Out of 9 piglets there were 6 boys. The runt of the litter is a boy again and is a lot smaller than the other ones
momma is still VERY protective over them and it was a job to get them away from her without being bitten lol she'll come around.
We did them this morning and it all went well. Injected local into them and left them for about 8 mins in a box to calm them down and let the meds work.
All of the castrations went really well with minimal bleeding and very little stress. The worst and most stressful part was separating from mum
We left them in a cat carrier with a warm blanket after they were done so we could keep an eye on them and make sure that they were all ok. No bleeding, no stress and when we took them back to the pen they all walked out to see mum (who was on guard) quite happily and then munched on fruit, veg and pig meal.