[GribinIsaf]

We have a gilt due to farrow - or so we thought.  We used AI - our first time but we thought it went ok.  We inseminated her on three successive days (1) not bad (2) seemed good (3) not a success.

Recently we were pretty confident she was in pig.  Her underlined has noticeably dropped although her teats do not seem to have altered.  We thought there was a little white mucus discharge this afternoon.

But - we are now near the end of day 116 follow AI attempt (2).  So, (a) she may yet farrow tonight  (b) she may not be in pig after all? or (c)...?

My questions are:  what is the range of gestation, I thought it was only one day either way?  And, is there a scenario where she might need intervention?

Two years into pig keeping we have had two previous farrowings which went smoothly.

Thanks for any thoughts.

[Marches Farmer]

I've often had a gilt go 6 to 8 days "over".  Unfortunately gilts can't read calendars!  Have everything ready, give her a good layer of straw bedding and watch for nest-building.  Our last gilt farrowed six days "late" and popped out 12 healthy piglets in less than two hours with no problems whatsoever.

[GribinIsaf]

I've often had a gilt go 6 to 8 days "over".  Unfortunately gilts can't read calendars!  Have everything ready, give her a good layer of straw bedding and watch for nest-building.  Our last gilt farrowed six days "late" and popped out 12 healthy piglets in less than two hours with no problems whatsoever.

Thanks for that. Will do.

[harmony]

My girls rarely go over and if so one or two days maximum. If she has milk she should be in pig. 

[mowhaugh]

I had a gilt go 3 weeks over. I've been told a million times I must have made a mistake but I didn't. It was before I had my own boar, and she was with the nearest boar to us (12 ish miles away) for 3 days and that was it. They were fine, I was exhausted with late night checks!

[harmony]

So, she was in with the boar for three of the 20 days she was away?