Author Topic: very small piglet help (Read 7595 times)

mowhaugh · « **Reply #15 on:** December 28, 2014, 10:18:10 am »

Bad news, Tiny Pig has vanished. He seemed to be doing well, still not getting any bigger, but perkier with the feeding and rushing with the others when the feed arrived, and then this morning completely gone. They are still indoors, so not really anywhere for him to go missing/escape, but searched and searched, I think he must have died and Delilah has eaten him. Poor Tiny Pig. The children are going to be gutted, too.

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #16 on:** December 28, 2014, 10:25:25 am »

Oh dear. Poor Tiny Pig, and poor you's all.

Anke · « **Reply #17 on:** December 28, 2014, 11:15:31 am »

Rats?

mowhaugh · « **Reply #18 on:** December 28, 2014, 12:48:25 pm »

Quote from: Anke on December 28, 2014, 11:15:31 am

Rats?

It is possible, although I think we've got the rats pretty much under control at the moment.

Daisys Mum · « **Reply #19 on:** December 28, 2014, 04:03:17 pm »

Oh no poor tiny pig, it's gutting when they and you fight so hard and then lose them

Marches Farmer · « **Reply #20 on:** December 28, 2014, 05:16:20 pm »

Quote from: mowhaugh on December 28, 2014, 10:18:10 am

Bad news, Tiny Pig has vanished. He seemed to be doing well, still not getting any bigger, but perkier with the feeding and rushing with the others when the feed arrived, and then this morning completely gone. They are still indoors, so not really anywhere for him to go missing/escape, but searched and searched, I think he must have died and Delilah has eaten him. Poor Tiny Pig. The children are going to be gutted, too.

Most likely explanation - a dead piglet would be a source of infection for the others so the sow's action is a practical one. Tiny ones often have an internal problem you can do nothing about. A very short life but a secure and comfortable one.