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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: SallyintNorth on September 23, 2011, 09:23:17 am
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Oh, goodness, it's so exciting! Meg's eaten almost all the straw I gave her and is collecting as much dried dead dock stick as she can, bless her. I have given her a bit more straw but clearly dry dead dock sticks is what she wants... ::)
Udder large and hardening, still no milk yet.
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How exciting! Let us know how you ...and Meg ....get on :)
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Oooooooooooh ! Keep us posted ;D
Karen :wave:
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She won't be far off now, good luck hope all goes well.
Mandy :pig:
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:wave: Hi Sally and Meg
sending lots of :love:
Nelson
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we are about 3 weeks away from Roxys (KK) 2nd litter so will be watching all the tips for a refresher!
its so exciting!
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Timetable so far:
7am, ready for breakfast as usual. Mum gave half-rations just to see how the day went...
9am, collecting dry dead dock sticks for nest. Mum brought fresh bright barley straw; nice enough but it's not dry dead dock sticks.
11am, ok so turns out that barley straw is good stuff, busy building nest.
12:30pm, having a lie down in my beautiful big nest. Mum came for a cuddle, that was nice. We've never had a cuddle in the ark before, I always run out to meet her and flop down in the mud at her feet if I want a tummy rub.
1:30pm, got no energy for getting up, breathing heavily (mind I've got my snout under a half a tonne of fresh bright barley straw...)
2:30pm, Mum squirted milk from my titties and told me I was very clever. I'm pretty uncomfortable and restless but it's nice Mum keeps popping in.
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I love the timetable
Sally
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;D Hope you and Meg are doing well and are knee deep in piglets ;D
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Don't like to be smug BUT told you it would be Friday :thumbsup: Hope all goes well for you and Meg, look forward to the pics :wave:
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Waiting with baited breath for rest of the timetable :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Lordy, the suspence is killing.......come on Meg... :thumbsup: :pig: :pig: :pig: :thumbsup:
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3:30pm first one born. Rear end first, perfect little bruiser of a saddleback.
3:32pm second one popped out. Slightly smaller, also perfect little saddleback.
4pm got 5 now, 3 boys & 2 girls. All identical except 3 have clockwise tails 2 anticlockwise and there's variable amounts of pink on the snout.
Meg's been brilliant, a perfect mum, plenty of milk, very happy to have us there.
She seems to still be wanting to get something else out, strains every now and again, but nothing so far.
I got her up and made her walk about a bit in case she needed to be facing the other way - but of course she lay down facing the same way again. I also felt gently with a finger - nothing to feel. So I've come back in to get hot soapy water etc. (I already had lube with me but by now want to wash my hands before going in.)
More later...
BTW, the TalkTalk folks are locked out again today; I'm keeping Karen updated by text and Facebook...
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No intervention necessary, both afterbirths ejected by the time I returned.
What a clever pig!
I am absolutely delighted with the 5 healthy little bruisers; I wanted 4 or 5 but we all thought she'd be bound to have more. I only served her one time, not three, so perhaps that's how come I just got 5.
Anyway, Mum & babies, BH and myself are all warm and happy. It's been a very long-held ambition to have a sow have piglets - and I couldn't have bettered the experience.
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It was so lovely to hear all this. Congratulations. It's all so exciting. :wave:
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Excellent - congratulations all ;D
We will, of course, be requiring photos ;D
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:wave:
Congrats - what a lovely start to the weekend :)
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So Pleased Sally to hear the good news, warmest congratulations to Mum and Meg. Been busy all day so missed the great updating of events throughout the day. Bet you and Meg are both worn out and ready for a good nights sleep. Not had baby piggies yet, will they settle down for the night or feed regularly for through the night? :thumbsup: :pig: :pig: :pig: :pig: :pig:
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My first time too Miss Piggy, although I worked on an intensive pig farm in the 70s.
I understand that they'll feed about every 20 mins at the beginning - which explains how they have doubled in size already! :D
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They sound lovely :pig: :pig: :pig: :pig: :pig: :love:
Well done Sally and Meg. I too will be looking for the pics when you have a minute :) :wave:
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Congrats to all :thumbsup:- looking forward to piccies, love saddlebacks
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Congratulations!! Would be great to see some pictures when you get a chance.
:love: :pig: :love:
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Awwwwwww - brought a lump to my throat. Well done :pig: :pig: :pig: :pig: :pig: :bouquet:
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Congratulations to the happy family! :trophy:
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This seems to work whether or not you are my friend on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.246055575440284.60678.100001075290984&l=229f5feddf&type=1 (https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.246055575440284.60678.100001075290984&l=229f5feddf&type=1)
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Absolutely superb. Well done all :thumbsup:
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I can view the pictures via the link and read some of your wall but have no access to any other photos or info
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I can view the pictures via the link and read some of your wall but have no access to any other photos or info
Thanks ellisr.
