08/15/2026
My heart is broken today as we said goodbye to this little guy. 💔 this is the part of farming and raising animals that I am not made for, and don’t talk about much. Losing animals is just never easy. Kune kunes are wonderful animals with larger than life personalities! This guy was such a spunky little trouble maker! Always food seeking, escaping his enclosure to find the dogs food, getting into the chicken coop to eat chicken food, etc.!! We had to alter the entire animal area to keep this busy little guy safely contained and boy did he keep me on my toes! there is a very tangible void that these animals leave behind, whether it’s a piglet leaving to a new farm, or losing one this way. This little guy had a severe testicular hernia that could not be repaired without extensive surgery that came with a high price tag and possible failure. Risk of him living with it was possible intestinal twisting which would be very painful and would kill him. 💔 after some consultation with our vet, we made the decision to process him humanely at 6 months before he had a complication. This one was a tough loss. 💔 He was very loved and his shenanigans around here will be deeply missed 🩵💔
