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[CochinBrahmaLover=)]

Gosh, I guess I have never seen a goose egg before. That is huge! How frequently do they lay?

I have French Telouse, Brown Chinese and Tufted Romans. When they are laying they lay one every day or every other day. However, their lay period is relatively short. We love them for baking. We assume that a regular egg is 2.5 ounces. So if we need three eggs, we look for 7.5 ounces of egg, which is about normal for our goose eggs.

Well my friend is shocked shes laying, LOL. I thought they were like chickens, they have light, they lay, weird. She lays like once a week, she was laying 4 months ago or so, and then stopped. I'm happy to have eggs anyways, LOL.


Sooo... My dad hates Starbuck (nearly broke his grill ~ REALLY, my dad should've had that stupid gate that he put on the porch up since Starbuck DOES scratch his horns (I call them horns even tho their scurs - they LOOK like horns...) on stuff. Plus , he made the gate -its annoying to me, BTW, - SO USE THE DANG THING!) and so does my mom. Well I guess they were talking and my dad said 'He'd rather have a PBP (pot belly pig, he didn't say PBP I'm just gonna shorten it XD)', well my mom said she said 'But it'd freeze outside, their small ya know' and I guess my dad said 'Their indoor pigs!' Which, I'm GUESSING, means that I could get a PBP if I get rid of Starbuck ^.^. I L.O.V.E pigs, I love the smell, the curiosty, but big pigs scare me. Which is why since I saw the guy who we got Starbuck from had a PBP that wasn't obese, that was thin, I wanted one since. So I'm gonna jump on this, and ask my dad if we get rid of Starbuck, if I could get a PBP. It'd be an indoor pet, I'D LIKE to get it when it was a piglet (preferably a neutered boar < umm?? wether, XD? > but a sow <Uhh, starts with a g..... Umm....... Gabby?LOL XD,> would be OK. Full grown also OK ) I also want to potty train it. Thats possible, right? Plus it'll have to be living with 2 some-what aggressive dogs. They aren't 'Kill kill kill kill' type dogs but their both heelers (Australian cattle dogs - got a blue and a red ^.^) so their very dominance orinated so they do fight sometimes (the worst injury that's happened is now the male has a floppy ear from a bite - no injuries, just broke the cartilage. In all fairness hes usually on the lower rank, so when we got a husky he would always fight her and once she just bit his ear and made it flop. VERY cute, BTW, XD, ) And I'm kinda worried that the pig would be injured if one of the dogs got a bit too aggressive with it, what do y'all think? One hand I'm worried for the pig on the other is a PIG, it has TEETH, I should be worried for the DOG, LOL. (Another reason to get a piglet, to socialize it to dogs).

So, what do you y'all think? I would have him on a feeding plan so he wouldn't get obese (poor dogs, they won't have 24/7 food anymore, lol), he would probably sleep on a towel on the ground in, eh, maybe my bedroom or the dining room? He might get lonely by himself but not sure if I want a pig sleeping in my room, XD. So I want your guy's TRUE opinions, should I get one?

 

[Four Winds Ranch]

Potbellies are a lot of fun! They are smart too! I have some, but they live outside. I taught them to come, lay down, roll( but they can't quite make it all the way over), and also to lead with a harness! Because they are outside, I haven't house trained them, but I have a neighbor who has some house trained ones. They learn really fast.
Lol, they actually love to snuggle, especially the in the house pigs! Pigs are very clean and hate to be dirty so are easy to clean up after.
I find them to be very mild temperd, not aggressive at all, so, if your dogs tried to push your pig around, the pig will probably get the bad end. The neutered boars are the easiest going of all!
If your parents will let you, you would probably love a potbelly piglet!

 

[CochinBrahmaLover=)]

Potbellies are a lot of fun! They are smart too! I have some, but they live outside. I taught them to come, lay down, roll( but they can't quite make it all the way over), and also to lead with a harness! Because they are outside, I haven't house trained them, but I have a neighbor who has some house trained ones. They learn really fast.
Lol, they actually love to snuggle, especially the in the house pigs! Pigs are very clean and hate to be dirty so are easy to clean up after.
I find them to be very mild temperd, not aggressive at all, so, if your dogs tried to push your pig around, the pig will probably get the bad end. The neutered boars are the easiest going of all!
If your parents will let you, you would probably love a potbelly piglet!

Well our dogs are gentle with the chickens *cough cough* scared *cough cough*, so I assume they'd be the same.

