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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: Azzdodd on January 21, 2016, 08:19:32 pm

Title: Anybody with any orphan piglets near north wales?
Post by: Azzdodd on January 21, 2016, 08:19:32 pm

Well as it says I'm looking for orphan piglets about 5-10 days old had a burst water pipe in the stable an it's soaked the sows bed wiped out her litter bar 2 little ones any breed considered will pay cash

Title: Re: Anybody with any orphan piglets near north wales?
Post by: HappyHippy on January 22, 2016, 04:46:39 pm

I'm so sorry for your loss  :hug:
My litter of kunekune piglets are only 2 days old and I'm not exactly local - hope you find someone to help  :fc:
Karen

Title: Re: Anybody with any orphan piglets near north wales?
Post by: harmony on January 23, 2016, 09:01:22 am

What a shame and really upsetting for you. Although some sows will cross suckle your main opportunity to get spares onto a sow is when she is farrowing after that you will be very, very lucky. She may be very aggressive towards them and injure her own piglets at the same time.

Title: Re: Anybody with any orphan piglets near north wales?
Post by: Azzdodd on January 23, 2016, 10:58:16 am

She's an old timer now we have put piglets on her upto 3 weeks old when sows have had problems she always takes them managed to get another 4 an she's taken them no problem :-)

Title: Re: Anybody with any orphan piglets near north wales?
Post by: Bionic on January 23, 2016, 11:03:49 am

thats good news Azzdodd  :fc: