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secuono

  • Joined Aug 2012
Pigs still wee little
« on: August 30, 2012, 12:41:21 am »
So my Potbelly piglets are still tiny, it's been a month and I really see very little growth. If they wouldn't scream bloody murder, I would weigh them.
How fast do they grow??
First 3 pics from the first week I got them. Last two pics from today with my hand as size reference. They are about 9-10in tall. The two black pigs have gotten a little taller. Pink boy was 3mo, blacks were 2mo. Now, obviously, 4 and 3mo old.





kitchen cottage

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Re: Pigs still wee little
« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2012, 07:32:29 am »
and they said micro pigs don't exist!

You don't need to pick them up to weigh them, you can calculate their weight (which is what I do).  I have a pig tape but there's a calculation you can do with a normal tape thats better.  If you scroll down, you'll see a post "do pig tape measures work", the calculation is posted on there.

I think they are adorable though!!

HappyHippy

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Re: Pigs still wee little
« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2012, 07:37:28 am »
Hiya  :wave:
Because you're looking at them every day you won't notice the size change ( a bit like how it is with kids  ;))
Pot bellied pigs are slower growing anyway, I wouldn't worry overly much at the minute  :)
As long as they are healthy and eating well try not to panic.

If you don't want to pick them up (I put my small pigs & piglets in one of the blue woven Ikea bags and hang on a luggage scale to weigh them  ;)) You could measure behind their front legs and their length, there's a calculation to figure out approx weight  (heart girth x heart girth x length - all measured in meters so you'd have 0.something ;) muliply that answer by 69.3 and you've got their weight in Kg) or you could just take their photo in the same spot every time (against a gate or something of fixed size) to give you a visual reference.
HTH
Karen

Sylvia

  • Joined Aug 2009
Re: Pigs still wee little
« Reply #3 on: August 30, 2012, 08:17:36 am »
My Kune piglets seem to stay tiny for weeks, then I suddenly see chunky, meaty weaners flying across the field towards me. I dare say you will find the same :o :o

Fowgill Farm

  • Joined Feb 2009
Re: Pigs still wee little
« Reply #4 on: August 30, 2012, 09:31:37 am »
So cute  :thumbsup: 
Love 'em when they're babies.
Mandy  :pig:

robert waddell

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Re: Pigs still wee little
« Reply #5 on: August 30, 2012, 01:15:50 pm »
pigs can stay at what looks like a standstill then take a burst of growing  even with pigs that can put on 12 kilos a week they don't look much bigger    :farmer:

secuono

  • Joined Aug 2012
Re: Pigs still wee little
« Reply #6 on: August 30, 2012, 02:02:40 pm »
Thanks!
Only pig I have a chance at measuring would be the pink boy, I'll look for my tape measure and give it a shot.

Sylvia

  • Joined Aug 2009
Re: Pigs still wee little
« Reply #7 on: August 30, 2012, 04:48:28 pm »
They look healthy enough, anyway :pig: :pig:

Mammyshaz

  • Joined Feb 2012
  • Durham
Re: Pigs still wee little
« Reply #8 on: August 30, 2012, 06:52:37 pm »
 :love: they look cute.

secuono

  • Joined Aug 2012
Re: Pigs still wee little
« Reply #9 on: August 31, 2012, 09:50:11 pm »
Well, here's one of their rare meals.
Usually, they get nothing but pellets and the grass under their feet. Today we made pickles and I had some left overs as well as slightly spoiled veggies I tossed in. I mixed their pellets in as well to absorb any excess liquids.

mwncigirl

  • Joined Sep 2011
Re: Pigs still wee little
« Reply #10 on: August 31, 2012, 10:02:58 pm »
Not sure if anyone has mentioned it earlier but measure them with a pig tape (or normal tape) while they're eating and they will hardly notice! Well, mine don't anyway.
Come find us on Facebook, Williams Poultry  :-)

secuono

  • Joined Aug 2012
Re: Pigs still wee little
« Reply #11 on: August 31, 2012, 11:22:32 pm »
When they are eating is the only time I can get so close as in the pics. Only the pink pig lets me rub and pat him, even w/o food. Black boy I can sort of pet when eating, black girl sometimes squeals when she notices I touched her. So, they are far from domesticated, lol.

Berkshire Boy

  • Joined May 2011
  • Presteigne, Powys
Re: Pigs still wee little
« Reply #12 on: September 03, 2012, 12:35:11 pm »
Hopefully none of that food has been in your kitchen.
Everyone makes mistakes as the Dalek said climbing off the dustbin.

deepinthewoods

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Re: Pigs still wee little
« Reply #13 on: September 03, 2012, 12:38:35 pm »
op is in usa bb.

Berkshire Boy

  • Joined May 2011
  • Presteigne, Powys
Re: Pigs still wee little
« Reply #14 on: September 03, 2012, 02:27:36 pm »
Oh sorry didn't realise. :innocent:
Everyone makes mistakes as the Dalek said climbing off the dustbin.

 

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