Ugh, dad says I need to wait till spring DX. Well, if we get him as a outdoor pig, I will slowly turn him into and indoor pig ^.^ Otherwise goats will be his winter companions.


i saw your from Canada ~ How do the pigs fair the winter?

 

[Four Winds Ranch]

Potbellies are a lot of fun! They are smart too! I have some, but they live outside. I taught them to come, lay down, roll( but they can't quite make it all the way over), and also to lead with a harness! Because they are outside, I haven't house trained them, but I have a neighbor who has some house trained ones. They learn really fast.
Lol, they actually love to snuggle, especially the in the house pigs! Pigs are very clean and hate to be dirty so are easy to clean up after.
I find them to be very mild temperd, not aggressive at all, so, if your dogs tried to push your pig around, the pig will probably get the bad end. The neutered boars are the easiest going of all!
If your parents will let you, you would probably love a potbelly piglet!

Well our dogs are gentle with the chickens *cough cough* scared *cough cough*, so I assume they'd be the same.

Ugh, dad says I need to wait till spring DX. Well, if we get him as a outdoor pig, I will slowly turn him into and indoor pig ^.^ Otherwise goats will be his winter companions.


i saw your from Canada ~ How do the pigs fair the winter?

They do awesome! Even if it is -40 degrees C, as long as they have a shed or barn with lots of hay/straw!!!

 

[CochinBrahmaLover=)]

Potbellies are a lot of fun! They are smart too! I have some, but they live outside. I taught them to come, lay down, roll( but they can't quite make it all the way over), and also to lead with a harness! Because they are outside, I haven't house trained them, but I have a neighbor who has some house trained ones. They learn really fast.
Lol, they actually love to snuggle, especially the in the house pigs! Pigs are very clean and hate to be dirty so are easy to clean up after.
I find them to be very mild temperd, not aggressive at all, so, if your dogs tried to push your pig around, the pig will probably get the bad end. The neutered boars are the easiest going of all!
If your parents will let you, you would probably love a potbelly piglet!

Well our dogs are gentle with the chickens *cough cough* scared *cough cough*, so I assume they'd be the same.

Ugh, dad says I need to wait till spring DX. Well, if we get him as a outdoor pig, I will slowly turn him into and indoor pig ^.^ Otherwise goats will be his winter companions.


i saw your from Canada ~ How do the pigs fair the winter?

They do awesome! Even if it is -40 degrees C, as long as they have a shed or barn with lots of hay/straw!!!

Thanks! I'm excited :3

 

[Bridgemoof]

That's exciting about the PBP!

You know, I have the one BIG outside Vietnamese pig and the 2 inside little teacup piggies. I love them as pets, they are so funny and so cute. But let me tell you some of the things I have experienced with the inside pigs and the dogs, etc. First of all, the piggies are PIGS and their main goal in life is to find food, lol. I have to feed them in a separate room than the dogs. I separate them at feeding time because the piggies would go right after the dog food. The dogs are already aggravated with the pigs, because the pigs come up and snorkle in their faces looking for crumbs. The dogs growl at them. And I'm talking about my schnauzer and chihuaha/yorkie mix. Our Catahoula Leopard dog wants nothing to do with them, and so I keep them apart always because Ink would bite their heads off if he got aggravated. They have no fear of the dogs and won't keep their distance. Ink has growled at them a few times and that was enough for me to just keep them apart. Ink spends most of his time outside though so it's not a problem. They get along great with the cat!

They have been trained to use the cat littler box, but don't always use it. They started peeing under the kitchen table and now they go back to that spot repeatedly. Supposedly if they smell where they've peed once, they will always go back to that spot over and over again. I haven't been able to break them of that yet. And they pee A LOT. I mean quantity. And poop, again quantity. So even if they are using a litter box it needs to be cleaned out regularly. I use the pine nuggets which work well and help keep the smell down. Some people have their pigs trained to just go potty outside, which is cool. Oh, and you can't use regular cat litter because they snorkle around in it, and if they eat any it will clump in their bellies and cause a blockage.

Also, pigs love to root around in things. They love to drag shoes, socks, whatever around, and into their nesting box. They have ripped up the linings of the doggie beds and pulled the stuffing into their nesting box. They have tried to root around under the floor boards and have ripped off a few pieces of wood on the floor. They've pulled up a flagstone on the porch trying to root around under there. They've also ripped the binding off a few old books on the bookshelf. They are basically like having a puppy around!

Anyways, those have been some of my experiences so far. I hope you can get the pig, and just wanted to let you know some of the things to watch out for.

 

[CochinBrahmaLover=)]

That's exciting about the PBP!

