@Tamsaddle: No, Margot is just getting larger - I think the first 'service' with the Mighty Raj maybe didn't take (they did spend quite a bit of the two days not quite hitting the mark - it was agony to watch
) but he had obviously got the nag of it by the time Lady Penelope was hogging 9 days later. We now expect Margot to pod a week on Monday. But, of course, only time will tell...
@PrincessPiggy: Sorry, I have no idea what the formal expectations are, if there are any. We chose Lady P on account of her lovely features and markings, and she is a pedigree BS. We chose Raj (also of good pedigree) on account of his fine looks, long ears and nose, and his proven ability to produce good sized litters. As far as I can tell, though, Lady Penelope's piglets all are lop eared, whereas the two sows Raj was with before had quite a few who were prick-eared and therefore not breed standard in that zone.
Tonight all is well in the ark. Spot's cut is healing. He (sorry he wasn't a she - my mistake!) is definitely the runt, and about half the size now of the other pigs, but does seem to have nipple No.1 and nipple No.2 - ie both the front nipples. I would expect them to be rich with milk, so I hope he will start to put on weight soon. Tomorrow, if Lady P is happy about it, I plan to supplement his feeding from her if he hasn't put on any more weight, keeping him with her apart from at bottle feeding times.
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