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Duckfarmerpa1
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Oh my gosh! Is that A Juliana Mini Pig? I had one over the holidays. I wanted to raise them...but I didn’t want her as a house pet. Everything I read on them...all the websites must’ve been from southern states...they were in or outside animals. Ours was named Piper. 5 mths old. Liter trained...fast as anything! But, it’s super cold here. My hubby built her an insulated box in the barn, with heat lamp, but it didn’t get above 55*....I didn’t want her in there. I found her a wonderful family who had been looking for a mini because the babysittEr has one! She is there now and they send me pictures all the time! I miss her, but. Know she is better off with children. Congratulations on your new baby! She/he is adorable!!
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misfitmorgan
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Kind of....
That is the great great grandson of our mini boar Mr. Pig. Mr. Pig was a pure juliana mini pig, the girl pig we had was 3/4 juliana 1/4 potbelly because it was the only unrelated female we could find in the area. They had a litter and our friend wanted a couple so we gave him a few, he got a pot cross mini female from another person and started breeding them sort of on accident. A few litters later and another boar off our mini's. His pigs produced a mini boar that was only 20lbs. We took that mini boar over to our other friends house because he had a 3/4 mini 1/4 pot female who was unrelated that was about 30lbs at around a year old who he wanted to breed. So they got together and had a litter...and that is where our new house piglet came from.
So yes he is some portion of mini but what exactly we dunno. I know 5 yrs ago what we started with and what our piglets mom was...the boar is the mystery percentage. Closest guess I have atm is 80% mini 20% pot. Our piglet is 7 weeks old atm.
Yes he lives in the house and is liter trained and trained to go outside to potty. You can keep mini pigs outside this is the first house pig we have ever had all our other pigs were in the barn. Once they reach adult age they do fine but should have a buddy to share body heat.
That is the great great grandson of our mini boar Mr. Pig. Mr. Pig was a pure juliana mini pig, the girl pig we had was 3/4 juliana 1/4 potbelly because it was the only unrelated female we could find in the area. They had a litter and our friend wanted a couple so we gave him a few, he got a pot cross mini female from another person and started breeding them sort of on accident. A few litters later and another boar off our mini's. His pigs produced a mini boar that was only 20lbs. We took that mini boar over to our other friends house because he had a 3/4 mini 1/4 pot female who was unrelated that was about 30lbs at around a year old who he wanted to breed. So they got together and had a litter...and that is where our new house piglet came from.
So yes he is some portion of mini but what exactly we dunno. I know 5 yrs ago what we started with and what our piglets mom was...the boar is the mystery percentage. Closest guess I have atm is 80% mini 20% pot. Our piglet is 7 weeks old atm.
Yes he lives in the house and is liter trained and trained to go outside to potty. You can keep mini pigs outside this is the first house pig we have ever had all our other pigs were in the barn. Once they reach adult age they do fine but should have a buddy to share body heat.
Duckfarmerpa1
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Wait.....I was planning to breed, so we bought her...and then when we got her they said no..she need to be inside. We still took her of course! I did a lot of research and it said they need to be in temps between 50* and 80*. The box Chris made was plywood, double insulated then plywood. 4x 8..with heat lamp and never got above 55*. We put her with our Hampshire a bit because we could tell he loved her..and he did! He bawled when he took her out. But, I didn’t want her in the box, and. Didn’t want her getting cold. No one around here has them...so, I didn’t know. I can’t believe, now, I read that they CAN be in the cold?? My pot belly pig got a whiff of her and tried to go after her. Portly is never in that barn, but she must’ve smelled her. Luckily I got Piper in time! She was so fragile seeming! Her hooves were no bigger than quarters! I think I’m going to get two pots in the spring so I won’t have to worry so much. Are you getting another house pig?
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Unless it is spring/summer/fall I wouldnt put a mini outside unless they were a year old or better and she needs a buddy to share heat. Pigs are tough after they make it to about a year old. Our big pigs dont seem to care at all about the cold, they will play in the water and steam rolls off them when it is in the teens or colder outside.
No we dont plan on getting any other house pigs, this one is a house pig because he was socialized with people. Mr pig and his wife were outside barn pigs because they were not and wanted nothing to do with people. So I think it just depends. His hooves atm are probly the size of nickles I dont think he will be tiny tiny but 30lbs or less I'm pretty sure. His mom is only about a foot tall and his dad was maybe 10inches tall.
No we dont plan on getting any other house pigs, this one is a house pig because he was socialized with people. Mr pig and his wife were outside barn pigs because they were not and wanted nothing to do with people. So I think it just depends. His hooves atm are probly the size of nickles I dont think he will be tiny tiny but 30lbs or less I'm pretty sure. His mom is only about a foot tall and his dad was maybe 10inches tall.
Baymule
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The mini pigs are for sale on Craigslist all the time here. Cute, but no thanks. I limit my pigs to feeder pigs and I am happy with that! I can admire other people's mini pigs. A neighbor had 2 for yard pigs, but she didn't worm or care for them except for tossing them some dog food and they died. I tried to tell her, but she did nothing.
Duckfarmerpa1
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Yeah, I’m glad we decided not to keep her, she was precious..but too delicate to live outside here....even with a mate...and then to have piglets!? I’ll get more pots when the time is right..they are sturdy...kind of fat!!
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Yesterday the company I work for laid off 400 people. For the moment layoffs are done and I wasnt in the first batch thankfully. Supposedly thats all for layoffs for now but we shall see.
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That's scary! Glad you weren't one of the chosen!
Duckfarmerpa1
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That’s terrible for your town! That means everything will take a hard hit, all the small businesses, darn it! I’m so glad to hear you were safe...what do you do?
