The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: Tamsaddle on November 03, 2011, 03:52:03 pm
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Does anyone know the answer to this? When a sow/gilt shows a great deal of interest in another female pig, with lots of belly rubbing and mounting, is it the pig who is pretending to be a boar who is on heat, or the pig at the receiving end of all this unwanted attention? Still not quite sure which way round it is meant to work! Tamsaddle
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i've got a female that has been doing that with a younger gilt :) no swelling no other signs of heat on either of them. Very noisy squeeling and VERY high pitched but that comes from both of them. Will be readin ghtis thread with interest
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I have a Berkshire gilt that tries to mount everything in sight when she comes into season ::) but, if the other gilts are standing while she mounts them they will likely be in season too.
HTH
Karen :wave:
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Yes normally the one mounting that is on heat, although as HH says, could mean they both are!
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My sows do this.
The LW sow takes the boars role and the SB stands to be mounted, in their case both are hogging. And it's always this way round ! :pig:
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These replies have been very useful. After breakfast today our saddleback sow was mounting every other pig in the pen, including her daughters, despite her vulva looking much the same as usual. However, with back pressure, one spray and a little stimulation she froze completely for 5 minutes - felt very sorry for her I didn't have either a boar or catheter available, but in 3 weeks time one or other will be provided for sure! Thanks for your help - don't know what I'd do without this forum, it is brilliant being able to access all your knowledge and experience - Tamsaddle
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These replies have been very useful. After breakfast today our saddleback sow was mounting every other pig in the pen, including her daughters, despite her vulva looking much the same as usual. However, with back pressure, one spray and a little stimulation she froze completely for 5 minutes - felt very sorry for her I didn't have either a boar or catheter available, but in 3 weeks time one or other will be provided for sure! Thanks for your help - don't know what I'd do without this forum, it is brilliant being able to access all your knowledge and experience - Tamsaddle
Generally as a sow is starting to come on heat she will jump arund all over every body else. Then if there is no boar around she will continue unitl she goes on heat a day or so later. The next time this happens you need to have semen or a boar ready to allow her to be mated. :( Poor old girl...... all those hormones running a round and not a man around to help out.... :(