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spoon

  • Joined Feb 2010
how long do pigs carry for
« on: October 19, 2010, 05:08:45 pm »
how long do pigs carry for ?

kbomgte

  • Joined Jun 2010
Re: how long do pigs carry for
« Reply #1 on: October 19, 2010, 05:48:45 pm »
Three months, three weeks and three days.  :pig: :pig: :pig: :wave:

oaklandspigs

  • Joined Nov 2009
  • East Sussex
    • OaklandsPigs
Re: how long do pigs carry for
« Reply #2 on: October 19, 2010, 06:20:57 pm »
and some say three hours three minutes !

or 115 days.

If you have a definite mating date, then it is highly likely that your pig will go a max two days either side - it is very rare (rare = it does happen, very rare = someone on the forum will have an exception)) to be earlier or later than this, as I say IF you have a definite mating date ie seen full lock and hold.

Most of our sows farrow early or late evening - normally just as suppers ready, or just as you're ready for bed :) - some you will find had or are having when you get up, but whilst they can have at anytime it is uncommon in the middle of the day (uncommon - yes it does happen - for us maybe 1 in 25)
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