Promise will do photos this afternoon.
Twinkle got up briefly for some tea last night at around 4pm having fed her piglets continuously since they were born, all are feeding well though two are very small. She has been a bit arsey with them as i think so many are quite a shock to her (she only had six last time!) she flings a lot of straw around when she's settling down and knocks hell out of them with by sweeping her front legs back when they're squabbling on to her teats to feed, once they're on and feeding she's fine and will lay for hours. Went out at 9pm last night and she wouldn't get up so left food in for her (she has a drinker too) but was untouched at 6.30 this morning so she had to be slapped about to get her up and out where she at last had something to eat and more importantly to drink, she also emptied out so no problems there thankfully, piglets are finding their way back & forwards to the creche, she broke off eating her breakfast to go and shout at them and then came back to finish off her grub. She then was furiously rooting in the corner of the farrowing house where i discovered her eating a lump of afterbirth that i had either missed or she had expelled further in the night (never had a sow do this) As i've come to work she was flinging straw & piglets in all directions so we'll see how she's doing at lunchtime.
Having had only 6hrs sleep in the last 48 i'm somewhat on auto pilot today, my eyes feel out on stalks and my head is buzzing (not used to all that coffee!) but needs must when you have piglets, i'm sure things will settle down in the next couple of days, hopefully the weather will stay fine and warm and they'll be out causing havoc before i know it!
Thnaks for all your good wishes and promise will do pics today!
Mandy
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