Hi Hilarysmum, my friend's hubby brought me a 'goody bag' and said he gives piglets a dose of iron at 3 days. He works on a commercial pig farm, and the more I think about it the more I doubt I'll actually need it, as she's been on grass right up til yesterday (unlike the pigs he looks after
) so should be fine. But apparently it's good for perking them up (this is just what he told me, I've no experience of whether it's true or not)
Captain - I've got a towel at the ready
The last time I checked her (about an hour ago) her vulva seems not as swollen as before, but the area around it has changed colour (she's a black pig, but this area looks grey) and it's slightly raised - and when she 'talks' to me it seems to push out 4 or 5 inches, her udder's firm, but I wouldn't say hard. Maybe she's not as close as I had thought earlier, but I suspect it'll be a sleepless night all the same
If it's not babies, it's pigs !
