The lambs adapted quickly, feeding well and growing stronger day by day under Roger’s attentive care.
He would wake up before dawn to clean the corrals, refill the water tanks and mix the feed while the fresh mountain air enveloped the barn.
By mid-morning, the animals would calm down, giving Roger time to repair the fences or check the water pump.
Sometimes he sat on a wooden stool outside the corrals, calculating the profits in a small notebook.
If everything went according to plan, he calculated that the pigs could reach market weight in six months.