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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: piggly wiggly on October 31, 2013, 05:57:48 pm

Title: She's farrowed!!
Post by: piggly wiggly on October 31, 2013, 05:57:48 pm

Thank you for all the advice about farrowing, My tamworth sow florence farrowed last thursday she had 11 piglets there all doing well, I thought i'd post some photo's!

There are 7 girls and 4 boys (tamworth x OSB) Im a very proud mumma

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Post by: Tamsaddle on October 31, 2013, 07:17:32 pm

They are just gorgeous!   So jealous, as I am having to give up breeding, and Tamworths are my all time favourite pigs.   

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Post by: zoe_emma on October 31, 2013, 07:20:57 pm

Fabulous  ;D

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Post by: A_Better_Life on October 31, 2013, 07:46:14 pm

Excellent! They look great

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Post by: Fowlman on October 31, 2013, 07:52:49 pm

They look great well done.

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Post by: sokel on October 31, 2013, 07:59:58 pm

Gorgeous ! I do like Tamworths  :thumbsup:

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Post by: Victorian Farmer on October 31, 2013, 09:01:25 pm

Well done they look fantastic

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Post by: Mammyshaz on October 31, 2013, 09:35:05 pm

Lovely lot of tearaways  ;D glad the weather is staying mild for them. They look like they are having great fun in the sun  :love:

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Post by: Small Plot Big Ideas on November 01, 2013, 08:13:21 am

That's some great pictures and a fantastic way to start to my day!


My next job is going to be convincing my better half that we should try breeding some next year but we're still raising our first ever Tamworth weaners (until the end of the month) so maybe it's better to complete the whole cycle first!

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Post by: Liam_86 on November 01, 2013, 08:59:31 am

lovely pigs, well done to you (and mother of course)

Nice bit of land for them as well

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Post by: mowhaugh on November 01, 2013, 01:48:01 pm

They are perfect, I love them.

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Post by: piggly wiggly on November 01, 2013, 05:18:52 pm

Thank you for all your comments! Tamworths are my fave too, I only started keeping pigs last year. Fattening weaners for the freezer. I made the jump to breeding and this is my first litter, I'm soo pleased with them and glad I took the jump! I know I have a lot to learn but i'm enjoying every aspect of pig keeping.  ;D

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Post by: Button End Beasts on November 02, 2013, 07:41:35 am

Great little piglets. Funny there's no splodges of black on them if they are OSB crossed. I bet those plastic jugs in the first pic didn't last long, our pigs certainly love to tear into anything plastic we leave in with them!

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Post by: Daisys Mum on November 02, 2013, 08:10:13 am

Fantastic well done  :thumbsup: