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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: elliemai on July 16, 2010, 01:24:35 pm

Title: Ordered pigs...Worrying about collection
Post by: elliemai on July 16, 2010, 01:24:35 pm: Taken the pluge and ordered two pigs! Now I just need to work out how to pick them up!

Does anyone have a trailer in the Leeds/Yorkshire area?

Also probably the wrong place to post but if anyone knows anyone who'd like to share looking after pigs I'd be glad of a bit of extra help!

Many thanks,
Title: Re: Ordered pigs...Worrying about collection
Post by: suziequeue on July 16, 2010, 02:51:25 pm: It is acceptable - if they are weaners - to pop them into a straw lined puppy crate of even a large cardboard box (although the pigs do prefer to see out)! and transport them in the back of your car (estate car preferable I guess!)

Full sized pigs - obviously - need a trailer and I think whoever transports them needs to have an animal transportation certificate.

Susanna
Title: Re: Ordered pigs...Worrying about collection
Post by: elliemai on July 16, 2010, 03:21:32 pm: They are 11 weeks so I'm guessing a little bigger?
Title: Re: Ordered pigs...Worrying about collection
Post by: skidley on July 16, 2010, 04:20:02 pm: you would probably still get them in the back of a car in a dog crate, thats hoe everyone who has picked weaners up from me has done it
Title: Re: Ordered pigs...Worrying about collection
Post by: shetlandpaul on July 16, 2010, 05:21:05 pm: thou cloths pegs are useful. they do get very nervious on a trip.
Title: Re: Ordered pigs...Worrying about collection
Post by: dizzy1pig on July 16, 2010, 06:23:38 pm: I collected mine in a large cardboard box half filled with paper so nothing could leak out..

They are brilliant, start to train them young to sit for food, and sing to... easier to train than dogs

ENJOY :wave: :pig:
Title: Re: Ordered pigs...Worrying about collection
Post by: Sudanpan on July 16, 2010, 07:20:19 pm: We picked up 4 GOS weaners at 12 weeks old and they were happily transported in a large dog crate.
They are now 6 months old and for their trip to the abbatoir its going to be a proper trailer!
Enjoy
Tish
Title: Re: Ordered pigs...Worrying about collection
Post by: Daisys Mum on July 16, 2010, 07:46:06 pm: I picked up my 3 OSBs in a large dog cage, if you are using a trailor you do not need a transportation license if you are travelling up to 40 miles.
Title: Re: Ordered pigs...Worrying about collection
Post by: pointy on July 23, 2010, 07:12:40 pm: We collected our 2 saddleback weaners in the back of an estate car with a box and straw. They fell asleep within 10 minutes, keep the windows open otherwise the odour will choke you lol ;D P.S make sure your paperwork is in order.
Title: Re: Ordered pigs...Worrying about collection
Post by: shetlandpaul on July 23, 2010, 08:41:06 pm: our first lot were very upset on the journey. driving with you head out of the window is not recommended. the second lot were perfect. there journey was a lot shorter so no time for the pong to build up.
Title: Re: Ordered pigs...Worrying about collection
Post by: waterboy on July 25, 2010, 02:49:33 pm: We've used both a trailer and a dog crate to collect our middle whites and I have to say the 3 weaners seemed quite happy in the back of the landie in the crate and were quickly asleep in the hay we placed in there so no problems going down that route.
Best of luck ;D