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Title: Margot is pregnant
Post by: Ann and Rob on March 30, 2013, 06:15:13 pm

Bursting with excitement, our girl is pregnant.  Now to read up about farrowing etc.  Any advice on good books, websites etc?  :)

Title: Re: Margot is pregnant
Post by: HappyHippy on March 30, 2013, 07:04:45 pm

The GOS club website has good articles (written by Mandy/Fowgill farm) and I have a copy of the Haynes Pig Manual (written by Liz Shankland/Tudful Tamworths) which is also really well put together.

Exciting stuff  :excited: :excited: :excited: WHEN is she due ?
Karen  :wave:

Title: Re: Margot is pregnant
Post by: colliewobbles on March 30, 2013, 07:08:55 pm

 :excited: Fantastic news - but I couldn't help but think of The Good Life when I read your title, is that how she came by her name?   ;)

Donna

Title: Re: Margot is pregnant
Post by: Ann and Rob on March 30, 2013, 08:01:49 pm

Hi Karen, thanks for info, she is due 2nd june, cant wait :excited: just want to help her out as much as i can
Hi Donna, Yes, she was named due to the good life but she is definately more of a Barbara
 

Title: Re: Margot is pregnant
Post by: SallyintNorth on March 30, 2013, 09:24:04 pm

Congratulations  :thumbsup:

My big burly lifetime farmer of a BH still chokes up when he talks about sitting in the arc with Meg-pig as she produced her first litter.  (I bloomin' well hope we have got her in pig again, cos I don't think he'll cope if I send her away for sausages...  ::)  :D)

So you have exciting and wonderful times ahead of you  :-*

Title: Re: Margot is pregnant
Post by: Mammyshaz on March 30, 2013, 09:51:01 pm

Congratulations, exciting times to come, and lots of reading until then  :D
She may even  have them a day early   :fc: ( my birthday  ;D )

Title: Re: Margot is pregnant
Post by: Tudful Tamworths on March 31, 2013, 11:50:10 pm

Margot! Cracking name!
HH - thanks for the thumbs up for the book. I tried to make the breeding/farrowing section as pictorial as possible because it's a damned sight easier showing something than trying to describe it in words. I think it worked. The entire breeding (and health section) in the book was checked over and approved by Bob Stevenson, one of the top pig vets in the UK and consultant vet the the British Pig Association, so it was good to know that he approved of what I'd written.
Ann & Rob - best of luck with the farrowing. Feel free to drop me a PM or email if you have any queries.

Title: Re: Margot is pregnant
Post by: Ann and Rob on April 01, 2013, 01:38:35 pm

Thank you for your kind words.  Your book is now on order and am looking forward to reading it.  Will definately PM you if any problems occur, thank again  :)

Title: Re: Margot is pregnant
Post by: Tudful Tamworths on April 01, 2013, 06:19:32 pm

Always happy to help. Good luck x