I've been dealing with GP for a few weeks now, not sure if it was a primary or secondary issue on a 60#er. We BBQ'd his twin brother and then he got melancholy, stooped eating, hunched back, wobbly and then no dice. Wouldn't move and developed abscess and major gross GP . Treated with...
Thanks for the replies. Something is wrong with her and I agree waiting is the best call. Unfortunately, we lost the three remaining ones during the day yesterday.:(
Our first litter was a disaster to say the least, and Im told that when a Momma pig kills her litter there is no point in trying again. Ive also been told to wait a week or two until we make sausage out of the B$%@#%#$%! Hear that all the hormones will taint the meat. Though she seems to be...
Last night momma pig delivered ten perfect little piggys and then when nuts and killed 5 of them. We waited for awhile and tried to reintroduce the remaining ones back to her but she tried to kill them too. We were able to save 3 though one has a bad bite on the leg and its not looking good...
last night momma pig delivered ten perfect little piggys and then when nuts and killed 5 of them. We waited for awhile and tried to reintroduce the remaining ones back her but she tried to kill them too. We were able to save 3 though one has a bad bite on the leg and its not looking good. We...
Thanks for your reply, unfortunately momma delivered 10 beautiful little piggies and then went nuts and killed all but three that we were able to save. one has a pretty bad bite on the leg and not to sure it will survive. Been a long night/morning. We are bottle feeding right now but any...
It looks like our first litter is about to be coming into the world shortly:D What if anything do I do with the Umbilical cord and what about clipping the teeth? anything else I should be doing?
any advise is appreciated, thanks
Bred fish before but new to piggys;)
I have a gilt that I thought was due last Thursday! She is very large and getting a bit cranky with the other ones. I had got a bail of straw for her to farrow in a old single horse stall about 12'x12' but she doesn't seem to like it. I have her who will be one year old next month, a boar who...