I also shot a video of the wee ones having their first feed:
https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=245895578789617&saved# (https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=245895578789617&saved#)!/photo.php?v=245895578789617
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And, now that I am coming back down to earth a little, I can remember my manners and send a very big Thank You :bouquet: to everyone who has given advice and moral support and helped Meg and me achieve this lovely outcome!
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Sally the little piggies are lovely.
Well done to you and Meg of course
Sally
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Absolutely loved the pictures Sally, sooooooo cute, and they have doubled in size already! Thanks for sharing them :bouquet:
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Oh, they are so lovely ;D Meg-Pig is a very beautiful girl too, I love her spots :)
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How beautiful the little family is. Their house looks so cosy. :)
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They are gorgeous - congratulations to all.
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:trophy: :trophy: :trophy: :trophy: :trophy: to Meg and Mum and the new arrivals - they're gorgeous :wave:
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They are lovely :pig: :pig: :pig: :pig: :pig: :pig: :thumbsup:
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I'm so pleased it all went so well - and at such a civiised time of day, too. Congratulations to you all! Ooooh, I do love a happy ending!
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congratulations to you and Meg, they are delightful!
:pig:
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Congratulations and very well done :love: :pig: :pig: :thumbsup:
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Thanks for all the good wishes folks :wave:
I've struggled but finally have managed to upload a couple of short videos to Facebook.
First piglet is born:
https://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=lf#!/photo.php?v=246463668732808 (https://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=lf#!/photo.php?v=246463668732808)
Meg meets her first baby:
https://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=lf#!/photo.php?v=246332682079240&set=vb.100001075290984&type=2&permPage=1 (https://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=lf#!/photo.php?v=246332682079240&set=vb.100001075290984&type=2&permPage=1)
Modified - please try the links again
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Won't let me see them :-\
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Folks, I've edited the links to the videos, please try again.
Some of you have sent friend requests on Facebook - please send me a note to tell me who you are if it's not obvious!
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Glad everything went so well - congratulations. Next time it should be a lot more relaxed - for both of you.
One thing: noticed your comment "I also felt gently with a finger - nothing to feel."
Well, it would take a lot more than a finger to feel if anything was still in the pipeline, so to speak - the two uterine horns can be the length of your arm (2-3ft), so you would need to be in as far as your armpit in order to make sure there was nothing else in there! It's not an easy job, I can tell you! Lambing is child's play compared to helping with a difficult farrowing.
Hopefully your next farrowing will be as straightforward as this one, but something to bear in mind for the future. Enjoy watching your piglets (be warned that you will waste LOTS of time over the coming weeks!)
Liz x
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Thanks Liz. What I actually said was
I also felt gently with a finger - nothing to feel. So I've come back in to get hot soapy water etc. (I already had lube with me but by now want to wash my hands before going in.)
because I didn't want to put more than a finger in without getting washed.
As it happened she'd finished when I got back anyway.
Thanks anyway
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Ah, that explains it. Just thought some readers might underestimate the length of arm needed for a full examination! Really glad it all went well for you.
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Thanks for sharing Sally, that was lovely to watch :)
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Well done Sally and Meg glad it all went well and look forward to the next lot. :thumbsup:
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Well done Sally & Meg, glad all went to plan. Super pictures.
Been ofline all weekend so just catching up now.
Mandy :bouquet: :pig:
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Very very well done Meg, Sally you have a very pretty clever girl, 1 of my sows is not due until Dec but is getting special treatment already. :bouquet:
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Congratulations Meg & Sally :pig: :pig: :pig: :pig: :pig: :love: are absolutely adorable.
Just catching up, lovely to see the photo's & videos.
Enjoy!
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No intervention necessary, both afterbirths ejected by the time I returned.
What a clever pig!
I am absolutely delighted with the 5 healthy little bruisers; I wanted 4 or 5 but we all thought she'd be bound to have more. I only served her one time, not three, so perhaps that's how come I just got 5.
Anyway, Mum & babies, BH and myself are all warm and happy. It's been a very long-held ambition to have a sow have piglets - and I couldn't have bettered the experience.
yes if a pig is served 3 times there are more piglets, if you AI twice 12 hours apart.....then yes more piglets also. but 5 for a first timmer is good..... a lower weight on the sow is a forgiving weight to her piglets..
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I went to meet them ;D (sorry, went to meet Sally saw the piglets ;)). They have to be the cutest little creatures I've seen for a long time. They are chunky and tiny, charge about with their ears flapping and play the best wrestling/barging games. So lovely ;D
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fantastic and all the best for the stock
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I'm looking forward to showing my grandchildren the pictures and videos. Well done Meg :bouquet: :bouquet:(Though i dare say she would rather have a bouquet of carrots)
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I went to meet them ;D (sorry, went to meet Sally saw the piglets ;)). They have to be the cutest little creatures I've seen for a long time. They are chunky and tiny, charge about with their ears flapping and play the best wrestling/barging games. So lovely ;D
She liked the piglets too. ;) :D
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Congratulations they are lovely :pig: