Coffee anyone ?

[The_V's]

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Good morning!! We got snow last night again. Ugh. Not much, but, still, who needs It? Our mini pig, Petuna, is due any day...we keep checking her for milk, per The V’s...still no goop either..but, man she’s miserable and can’t really move. I keep doing my research on how to help a mini pig farrow!! View attachment 71801View attachment 71802View attachment 71803

She looks great, keep checking her for milk and you'll know you're pithing the last 24 hrs or less. You're doing a great job, the first is always a nail biter soon you'll be an old pro at this. Pigs are way easier than goats when it comes to labor and very quiet too. If you're used to goat labor like my partner was you'll be as shocked as she was at how quiet pig labor is.

 

[The_V's]

morning all, Jims having coffee Im drinking a soda. We lost our little Rita the Runt last night, seems it was a genetic issue after all cause I know we did everything we could for her. Yesterday we brought home a little 3/4 mangalitsas 1/4 guinea hog gilt. We also brought home a mini pig named Penny who's family wanted us to bring her here to Happy Quack Farms cause they have jerks for neighbors who turned them into the city for having a pig. The loss of Rita will probably send me into a bottle for a day or two but the farm must go on and I have two new pigs here to acclimate and work with so they know Im momma and mommas bring treats and snuggles. All the piglets from our seven litters this month are doing great, Rita was the only one in 7 litters who didn't make it. So I guess that means good numbers for the farm just sucks that it was my little MangoRita baby.

 

[Bunnylady]

30 "positives" in our county, 1500 in our state; the governor ordered us all to "stay at home" as of 5 pm yesterday. Y'all know the drill by now - if you have a job to go to, need to go out to get stuff, yadda, yadda, yadda . The Sheriff has said, basically, "hey, we're not setting up roadblocks or anything. If we see someone on the road, we're going to assume they have a good reason to be there." So no, we don't have a curfew, but with even most of the traditionally 24-hour stores closing at 6 or so, by dark, this place is a ghost town.

 

[Bruce]

Eh.... we have enough light so that the chickens are laying.... but it is still cold, so lots of frozen or close to frozen eggs.

Spring will come Al!!

but, man she’s miserable and can’t really move.

Maybe some short stilts so she can get her lower parts off the ground?

The loss of Rita will probably send me into a bottle for a day or two

The soda bottle I hope! I'm really sorry you lost Rita, you did all you could but sometimes you can't win against Mother Nature.

 

[The_V's]

Spring will come Al!!


Maybe some short stilts so she can get her lower parts off the ground?


The soda bottle I hope! I'm really sorry you lost Rita, you did all you could but sometimes you can't win against Mother Nature.

I went to say goodbye and she huffed, so Im warming her up and gave her B shots so now its a waiting game, she pees on me every other time I pick her up and hold her which means she aint all gone yet. I did body pickup for the coroners office in college so I know dead only let go of their bowels once when all the muscles relax and the brain shuts off, which means there's a little life in her yet Im hoping I can bring her round again but Jimmy already has her hole dug over in the family pets area of our property he doesn't think she's gonna come back all the way he says she's too far gone. here s hoping yall wish me luck I'm not giving up on this little piggy

 

[Bruce]

You can only do your best! Good luck.

 

[Mini Horses]

While I know all the closings and stay at homes are needed -- it's depressing since there is no limit seen at this time. Very unlike normal "life". At home, all is as usual, chores, new babes, etc. Just the rest of the world that weird.

The trickle down is getting bad with so many now out of work. THAT is an issue and this government supplement, well that's a "hurry up & wait" check and some really can't wait. It's needed when you have no income. At least I have a retirement income!!!

 

[Bruce]

Yep. We are lucky, I have my retirement income and DW is "essential services" at the P.O. so other than not going out to "play" with others (which I don't do anyway), things are pretty normal.

 

[promiseacres]

Coffee is on.
Should be a nice day, 50 degrees predicted , probably will vaccinate the horses. Go to the farm and move more rocks and pick up branches in the hay field.

 

[Duckfarmerpa1]

morning all, Jims having coffee Im drinking a soda. We lost our little Rita the Runt last night, seems it was a genetic issue after all cause I know we did everything we could for her. Yesterday we brought home a little 3/4 mangalitsas 1/4 guinea hog gilt. We also brought home a mini pig named Penny who's family wanted us to bring her here to Happy Quack Farms cause they have jerks for neighbors who turned them into the city for having a pig. The loss of Rita will probably send me into a bottle for a day or two but the farm must go on and I have two new pigs here to acclimate and work with so they know Im momma and mommas bring treats and snuggles. All the piglets from our seven litters this month are doing great, Rita was the only one in 7 litters who didn't make it. So I guess that means good numbers for the farm just sucks that it was my little MangoRita baby.

Well, that’s good and bad news at the same time?? Petuna popped last night!! I’ll text you later...I’ve got a runt, but 8 healthy ones!! Yeah!