frustratedearthmother
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They are gorgeous! Nine is good - how many did she lose?
LMP's 2019 Farrowing Thread: New babies from Lucy and Prissy
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Bruce
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I'm sorry you lost some, were they just weak or is something else going on?
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Alright so, final count between four litters is 19 alive. Let me explain.
So Callie started showing earlier last week, she gave birth while I was at work on Friday night. I went to check up on her cause ya girl had a hunch something was up. So she gave birth in the shelter with the other pigs which caused 3 of the babes to be crushed. However there were 3 alive which i scooped up and moved into the barn. Next morning all three were dead, chilled I believe idek and one new baby who was ok. So out of seven Callie had one survive.
The next day before work I set up a very makeshift shelter because I was hoping Prissy would use it.
The whole day she was acting very mellow and had her milk in some so I knew it would be soon. The next morning I arrived to a brood of nine babies. She had carried 13, two crawled away and two were very underdeveloped. One disappeared on the first night so she was left with eight.
Yesterday morning a young gilt who just started showing like two days ago gave birth to a single baby boy. And Lu went into labor in the afternoon. I had to leave her around 2 to get ready for work and at that point she had five of her own plus the little boar from Mavis as Mae had no interest in her baby. On my dinner break I checked to see Lu had nine of her own and had passed the afterbirth. Mavis later decided she would co-raise the babes w/ Lucy so thats what they are doing now. All ten made it through the first night
Lu nursing as Mavis is on guard
the babes were loving the sun today, even Prissy’s brood have gone to bask in the rays. You can see Mavis and Lu watching over their babes. And Prissy is watching from behind the pallet.
Lu in early labor watching over Mae’s lil boy
Prissy’s brood taking a sunbathing intermission to get some milk.
So Callie started showing earlier last week, she gave birth while I was at work on Friday night. I went to check up on her cause ya girl had a hunch something was up. So she gave birth in the shelter with the other pigs which caused 3 of the babes to be crushed. However there were 3 alive which i scooped up and moved into the barn. Next morning all three were dead, chilled I believe idek and one new baby who was ok. So out of seven Callie had one survive.
The next day before work I set up a very makeshift shelter because I was hoping Prissy would use it.
The whole day she was acting very mellow and had her milk in some so I knew it would be soon. The next morning I arrived to a brood of nine babies. She had carried 13, two crawled away and two were very underdeveloped. One disappeared on the first night so she was left with eight.
Yesterday morning a young gilt who just started showing like two days ago gave birth to a single baby boy. And Lu went into labor in the afternoon. I had to leave her around 2 to get ready for work and at that point she had five of her own plus the little boar from Mavis as Mae had no interest in her baby. On my dinner break I checked to see Lu had nine of her own and had passed the afterbirth. Mavis later decided she would co-raise the babes w/ Lucy so thats what they are doing now. All ten made it through the first night
Lu nursing as Mavis is on guard
the babes were loving the sun today, even Prissy’s brood have gone to bask in the rays. You can see Mavis and Lu watching over their babes. And Prissy is watching from behind the pallet.
Lu in early labor watching over Mae’s lil boy
Prissy’s brood taking a sunbathing intermission to get some milk.
Bruce
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Watching over? They look like they are dead asleep!
The surviving ones look good, really sorry about Callie's that is rough.
AmberLops
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Those babies are beautiful! Congratulations 
Bruce
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Amber you live!!!!!!! Maybe you've not noticed but we've been worried by your absence.
AmberLops
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I know, and i'm sorry! Things have been rough around here
I'll try to update more often.
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They are adorable! They look kind of like Muppets. I wish you luck with the farrowings. Keep us posted.
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