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Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: feldar on August 22, 2011, 02:49:03 pm

Title: pig has popped
Post by: feldar on August 22, 2011, 02:49:03 pm
yipee my pig has had 15 lovely piglets, she produced on Saturday and they are not boring colours, We have aome like mum a saddleback  some all black and some really porky white ones.
Mum is very contented flat out suckling them all, only one was born dead.
She has a lovely nature too doesn't mind us near them at all
Title: Re: pig has popped
Post by: little blue on August 22, 2011, 02:51:07 pm
congratulations!  :D  :pig:
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Post by: calamityjane on August 22, 2011, 03:08:35 pm
HI JUST WONDERED BOUGHT A KUNE THE BOY SAID HE THOUGHT SHE MIGHT BE pregnant she is stabled just now seems to be making a nest tail wags constantly is there anyway to know if she is signs etc that would help me going to text the last owner to ask i know the pig they were taking had had a litter the day before they didn't know she was pregnant any advice would be appreciate thanks jane
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Post by: HappyHippy on August 22, 2011, 04:13:39 pm
CJ, Her udder will fill with milk and start to get full looking. 24 hours before she farrows you'll be able to express milk quite easily. Her vulva will appear swollen and red and she'll be quite restless. You will be able to tell if she's actually labouring by watching her breathing - she'll almost pant when having a contraction  ;) Before a piglet is born she'll thrash her tail about a bit.
HTH
Karen x
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Post by: SallyintNorth on August 22, 2011, 06:07:31 pm
Many congratulations, feldar and your girl - how clever she is.  Piccies as soon as you can pleeeeaaaaassseee!   ;D
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Post by: faith0504 on August 22, 2011, 07:36:50 pm
oh bless pictures please  :wave:
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Post by: Miss Piggy on August 22, 2011, 09:48:10 pm
Wow, thats fantastic Feldar, so looking forward to the pictures! Always had weaners before but hoping to get one of our gilts in pig when she is a little older. Exciting to hear about yours.
Title: Re: pig has popped
Post by: feldar on August 23, 2011, 09:23:33 am
I will try and get some piccs but i'm not the most computer minded person in the world so i might fail miserably. but i will give it a go