You know, I have the one BIG outside Vietnamese pig and the 2 inside little teacup piggies. I love them as pets, they are so funny and so cute. But let me tell you some of the things I have experienced with the inside pigs and the dogs, etc. First of all, the piggies are PIGS and their main goal in life is to find food, lol. I have to feed them in a separate room than the dogs. I separate them at feeding time because the piggies would go right after the dog food. The dogs are already aggravated with the pigs, because the pigs come up and snorkle in their faces looking for crumbs. The dogs growl at them. And I'm talking about my schnauzer and chihuaha/yorkie mix. Our Catahoula Leopard dog wants nothing to do with them, and so I keep them apart always because Ink would bite their heads off if he got aggravated. They have no fear of the dogs and won't keep their distance. Ink has growled at them a few times and that was enough for me to just keep them apart. Ink spends most of his time outside though so it's not a problem. They get along great with the cat!

They have been trained to use the cat littler box, but don't always use it. They started peeing under the kitchen table and now they go back to that spot repeatedly. Supposedly if they smell where they've peed once, they will always go back to that spot over and over again. I haven't been able to break them of that yet. And they pee A LOT. I mean quantity. And poop, again quantity. So even if they are using a litter box it needs to be cleaned out regularly. I use the pine nuggets which work well and help keep the smell down. Some people have their pigs trained to just go potty outside, which is cool. Oh, and you can't use regular cat litter because they snorkle around in it, and if they eat any it will clump in their bellies and cause a blockage.

Also, pigs love to root around in things. They love to drag shoes, socks, whatever around, and into their nesting box. They have ripped up the linings of the doggie beds and pulled the stuffing into their nesting box. They have tried to root around under the floor boards and have ripped off a few pieces of wood on the floor. They've pulled up a flagstone on the porch trying to root around under there. They've also ripped the binding off a few old books on the bookshelf. They are basically like having a puppy around!

Anyways, those have been some of my experiences so far. I hope you can get the pig, and just wanted to let you know some of the things to watch out for.

OK maybe it would be best if we kept them outside then.... LOL.


Yup, they L.O.V.E. dog food and food in general. We raised up 2 pigs when I was like 9 or something. Or was it 2009? No idea. LOL. I think it had a 9 somewhere, XD. I liked them but they were soo freakin' big!

Thats a lot of ripping up stuff xD, yeah if they did no way would I 'slowly turn them into house pigs'.

Also I keep saying 'them' (dunno why) but a pig can be by itself with other animal companions, right?

 

[Alice Acres]

Our PB Bailey was an only pig. We trained her just like a dog - and she did really well. She was an outside pig, but had free range in our yard. Maybe we just lucked out, but we trained her not to root in the yard - not even in the 2 yard ponds we have. She was such a GOOD pig!

 

[CochinBrahmaLover=)]

Our PB Bailey was an only pig. We trained her just like a dog - and she did really well. She was an outside pig, but had free range in our yard. Maybe we just lucked out, but we trained her not to root in the yard - not even in the 2 yard ponds we have. She was such a GOOD pig!

How do you train them not to root? Actually rooting COULD be good in some cases ~ We have a garden that would DEFINITELY benefit from a rooting pig XD

Uggghhhhhh..... Mom doesn't want a PBP. Shes OK with PIGS, but not veintamese P's (G is sticky so I'll avoid using' it in my sentences, XD except where auto correct will help... XD) , >.< Uhhh.... Ya..... No. We're getting a PBP, not a large P, a small one. I LOVE P's, but not large ones. They scare me XD. So yeah, I want a PBP, I think my mom doesn't want one because they are fat buuuuutt....

OH! And if I sell Starbuck I might be able to score both a P and a goose, preferably a gander since we already have a female ^.^

 

[CochinBrahmaLover=)]

So y'all know how I was feelin better? Well.... Went to the doc'. My mom's friend husband's is a nurse, and when she mentioned I had been sick for so long she said it could be a BUNCH of things (Basset Hospital is crappy XD) So we went there.. They checked me for the flu, diabetes (I had been dehydrated a LOT) and strep. I was negative for flu and diabetes (WOOT) but have strep DX. If I didn't have any they would've seen if I had Mono. WTC?? I was like WHAT? when my mom mentioned that.. I know its not the kissing disease but either way.... DX

OH and right now I feel like crap. Have a headache, sometimes a fever, and my throat freakin' hurts, so drinking hurts, BUT I'M FREAKING DEHYDRATED!!! I HATE STREP, I HATE IT I HATE IT!!