The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: Stanley on August 05, 2010, 02:38:09 pm
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I was just wondering what the average length of farrowing is. I know this can be a 'how longs a peice of string question'.
My Kune Kune Sow went into labour about 9:00 yesterday morning and dropped her first pig 8:30 that night. The next pig was an hour and a half coming and number 3 dropped half hour later. She then didnt have her next piglet for two hours.
She then fidgeted about and fell asleep but was grunting. 5:00 this morning she started up again and pushed a stillborn out at 5:30. Had lots of afterbirth come out so im thinking this is her lot.
Is this length of time normal?? Her last litter was over a period of 12 hours but i read somewhere they should be done and dusted within 3!
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sounds as though that last one was stuck. never had a pig take that long. my old spots will still get up for food after making a nest and when i check in the morning theres a litter of piglets in there.
whereas my saddlebacks mess around and go off their food 1st, and you will catch them in the morning with a complete litter or just finishing.
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Agreed, sounds like one was stuck and made it difficult for the others to get out, we have had that before, where there is a long delay between piglets and eventually a stillborn pops out.
Not much you can do Im afraid, unless yo go in upto your shoulder, and check each "pocket".
Thanks