HI All,
We recently purchased an in pig Welsh Pedigree Gilt. She was due to farrow in 2-3 weeks. When husband checked her yesterday morning he spotted 2 piglets.
She was in the outside pig house as we were planning on bringing her in the weekend, with running water and farrowing rails etc - she had other ideas. On checking around lunch time she had around 6-8 and by tea time she had 12. She is in a well built outdoor house with loads of straw and she seems to have nested with lots of bits and pieces, twigs etc taken into the house.
All piglets are busy active and alert and seem to be feeding well. We have been told that her bloodline are great mothers and very placid.
Its the strangest/cutest thing seeing these tiny piglets poking there noses out and front feet into the mud.
These are the first animals born on our holding - something good was very much needed after the last couple of weeks.
Hoping you are all well
Take Care
Tx