diff --git a/Herd.java b/Herd.java
index 200d05a..bf6a527 100755
--- a/Herd.java
+++ b/Herd.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Random;
+import java.io.*;
 
 public class Herd
 {
@@ -119,14 +120,35 @@
 		if (o >= 0) offspring[o] = null;
 	}
 
+	//TODO Test the serialization code!
+	
 	public void saveHerd(String filename)
 	{
-		//TODO save to binary file
+		try {
+			FileOutputStream fileOut = new FileOutputStream(filename);
+			ObjectOutputStream out = new ObjectOutputStream(fileOut);
+			out.writeObject(this);
+			out.close();
+			fileOut.close();
+		} catch (IOException i) {
+			i.printStackTrace();
+		}
 	}
 
-	public void loadHerd(String filename)
+	public static void loadHerd(String filename)
 	{
-		//TODO load from binary file
+		Herd singleton = null;
+		try {
+			FileInputStream fileIn = new FileInputStream(filename);
+			ObjectInputStream in = new ObjectInputStream(fileIn);
+			singleton = (Herd) in.readObject();
+			in.close();
+			fileIn.close();
+		} catch (IOException i) {
+			i.printStackTrace();
+		} catch (ClassNotFoundException c) {
+			c.printStackTrace();
+		}
 	}
 
 	public void resetHerd()