If you see one of the adults thumbing through a Mothercare Catalogue,sending the other pig out for a MacDonalds at 3am and demanding pilchards and ice-cream then take that as a sign. Even subtle hints,like digging out a Dulux colour card or mentioning that it likes that name when reading the credits of a film just watched,or bursts into tears for no apparent reason,be aware,be very aware.
"There are pregnancy kits available,but are expensive. Another way of telling is by squeezing her udder slightly and,if she is pregnant,will secrete milk. This,however,can only be done one day before she is due to farrow. Two weeks before she is due to farrow,she should be wormed."....... Katie Thear... Complete Book of Raising Livestock and Poultry. 115 days after being "serviced" she will give birth.
She will need her own run and farrowing crate,and she will need an increase in food rations during gestation,reduced slightly when feeding the piglets,then back onto maintenance rations after the piglets have been weaned. ....... Ree