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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: JulieS on February 01, 2011, 12:46:27 pm

Title: Piglets on their way!
Post by: JulieS on February 01, 2011, 12:46:27 pm

Rosie has started furiously nesting and her milk is coming in.   Piglets are on their way!!  :love: :pig: :love:

Title: Re: Piglets on their way!
Post by: faith0504 on February 01, 2011, 12:56:42 pm

oh how exciting, GOOD LUCK, will keep an eye on this thread see how you all get on  :wave:

Title: Re: Piglets on their way!
Post by: Liquidator on February 01, 2011, 01:35:04 pm

It's really exciting when you know they are on the way. My Saddleback had 10 last night and we stood and watched them all being born. We left her alone for about 2 hours then went back about 2230hrs and she was happily feeding them all. Better still, they all survived the night, even the wee runt. Hopefully she'll manage to wean them all without any casualty's.

Title: Re: Piglets on their way!
Post by: onnyview on February 01, 2011, 05:39:01 pm

Trotters crossed Julie for a speedy and safe delivery!

Allison and the Onnyview GOS :wave:

Title: Re: Piglets on their way!
Post by: JulieS on February 02, 2011, 09:41:25 am

Thank you all.

 Hope you and the Onnyview GOS are doing well Allison.

It's been a long night!  Rosie has taken her time and over the course of 6 hours produced 4 beautiful little piglets  (2 girls and 2 boys) :)

Rosie is a big girl and had got a lot bigger!  So I was expecting a few more.  But 4 healthy, happy piggies are very welcome  :love: :pig: :love:


Rosie is quite and character.  I bought her last year allegedly 'in pig'.  She grew larger and larger but never produced any piglets!  She looked in pig for quite a while and even looked as though she was bagging up....but nothing. 

So at just 2 years old Rosie has become a Mum for the first time.  :)

Title: Re: Piglets on their way!
Post by: Hilarysmum on February 02, 2011, 09:52:21 am

Congratulations.  She will probably have more next time, and 4 live healthy ones is far better than 10 weak sickly ones.   ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :pear: :cherry:

Title: Re: Piglets on their way!
Post by: faith0504 on February 02, 2011, 10:03:07 am

oh bless hope they are all doing well, please can we see some pictures  :wave:

Title: Re: Piglets on their way!
Post by: JulieS on February 02, 2011, 10:03:31 am

Thank you Hilarysmum.  Yes, really pleased that she is doing so well and all 4 are looking good  :)  ............and sort of relieved that she actually produced some this time  :)

Title: Re: Piglets on their way!
Post by: JulieS on February 02, 2011, 10:04:24 am

Thank you faith......will get in there with the camera this afternoon  :love: :pig: :love:

Title: Re: Piglets on their way!
Post by: faith0504 on February 02, 2011, 10:05:28 am

i bet they are really cute  :wave:

Title: Re: Piglets on their way!
Post by: onnyview on February 02, 2011, 11:18:15 am

Glad to hear all went well, Julie. At least with 4 piglets they will be a VERY good size at weaning!

We're all fine up here in Shropshire thank you. The pigs have survived the -17 temperatures and no piglets were lost, although my toes were close to getting frost bitten during the farrowings!

Daisy's due to produce again next week. So I'm really hoping they'll be some registerable Dahlia's this tme.   ;D

Take care,


Allison

Title: Re: Piglets on their way!
Post by: Fowgill Farm on February 02, 2011, 11:23:13 am

Congratulations Julie
Thought it was only me. I have a 2yr old gilt who is on her 10 millionth chance to get in pig, should know this weekend.
Best Mandy  :pig:

ps these are Clovers born 23/01/11 taken Saturday just gone.
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb220/fowgillfarm/P13004791.jpg (http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb220/fowgillfarm/P13004791.jpg)

Title: Re: Piglets on their way!
Post by: Eastling on February 02, 2011, 11:51:18 pm

Lovely pic all happy and content x

Title: Re: Piglets on their way!
Post by: Sudanpan on February 03, 2011, 06:24:47 pm

Congratulations  :D
We're picking up 3 weaners in 10 days time so very excited - we haven't had pigs on the smallholding since last Aug so deinately in need of a some pig time  ;D
Tish