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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: JulieS on December 11, 2009, 03:18:49 pm

Title: Still waiting!
Post by: JulieS on December 11, 2009, 03:18:49 pm: Well Bluebell, my GOS, was due to farrow around 8th December......I'm still waiting.

She's quite restless today, and bagging up.......So hopefully not too much longer to wait for the patter of tiny trotters :love: :pig: :love:
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Post by: jameslindsay on December 11, 2009, 03:20:31 pm: Waiting around is always the worst part eh? I hope she goes soon and all goes well.
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Post by: Hilarysmum on December 11, 2009, 03:23:58 pm: And pictures please ....
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Post by: little blue on December 11, 2009, 07:05:51 pm: Waiting to hear.... !!
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Post by: HappyHippy on December 11, 2009, 07:42:00 pm: Give her a curry, a beer and take her for a drive over the fields - worked a treat for me ;)
But seriously, I hope it all goes well and look forward to seeing your photos ;D
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Post by: Roxy on December 11, 2009, 09:11:35 pm: Fingers crossed it happens soon. Its so hard when you are waiting ....I am waiting for my two goats to kid.
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Post by: JulieS on December 12, 2009, 06:57:51 am: Thank you everyone. I'm so excited....The waiting is killing me! A bit like when I was little at Christmas time.....But even better :)

Bluebell had a restless night...and not just because I was checking her every hour! lol......But no piglets yet.

I've got the camera ready.

Maybe today is the day?!?!?
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Post by: ukag0972 on December 12, 2009, 07:58:40 am: Have you checked to see if her milk is through yet? It's usually12 hours after that!!
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Post by: Hilarysmum on December 12, 2009, 08:36:19 am: Dont forget to put film in the camera if its not digital, and check the batteries are fully charged!!!!!!!!!
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Post by: JulieS on December 12, 2009, 10:52:07 am: Digital camera at the ready......Thanks for reminding me about the batteries Hilarysmum, put new ones in just in case.

A few drops of milk, but not lots of it. So a bit more time to go then.

It's a nice change to have some sunshine here today. All the pigs are outside enjoying it.....it's very welcome after all the rain we've had. Hopefully the sun will help dry out some of this mud.

I'm off to join them.....Continuing the piglet watch :love: :pig: :love:
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Post by: JulieS on December 13, 2009, 05:58:32 am: 9 little piggies!!!!!!!!!

Bluebell finished farrowing around 2 this morning. What a lovely Mum she is.

Pictures to follow later today.
:love: :pig: :love:
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Post by: ukag0972 on December 13, 2009, 07:46:25 am: Congratulations!

I love baby piglets!!
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Post by: jameslindsay on December 13, 2009, 08:50:35 am: That's brilliant news, well done.
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Post by: Hilarysmum on December 13, 2009, 09:01:17 am: Lovely news on a freezing but sunny day
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Post by: little blue on December 13, 2009, 05:34:45 pm: Congrats to you and Bluebell !
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Post by: JulieS on December 15, 2009, 12:04:38 pm: Thank you everyone :)

Bluebell and the piglets are doing very well. The piglets even ventured out into the sunshine briefly yesterday.

I'll try and post a couple of pictures.
:love: :pig: :love:
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Post by: Hilarysmum on December 15, 2009, 04:34:15 pm: Lovely piglets
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Post by: little blue on December 15, 2009, 07:36:33 pm: aww, lovely spotty piggies!
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Post by: JulieS on December 15, 2009, 08:11:02 pm: It seems that I am spending a lot of time at the moment just watching them. :)
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Post by: Snoopy on December 15, 2009, 10:10:10 pm: It is a wonderful litter - Our last GOS babies are now 8 weeks old and are
still very watchable - its a full time job, they are always up to something
and are so cute

Hope you all have a very merry christmas - you will soon be handfeeding them
lettuce leaves and stuff - great fun. Ours love to play football.

Well done Julie from Julie x
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Post by: HappyHippy on December 16, 2009, 07:21:40 am: They're gorgeous Julie ;D
Congratulations
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Post by: JulieS on December 16, 2009, 07:52:33 am: Thank you Julie and Karen......They are so adorable, all snuggled up together while Mum is having breakfast right now. :)
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Post by: JulieS on December 17, 2009, 11:28:59 am: OK....so I have a new camera and feeling like a new Mum showing off her babies!!!

The piglets were out in the sunshine earlier. :love: :pig: :love:
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Post by: dixie on December 17, 2009, 01:07:49 pm: Congratulations! they are lovely ;D why arent they swimming in mud? mine are!! ;)
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Post by: Stanley on December 17, 2009, 01:42:44 pm: I was going to say the same Dixie. Firm ground AND grass....Not fair!
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Post by: JulieS on December 17, 2009, 01:57:54 pm: The pictures seem to be very deceiving. Most of the pigs are swimming in mud. I've put down 'walkways' of shuttering ply over the mud for me to get into the pens to keep the straw fresh in the arks. A layer of straw over the top stops them getting too slippery for the pigs. An added bonus, in the farrowing area, is that the piglets can walk about without having to put their wellies and armbands on :) :) :)
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Post by: BadgerFace on December 17, 2009, 02:21:20 pm: Beautiful babies - well done Bluebell :pig: :pig: :pig: