Author Topic: pig has popped  (Read 3221 times)

feldar

  • Joined Apr 2011
  • lymington hampshire
pig has popped
« on: August 22, 2011, 02:49:03 pm »
yipee my pig has had 15 lovely piglets, she produced on Saturday and they are not boring colours, We have aome like mum a saddleback  some all black and some really porky white ones.
Mum is very contented flat out suckling them all, only one was born dead.
She has a lovely nature too doesn't mind us near them at all

little blue

  • Joined Jun 2009
  • Derbyshire
Re: pig has popped
« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2011, 02:51:07 pm »
congratulations!  :D  :pig:
Little Blue

calamityjane

  • Joined Aug 2011
  • sauchie
Re: pig has popped
« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2011, 03:08:35 pm »
HI JUST WONDERED BOUGHT A KUNE THE BOY SAID HE THOUGHT SHE MIGHT BE pregnant she is stabled just now seems to be making a nest tail wags constantly is there anyway to know if she is signs etc that would help me going to text the last owner to ask i know the pig they were taking had had a litter the day before they didn't know she was pregnant any advice would be appreciate thanks jane

HappyHippy

  • Guest
Re: pig has popped
« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2011, 04:13:39 pm »
CJ, Her udder will fill with milk and start to get full looking. 24 hours before she farrows you'll be able to express milk quite easily. Her vulva will appear swollen and red and she'll be quite restless. You will be able to tell if she's actually labouring by watching her breathing - she'll almost pant when having a contraction  ;) Before a piglet is born she'll thrash her tail about a bit.
HTH
Karen x

SallyintNorth

  • Joined Feb 2011
  • Cornwall
  • Rarely short of an opinion but I mean well
    • Trelay Cohousing Community
Re: pig has popped
« Reply #4 on: August 22, 2011, 06:07:31 pm »
Many congratulations, feldar and your girl - how clever she is.  Piccies as soon as you can pleeeeaaaaassseee!   ;D
Don't listen to the money men - they know the price of everything and the value of nothing

Live in a cohousing community with small farm for our own use.  Dairy cows (rearing their own calves for beef), pigs, sheep for meat and fleece, ducks and hens for eggs, veg and fruit growing

faith0504

  • Joined Aug 2010
  • Cairngorms
  • take it easy and chill
    • blaemuir cottage
Re: pig has popped
« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2011, 07:36:50 pm »
oh bless pictures please  :wave:

Miss Piggy

  • Joined Mar 2011
  • Cardigan Bay, Ceredigion
Re: pig has popped
« Reply #6 on: August 22, 2011, 09:48:10 pm »
Wow, thats fantastic Feldar, so looking forward to the pictures! Always had weaners before but hoping to get one of our gilts in pig when she is a little older. Exciting to hear about yours.

feldar

  • Joined Apr 2011
  • lymington hampshire
Re: pig has popped
« Reply #7 on: August 23, 2011, 09:23:33 am »
I will try and get some piccs but i'm not the most computer minded person in the world so i might fail miserably. but i will give it a go

 

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