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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: pink on February 04, 2010, 04:45:22 pm

Title: still in pig?
Post by: pink on February 04, 2010, 04:45:22 pm: i have a guilt saddleback who should be farrowing at the end of the month. she has never come back into season since being away from the boar, she looks bigger (no extra feeding)however today she looks like she has come back into season( swollen back end). i have not noticed her being of colour or anything to have lost them. what do you all think! your thoughts would be appreciated!
Title: Re: still in pig?
Post by: dixie on February 04, 2010, 10:39:36 pm: They can sometimes show signs of heat whilsst in pig, I'd be inclined to assume she still is and be prepared!
Title: Re: still in pig?
Post by: sausagesandcash on February 05, 2010, 12:58:06 am: Are her teats getting more pronounced? I had a local farmer visit and tell me none of mine were in pig.....how wrong he was! Two due to pop early next week, all going well!
Title: Re: still in pig?
Post by: JulieS on February 05, 2010, 07:45:12 am: Some gilts don't show signs of actually being in pig until very near to farrowing. I have 2 due at the moment, one today who definitely looks very in pig. The other, who is due next week, still has days when I'm not really that sure. She hasn't shown any signs of coming into heat, so I'll have to wait and see next week.
Title: Re: still in pig?
Post by: dixie on February 05, 2010, 09:04:09 am: It is difficult to tell soetimes, particularly a first timer, my gilt is due on 2 weeks and does look fatter but I wont be 100% sure until I have piglets to prove it! They dont always have changes in teats, size or give any clues, they like to keep us guessing!
Title: Re: still in pig?
Post by: pink on February 05, 2010, 11:39:25 pm: Thanks everyone. She sort of looks in pig but it was the looking like being in season that has thrown me have never had a pig like it!
Title: Re: still in pig?
Post by: Hilarysmum on February 06, 2010, 11:04:49 am: Promise to let us know when they arrive and how many....
Title: Re: still in pig?
Post by: pedigree porker on February 09, 2010, 07:00:39 pm: Our gilt is due to farrow end of Feb, my partner has days when he says she doesn't look in pig at all, and as he didn't service her himself (not literally of course!), and its her first pregnancy, he says he wont be sure until she farrows. The comments above have given me confidence that she is in pig.
Title: Re: still in pig?
Post by: Hilarysmum on February 10, 2010, 07:54:42 am: I have 2 sows due within a week of each other, one looks like she is about to drop any second (has 7 weeks to go) the other doesnt look pregnant at all. From experience of these two I know that the "slim" one will drop first and produce more piglets than fatty.