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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: mowhaugh on December 02, 2014, 09:41:38 pm

Title: Piglets at last
Post by: mowhaugh on December 02, 2014, 09:41:38 pm: :excited: :pig: :excited:

(http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee282/xantia135/DSCF7092.jpg) (http://s232.photobucket.com/user/xantia135/media/DSCF7092.jpg.html)

(http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee282/xantia135/DSCF7100.jpg) (http://s232.photobucket.com/user/xantia135/media/DSCF7100.jpg.html)

(http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee282/xantia135/DSCF7103.jpg) (http://s232.photobucket.com/user/xantia135/media/DSCF7103.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Piglets at last
Post by: mojocafa on December 02, 2014, 09:47:23 pm: Is this the piglets we have been waiting on? :relief:

If so congratulations on your healthy brood. :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Piglets at last
Post by: bloomer on December 02, 2014, 09:49:55 pm: at last

:pig: :pig: :pig: :excited: :excited: :excited: :pig: :pig: :pig:
Title: Re: Piglets at last
Post by: mowhaugh on December 02, 2014, 09:57:16 pm: Quote from: mojocafa on December 02, 2014, 09:47:23 pm
Is this the piglets we have been waiting on? :relief:

If so congratulations on your healthy brood. :thumbsup:

YES! And thank you.
Title: Re: Piglets at last
Post by: sabrina on December 02, 2014, 10:01:37 pm: Wonderful :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Piglets at last
Post by: nutterly_uts on December 02, 2014, 10:05:37 pm: Aww :pig: :pig: :love: :love:
Title: Re: Piglets at last
Post by: Bionic on December 02, 2014, 10:08:07 pm: is that 8? :pig: :pig: :pig: :pig: :pig: :pig: :pig: :pig:
Title: Re: Piglets at last
Post by: mowhaugh on December 02, 2014, 10:10:16 pm: Yes, 8.
Title: Re: Piglets at last
Post by: Sbom on December 02, 2014, 10:11:25 pm: Yay! They are just perfect :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Piglets at last
Post by: ladyK on December 02, 2014, 10:18:01 pm: Gorgeous! :love:
Worth the wait! :pig:
Title: Re: Piglets at last
Post by: Tamsaddle on December 02, 2014, 10:28:43 pm: So, just how late were they? So delighted there has been a happy ending - you must be so relieved !
Title: Re: Piglets at last
Post by: mowhaugh on December 02, 2014, 10:34:07 pm: Quote from: Tamsaddle on December 02, 2014, 10:28:43 pm
So, just how late were they? So delighted there has been a happy ending - you must be so relieved !

Well, from the 3 days she was with the boar, they were expected 31st Oct to 2 Nov! Not looking forward to the vet's bill for all the checks to be told she was totally fine and stop stressing. And he was right. Odd piggy. At least I can have a whole night in bed now!
Title: Re: Piglets at last
Post by: Simon O on December 02, 2014, 10:42:03 pm: at last! They look great
Title: Re: Piglets at last
Post by: adamhfc on December 03, 2014, 12:34:16 am: Aww so cute that last pic they do remind me of flying foxes other wise known as fruit bats with those ears
Title: Re: Piglets at last
Post by: RaisinHall Tamworths on December 03, 2014, 07:53:36 am: Perfect ;D.

Times like this that you have to remember there are no straight lines in nature ;) . Can go with all the theories but babies come when they are ready!
Title: Re: Piglets at last
Post by: CharingPorkPantry on December 03, 2014, 09:45:27 am: Beautiful! She must of felt they needed a little more cooking! Congrats :thumbsup: :pig:
Title: Re: Piglets at last
Post by: Daisys Mum on December 03, 2014, 10:03:40 am: :pig: :pig: :pig: :pig: :pig: :pig: :pig: :pig: :relief:
Congratulations :celebrate:
Title: Re: Piglets at last
Post by: Bex on December 03, 2014, 02:58:06 pm: They're beautiful! :love:

Well done piggly wiggly and well done you! :relief:

:thumbsup:
Title: Re: Piglets at last
Post by: waterbuffalofarmer on December 03, 2014, 03:54:16 pm: Congrats! What time were they born?
Title: Re: Piglets at last
Post by: mowhaugh on December 03, 2014, 05:07:05 pm: Quote from: waterbuffalofarmer on December 03, 2014, 03:54:16 pm
Congrats! What time were they born?

Between 6.15 and 8pm. She had two almost one after the other, then a break of about 15 minutes, then 3 literally all at once, another about another 15 minutes later, then there was nearly an hour before number 7, she was starting to look upset so I intervened, it was stuck pretty tight, number 8 can straight after and took a bit of work to get it breathing, but once it started, it was fine. I then sat there freezing for another 2 hours until she delivered the placenta, as I had no way of knowing she was finished!
Title: Re: Piglets at last
Post by: waterbuffalofarmer on December 03, 2014, 05:27:10 pm: Well done. I remember helping one of my pigs give birth and I had to put them up to the udder, they latched on straight away. She gave 11. I hope all goes well and she rears them all.
Title: Re: Piglets at last
Post by: Mammyshaz on December 03, 2014, 06:26:57 pm: Congratulations, they are very cute :love: