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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: grumpsgarden on November 18, 2011, 06:01:16 pm
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help please the hand readed pigglet still wont drink water at all only waterd down milk but if its too watery he wont drink just throws a wobbly tosses his dish around until he gets his milk , he also wont eat pig nuts on there own only with crushed banana how do i get this very spolt pig to drink and eat like a pig , so every day and all feed times he trashes his dishes if he hasnt got what he wants i have tried leaving him until next feed time to try get him to eat and drink water ,thank you
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you have one spoiled pig give it sod all for at least 24 hrs then try it again i think you are to soft ;) :farmer:
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but he will cry and squil and hes the baby , think the neighbours will complain well ive had to leave him tonight as ive run out of milk until the morning will he stop making a racket ???
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What breed of pig are we talking about?. Is the pig outside or inside?. i hand reared 2 saddleback piglets and they were milk mad I did put them on a lamb teat drinker once they got bigger in my shed with a heat lamp, if you persist with the water and pellets only it will eventually eat it though if outside try and attache the feeder and drinker to something to stop it knocking if over once the pig realises that the feeder and drinker won't move it will leave it alone, you could try warming the water. :pig:
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hes a welsh x outside now in a pen hes 8 weeks old and he has solid dishes as i call them which i used on 5 other hand reed pigs and they didnt move them but him he just graps them and throws them about ive been putting water and nuts down in the mornings and he just toses the dishes and the nuts are still all over the floor well they where until i cleaned him out in the eveing so he has gone all day with no food and every time i put water in he tosses it until i gave him his waterd down milk then he drunk it and gobbled his pig nuts with mashed banana tonight , and yeh i know a very spolt pig thats gets hugs and belly rubs more then dogs ;D
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I agree with Robert - 24 hours starvation sorts out all, but the very fussiest of eaters ;)
Providing he's old enough to go 24 hours without it having a negative effect on him - probably over about 4 weeks, I think I'd be wary of doing it much before that :-\
Get some ear plugs (drop some in to your neighbours too ;)) and prepare for the battle of wills - you have to win, or you'll be forever ruled by this pig :D
Good luck !
Karen :wave:
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ok looks like im going round the neighbours and letting them know im not realy starving the pig but making him eat right lol will tell the daughter not to give him his milk as well and he is 8 weeks and a realy good size as hes been on about 4 pints of milk per feed and 3 bananas plus his nuts in them as well thank you will let you all know hows he gets on over the weekend
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If he's having all that milk he won't be hungry at all - that's why he's not eating ;)
My (2 legged) baby was the same - too full of milk to be interested in food.
He'll be fine, not happy - but fine and he'll learn from this that you are the boss (hopefully :D)
Good luck !
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You could try 24 hr starvation or wow down on the milk that is a lot of milk for 8 weeks old and just put some milk say half a pint and pour the milk onto his nuts (pardon the pun) :o. my Boar Bob is spoilt but you have to remember that they are livestock not pets.
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the welsh pigs can be aggressive imagine what like it will be when it gets bigger it will be you that is tossed about :farmer:
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ops i was saying he was getting a little porky lol well he is having his first night with out milk as i have run out so hopful he will eat his pig nuts tomorrow , jusy had a neighbour round asking why he was still making a racket and if i can shut it up told them i was sorry but he must learn and ive moved him as far away from the houses as possiable ::) he is having it waterd down and has been for 2 weeks now ive been trying to get it more water to milk but when it goes to under half milk he wont drink it
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If the pig by itself might be an idea to get company for it then it might not make so much noise, food will then become more of a challenge as it will have to push for it's food. Ditto Robert all pigs that get away with a lot can be aggressive as they think they run the show I had Saddleback boar once that was ok with me but was starting to get funny with both my sons so they weren't allowed in the pen while he was still there, he was a big chap when he went for slaughter, I think he even went for one of the slaughterman that got to close to me and he was by no means pampered. You do have to be very careful.
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i was hoping to get a nother pig to go with him as my other pigs are 5 months old so all to big , ive been out side and think he has gone to sleep now as its nice and quite out there , i knew i was going to have a proplem with him when i couldnt get him of his milk , so hopful im not to late to change his ways a bit lol ::)
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Hope so best of luck anyway. :wave:
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i will let you all know how its goes over the next couple of days thought the night feeds where bad enough oh well still rather have the animals then most human company they are great fun and dont talk back ;D
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Just Squweel the place down instead, I sit for a long time in with my pregnant sow and just talk to her about stuff, she can be a bit like my husband and grunt in the right places. ;D
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grumpsgarden,
we had the same concerns with our hand-reared piglets, they seemed very slow to take to food & water.
water down the milk, persevere, be patient, use a small bowl .... and above all, leave the piglet slightly hungry & leave him alone with the water bowl! Of course, little Lucky is always way behind her sister, so we'd give her more milk and less water.
One day when you think it'll never happen, he'll take to it so don't panic
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thank you all for your help at least i know ive got some support here to just give me a boost when im unsure as i dont want to harm my animals but do want to do the best i can for them even if it seems i have to be cruel to be kind sort of thing , at least its still quiet out side so hopeful he will stay asleep until morning , well i can dream ???
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well after going all night with no milk or food and a very late feed time this morning due to haveing to repen my 2 girls that thought a early morning stroll was called for he has eaten his nuts with no banana and only 1 bottle of milk about 500 mls and the rest water so around 3 pints of water he drunk the lot then went to sleep so toped his water up and left him ,hoping for a quiter night has one neighbour realy dont like the nose he makes
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Just Squweel the place down instead, I sit for a long time in with my pregnant sow and just talk to her about stuff, she can be a bit like my husband and grunt in the right places. ;D
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Just Squweel the place down instead, I sit for a long time in with my pregnant sow and just talk to her about stuff, she can be a bit like my husband and grunt in the right places. ;D
OMG this is our house!!!
Mandy :pig:
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well after going all night with no milk or food and a very late feed time this morning due to haveing to repen my 2 girls that thought a early morning stroll was called for he has eaten his nuts with no banana and only 1 bottle of milk about 500 mls and the rest water so around 3 pints of water he drunk the lot then went to sleep so toped his water up and left him ,hoping for a quiter night has one neighbour realy dont like the nose he makes
Pigs dont go without food for any length of time. they wont starve or go thirsty....... He wille ventually eat and drink but the trick is not to give him any more milk or banana...... try some apple or just pig nuts. Give him some green feed and see what happens. What about some fresh dirt out of the garden. This generally sets the pig going when there is something new given to him/her. Curiosity is all it sometimes takes to get the pig off one track on to another. I give my choc milk powder in a dry form amongst their crushed grain and they sure grow on it, but once they hit say 20 kg they lose the milk in their feed. the also lose the other goodies I put in and just have grains crushed, minerals, meat meal, blood meal and tallow. Now that is a thought give h im a little tallow on his nuts, he might just forget all about his milk. Feed on the ground with his pig nuts and a cup drinker attached to a hose and bolted to the wall cant tip it over then and cant tip his feed over either. He may stand in it but that is pigs.
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thank you all he now drinks water and eats pig nuts also he has a apple a day , must amit the nuts are in his water as he seems to like that ive tried his nuts on the floor he still wont eat them but does eat and drink if his water and food are in the same dish it also stops him tipping it but at least he is of his milk :thumbsup:
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Well done for staying strong and not giving in to him :thumbsup:
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Well done, gg :thumbsup: You won in the end! :D
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Well done Grumps, the moral of the story is don't spoil your pigs :pig: