Pudgy and Jelly
Pudgy and Jelly are Walkapaca Farm’s Hollywood pigs! They enjoy “Beachfront Property” complete with a large umbrella for shade in the summertime.
ABOUT PUDGY & JELLY
These pigs are best pals.
These pigs are best pals
Pudgy is a registered Spotted Swine I met one Fall day at Frying Pan Farm Park in Fairfax, Virginia. After watching a comical litter of Hampshire piglets, I saw a solitary spotted piglet in another stall. She was a little larger than the Hampshire piglets, and of course she didn’t look at all like them. I noticed the baby animal birth announcements on the barn wall did not mention this little one. She was friendly as a puppy and flopped over for a belly rub, making deep grunting sounds that didn’t match her tiny body. Since I couldn’t reach down that far without falling into the stall with her, she got up on her short hind legs and leaning on the stall wall came close and nuzzled my face. The bristles tickled, and at the same time I discovered her small nose was cold and wet like a dog’s. I apologized for not being able to rub her tummy, told her how cute she was and moved on to see other animals at the park. I kept coming back to her stall that day to say hello. She always answered back and stood up on the stall wall so I could reach her. What adorable new little hooves! Something kept drawing me back to her stall and as the afternoon grew cold I found it difficult to leave. I promised her I would be back another day.
I kept visiting her just about every other weekend…watching her grow from the size of a small Beagle to a Labrador Retriever to a Bullmastiff! I had to find out more about her and what might happen to her one day. Would she become the mother of more spotted piglets? Would she become a show pig? The “guest of honor” at a BBQ? A feeling of dread came over me. The future of most farm pigs is not very bright. This one seemed special, and as I discovered she was. Born on a farm in Pennsylvania, she later became known as Ginny during the Pig Pardon 2007 campaign (see the link below). Actually, she was one of three that made public appearances all over Virginia as part of the Pig Pardon effort and eventually came back to live at Frying Pan Farm Park in Fairfax, Virginia.
They love to lounge in the mud together.
When I arranged to bring Pudgy to North Carolina, I realized she had to have another pig companion to be truly happy. Our alpaca vet recommended the Kune Kune breed because of their mellow nature, and the only Kune Kune breeder in North Carolina happened to be close by in Mount Pleasant. On March 1, 2008 both Jelly the Kune Kune and Pudgy arrived simultaneously at Walkapaca Farm to avoid potential territory issues. And they lived Happily Every After.