[Dan]

How many babies did Hotlips have? 





Well done Lill and Robert. 

[Olly398]

Okay, I count 15. They are fab!  congrats

[lill]

olly, are you sure you count 15? 

[HappyHippy]

16 ? Definately at least 15 
Well done Hot Lips & Lillian 

[princesspiggy]

thats great, clever girl

[Rosemary]

If the British Lop can farrow and rear this number of pigs, why is it a rare breed?

[robert waddell]

that is the big question  maybe the short legs they get bogged in the glabber       maybe the lop ears they cant see where the food is and maybe just lost the popularity vote
but the are very docile unlike other breeds  very good mothers  children can be with them without any fear and crossed with the Hampshire they have fantastic growth rates that can beat the commercial guys even in south America  there loss not mine eh rosemary now what was the name of that guy at the RHS

[Rosemary]

I wonder if they just don't look as engaging as some of the other traditional breeds?

[robert waddell]

it may well be that also the look of commercial pig with it being white just the same as the welsh pig just look at the popularity of kunnies and every daftie wants a micro pig

[bloomer]

i count 15 but im not sure, still nice piggies!!!

[lill]

Yes indeed hotlips did have 15 babies, if there is such a thing as reincarnation i do not want to come back as a pig and have that amount of babies suckling on my tits 

[princesspiggy]

does hot lips have more than 14 teats?

[robert waddell]

no just the 14

[Rosemary]

So these are Hamlops?

[robert waddell]

yes but this time with a different boar than the last two litters