Luvmypets Journal: A New Season

[luvmypets]

That is because you listen to your animals. Animals talk to you, but you have to listen in order to hear them.

It’s strange in a way but I understand them better than people most of the time.

 

[luvmypets]

Emmy is such an angel. I was sitting leaned up against the pig shelter when miss Emmy came waddling over from the mud puddle. Then she came right up to me and rested her head in my lap and got my legs covered in mud. If she wasn’t as sweet as she is I would have been annoyed but it was such a special moment. I came up with a plan for her farrowing suite. We have a gate at the front of the pig shelter so we are going to board up part of the shelter so the other hogs cant access and we can use the gate to move in and out of the farrowing space. My plan is to let her be free with the other pigs until I see milk and then she will be moved. This will help keep Priss’s litter away from her as they are so nosy. Plus she can still see the other hogs through the gate.

Also a bit random but Lucy fell asleep next to me yesterday and she started “nursing” in her sleep. I didn’t have my phone on me but trust me it was priceless.

 

[Baymule]

What's a little mud compared to pig love? Your animals have complete trust in you and your reward is moments like this.

 

[luvmypets]

Emmy is so cranky. Im thinking t-20 days at most. Still no milk but babies are moving more and she has more of a bag every day. She was so mean to the piglets today, like full on chasing them away from her mean. Also the boar tried to nose around her back rnd and she was having none of it. Whipped around and gave him a what for. I cant blame her for having no patience with the others as they can be quite obnoxious. They all want attention so if I go to sit with Emmy to comfort her I get bombarded by half the brood and then they start bothering Em's.

 

[luvmypets]

Me and my dad went to the produce auction to get fresh veggies for the pigs. So we bring them home and start feeding everyone and well. I noticed Emmy looked skinnier and something told me to look in the hut. At a distance I saw something dark laying in the straw "could that really be a piglet? She isnt due yet..right?!" And imagine my surprise when yes in fact it is an extremely small baby lying in the straw shivering. It took a few hours but they are settled now. Im a bit concerned because no more babies have come or afterbirth. She isnt in distress and is eating and drinking so she may just have one baby and couldve passed the afterbirth and cleaned it up while we were out. I'll keep you guys updated.

 

[Latestarter]

Wow... only having one piglet would be highly disappointing... Hope she just let that little one escape early and the rest are still cooking, to pop out here shortly.

 

[luvmypets]

Wow... only having one piglet would be highly disappointing... Hope she just let that little one escape early and the rest are still cooking, to pop out here shortly.

It would but everything considered its understandable. She was too young when she got bred. Shes not even 10 months old yet. It was a mistake on our part and I hope her next litter will be better. That will determine if she stays or not. And although as a producer you always want more, Im just glad the baby is ok.

 

[Mike CHS]

We had a couple of sheep that got bred early by mistake and we were happy when both had singles rather than multiples so I know where you're coming from.

 

[luvmypets]

After lots of debating I decided to take the little lady in for tonight. Emmy decided to build her nest in a very drafty and open spot. The temp was in mid 60s today plus wind and cold rain. Unfortunatly we couldnt get her to move and I had a gut feeling the baby wouldnt make it if we left her with Emmy. So far shes doing great and getting the colostrum and warmth she needs.

 

[Bruce]

Likely a good decision, will you put her back out with Emmy tomorrow or are you going to have another Lucy?