[Gpdd] MISC: Chirping piggies

[Lynn Williams]

Hello GP friends and family,

I am so excited and also frustrated at the same time!  This morning, Callie 
was feeling rather hormonal and would not leave poor Eve alone.  She was 
chasing her back and forth across the cage from pigloo to castle and finally 
would mount her when she caught her. In the meantime, Eve was doing that 
little muttering sound that I translate as "Would you pleeeeeeease leave me 
alone!?".  So, after having to intervene 3 or 4 times, I was debating on 
putting up a seperator wall in their cage.  I had come back to the living 
room to decide.  Meanwhile, Earl was in the pig's room on his computer. 
Suddenly, he came out to me and asked "What in pig language is a chirping 
bird sound?"  I got so excited. I had heard of this phenomenon but hade 
never experienced it for myself.  He said Eve had been doing if for about 2 
minutes hwen he cane and got me.  Of course, wouldn't you know it, by the 
time I got in there, she had quit.  But I aksed some questions and he said 
she was just sitting there with her head up making that sound and Callie was 
in her pigloo with her head up, listening.  I was soooo disappointed that I 
missed it!  But, the good news is that since this happened, Callie has left 
Eve alone.  So I am wondering if it is a stress call or some kind of a 
warning call.  I don't know but I am so excited to know that Eve is one of 
those rare piggies that chirps,  I hope to hear it next time.

Hugs and whisker kisses,
Lynn, Callie and  Eve with Sammy, Tabby and Penny the guide dog at the 
bridge and in our hearts and memories