have 2 bums, in spite of my (terrible) efforts to explain anatomy to them.
I found it rather hilarious that you sent your pig off to be man-handled! or pig-handled, rather! And the kids watched! Hilarious!
Ha ha that's hilarious!
I'm a firm believer in not giving too much information too soon. Small snippets as they are ready. I would say that dancing pigs is perfectly fine for now. My eldest is nine and whilst I've talked about menstruation and puberty, I haven't gone anywhere near sex for now. She just doesn't need to be thinking about it.
OMG, that's kinda hilarious! Mia is nowhere near old enough for that conversation and I'm kinda glad. Although a dancing pig is kinda a good way to get the ball rolling!
Be open and honest from the start, it's all a natural part of life and they will find it easy to talk about later on. We have a copy of 'Where did I come from?' here, Izzy is only looking at pictures at the moment, but she will eventually be able to read it and then the real questions will start!
Oh that is so funny! It is a great way to start a conversation about the birds and the bees! Good luck with your pig falling pregnant!
After reading this article, I caught up with the other blogs I read and I came across this series. Thought you might find it useful:
http://musingsinadelaide.blogspot.com.au/search/label/sex%20education
I love their analogy. Having farm animals makes the birds and the bees easier at times I find. Because they see the whole process from conception to birth. Just make the conversation age appropriate and be honest!
But I still would've loved to been a fly on the wall when the Boar was 'dancing' just to see the look on Country Boys face with the kids there.
Oh my Goodness! Good luck with that conversation!
Dancing on top of her is a nice way for them to interpret it! I, unfortunately, had the displeasure of seeing two pigs are the zoo "dancing" and I found it aggressive and actually quite scary!
Squirm's no where near that (thank goodness) but I think the best advice I've been given is to answer questions honestly. I was taken aback earlier this year, though, when a 12 year old (intellectually impaired) student asked how my baby was going to get out.
I am NOT ready for the dancing talk.. but my lil ones are 3 and 18 months… it's hard enough talking about their bits when an inquisitive comment comes up!
Haha. Too funny!! Luckily our kids aren't old enough to need the talk, but I suspect one day there'll be questions about what the rooster is doing to our hens. Guess we'll cross that bridge when we get there.
That's very funny. We aren't quite up to that stage yet! x
My girls are 6 & 8 and we have had the dancing talk about men and women. They are more concerned with how the penis is going to get in there. I haven't explained the erection yet. I just can't go there. TMI? Rachel x
LOL!