Little help please

[Mouse14]

[URL=http://s9.photobucket.com/user/kiru-san/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20160629_113110.jpg.html][/URL]You can see how tiny the runt is in this picture! She's so little. Maybe 3 inches long! She's adorable. She's another one I'm watching closely. I hope momma doesn't decide to crush her since she's so small. Are twins common in piglets? I have one big black one and then her. Then I have one big white and black one and a small white and black one lol. The smaller ones are much smaller than the bigger ones

 

[Mouse14]

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[Latestarter]

Ummm by common definition wouldn't they all be septuplets vice twins? Or I guess now that would be sextuplets (6)... As for color and size, from my understanding, that can be all over the spectrum within the same litter. Hopefully everything goes smoothly going forward They are cute little porkers, and mom seems to be doing what a good mom should be doing. They're really pretty smart animals... Heard years ago that they are actually smarter than a dog... Don't know if that's true or not.

 

[Mouse14]

Ummm by common definition wouldn't they all be septuplets vice twins? Or I guess now that would be sextuplets (6)... As for color and size, from my understanding, that can be all over the spectrum within the same litter. Hopefully everything goes smoothly going forward They are cute little porkers, and mom seems to be doing what a good mom should be doing. They're really pretty smart animals... Heard years ago that they are actually smarter than a dog... Don't know if that's true or not.

Oh I believe it!! My pigs are a little smarter than my dogs without being taught tricks and stuff.

 

[TAH]

Yes they are for sure. Just to put this into perspective our male goat is smarter than our dog, and our dog is smart! So I would guess a pig is smarter than a dog.

 

[Mouse14]

Finally spent some time outside with the male. I feel bad lol. He smelled the babies is on me! He was so intrigued. I do have yet another question! Lol what do you guys use for tick control. My poor guy has so many yearlings ticks on him I get them off every chance I can, the smaller ones are just a lot harder bc he will only lay still so long :/

 

[micah wotring]

IDK
I wonder if maybe the chickens would be a help with that.
Pigs and other animals as well.
Hmmmm
They would probably just peck away the skin and get them all bloody.

 

[TAH]

I am not sure, but our chickens use to peck tick and fleas off of our goats. Put DE on him and it will dry out the eggs and the ticks. Also works very well on fleas.

 

[Mouse14]

I've tried DE for our flea problem before resorting to flea pills for the dogs and cats. Nothing else worked. I've never heard of it killing ticks thoughm I still have about a lb of that. Don't own any chickens. We have a lot of open field the pigs love exploring. Grass is super tall so they get ticks easy. They also chill at the creek below the house.

 

[Mouse14]

My pigs are so onry I don't think they'd let chickens pick at them lol. They deal with 4 little dogs all day haha