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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: Higgins11 on April 02, 2009, 03:17:42 am

Title: reproductive problems??????
Post by: Higgins11 on April 02, 2009, 03:17:42 am

I just bought a boar and he is having some issues. He is around 225lbs -250lbs so he should be mature enough to breed but

he rides the gilt that is in heat.... but will not extend his penis out of the sheath to breed her. He rides her and chases her around to breed ................but will not

 ??? ??? ??? ??? ???

Title: Re: reproductive problems??????
Post by: sausagesandcash on April 02, 2009, 08:28:14 am

If no one else can help, you could always try ringing Rebecca Loos.......I think she has a little experience in this field  ;D

Title: Re: reproductive problems??????
Post by: carl on April 02, 2009, 08:50:14 am

thanks for that sos, I just spat my coffee all over the place laughing. :D

Title: Re: reproductive problems??????
Post by: Hilarysmum on April 02, 2009, 09:26:43 am

1.  How old is he?

2.  Is he muscled or fat?

Title: Re: reproductive problems??????
Post by: Higgins11 on April 02, 2009, 02:02:53 pm

I'd say he's pretty close to the age of my gilts ( approx 6 months old)

he is a berkshire breed (so a fattier breed ) but he appears to be well mussled/

Thanks

Title: Re: reproductive problems??????
Post by: BillyBerridge on April 02, 2009, 02:28:07 pm

First off I’d take him away from your Gilts for a few more months it's not advisable to be breeding them this young. I would wait until they are at least 9 or 10 months of age.

Give the boar a little more time as well as he will only just becoming into maturity. (this may be the reason he can't get it up)!

You will probably find that by seperating them for a few months, your problem will have solved it's self!

BB

Title: Re: reproductive problems??????
Post by: Hilarysmum on April 02, 2009, 03:38:46 pm

I agree with Billy B.  He is too young. 

Title: Re: reproductive problems??????
Post by: Pentre1230 on April 03, 2009, 10:19:17 pm

Firstly, you boar is far to young if he is only that weight, he needs to be at least 10 months of age, you do not want the boar to "overstretch" himself at such a young age as it will put him off for the future. Dont let him become overfat or to lean to work, its a fine line getting him just right.

Don't run him with your gilts, let him be in a pen near your gilts so he can either see them/hear them/smell them, he will bring your gilts on and also will make him more keen to work. Take the gilts to him in his pen and let him serve them in his domain.

Sometimes very rarely the sheath is to tight and the penis cannot extend out, if this is the case, its a job for your vet to cut the sheath or have him culled.














   

Title: Re: reproductive problems??????
Post by: Higgins11 on April 09, 2009, 01:35:42 pm

Hillerysmom

don't you run your boar with your sows all the time? I thought i read on an earlier post

Title: Re: reproductive problems??????
Post by: Hilarysmum on April 09, 2009, 02:10:41 pm

I did, no longer have a boar, have cut back considerably in the past few months.  Our boar would cover a sow and stay with her until it was time to move him in with another sow, this saved having to pay out for a companion for him.