Pig with bleeding

[misfitmorgan]

You may have moved the piglets to fast and now she is rejecting them. Pigs have no problem birthing in groups and will co-parent all piglets. I would try to put them back in the barn when it is warm as possible as long as they have not acclimated to your house temps yet, if she doesnt take them within 24hrs from birth you need to feed them.

 

[misfitmorgan]

It smells like it did in the beginning. But it's a little more clumpy

clumpy is fine, bad replacer smells like sour milk and or has mold growing in it. If it look and smells find it should be good still.

 

[Mouse14]

It says to use within 12 months of the manufacturer date but the dare isn't an actual date. But letters and a time.

 

[Mouse14]

I'll move them back asap. If I knew they could Coparent I wouldn't have been worried

 

[Mouse14]

What's the likelihood of the pigs crushing any of them? That's my main concern with 5 pigs. I found them all bunched under ripped up fitted topper sheet. I "reburied" them where I found them, making sure they were all together and quiet before leaving them. They were where all the pigs sleep. They refuse to use the dog bed I placed in there a year ago.

 

[Mouse14]

I'm getting extra straw today to cram in there for warmth. With all the pigs sleeping in close quarters plus the straw should that be warm ebough? It's 56 here at 3:11. The last few nights have been in upper 30s and 40s :/

 

[Mouse14]

our current 5 day forcast.

 

[Mouse14]

They were only inside for 30 mins so I don't believe long enough to really grasp the temp

 

[misfitmorgan]

No they should be fine on the temp and should stay warm enough. Don't overbed them though because it can cause them to become to buried and get laid on sometimes or suffocate. Just copy whatever mom did as she should know from instinct what she is doing. Piglets are pretty tough.

It is entirely possible one of the other pigs might lay on them but it is the same likelihood their own mother will lay on them. Pigs are generally quite good about coparenting piglets and dont intentionally try to harm them. Our own pigs nurse each others piglets and take care of them so much so that we now have run thru's in our farrow stalls so the piglets can run thru 3 pens with different sows/gilts and we have never had a problem of anyone getting laid on or injured so far. It helps even litters though if one mom has 4-6 piglets for a first litter and one of our sows has 12 piglets the extra piglets just go nurse off the other mom.

 

[misfitmorgan]

The formula perfectly fine to me but if your overly worried about it pick up some more if it comes down to it. The dates are generally on the bags in case of mold growth because it could cause lung infections etc....but i dont see anything wrong with the formula. If you keep it in the fridge it will usually keep for a long long time. We have all species formula atm that is over a year old and i have no worries about using it.