No.Three's Fifth Farrowing:

-June 2019:


Image of tropical backyard boar and
        sow


March  02:

Pinkie and No.Three Try Again -but he keeps falling off

Imagws of tropical backyard boar an
        sow

March  03:

Another Attempt to bring Pinkie and No.Three Together was Quickly Abandoned
 -because she had lost interest

Images of tropical backyard
                boar and sow

May  29:

No.Three Moved to Maternity Pen

Imges of tropical backyard sow
                being moved to a new pen

May  31:

Increased Ventilation for the Farrowing Pen

Images of tarpaulin on tropical pigpen being
                  raised to give extra ventiltion

June  06:

No.Three Has Problems Again

Images of pregnant tropical
                  backyard sow with vaginal infection

June  18:

Banana Tree Harvested -For Food, Forage, Compost and Nesting Material for Sow

Images of banana tree
                    being harvested in tropical backyard

June  21:

Balcony Fencing Finished -In case we have "orphans" again

Images of tropical balcony
                    pen -in case of special care needed for piglets

June  22:

Farrowing Not Started Yet

Images of heavily pregnant
                    tropical backyard sow

June  23:

Still Nothing from No.Three

Images of heavily pregnant
                    tropical backyard sow

June  24:

Another False Alarm

Images of pregnant tropical backyard sow in
                  pen


Tuesday, June 25:

By 1 PM No.Three had Obviously started Nesting

Images of pregnant tropical backyard
        sow building a nest before farrowing

So We Collected More Dry Banana Leaves for Nesting Material

Images of dried banana leaves being
          harvested as nesting material for farrowing sow

By 4 PM She was Feeding Normally and by 6 PM Resting

Images of tropical backyard sow just
          before farrowing

At 9.07 PM Fatima saw the first piglet

Images of tropical backyard sow farrowing

  All Over by Around 10.30 PM

Imagws of newly born tropical backyard piglets

Around 11 pm, Occasional Squeals and Lots of Fighting sounds....


Wednesday, June 26:

A Quiet Day Eating, Resting, Hiding and Playing

Images of tropical backyard sow with
        piglets the day after birth

Images of tropical sow and piglets the day after biirth

Images of tropical backyard sow with piglets


Thursday, June 27:

A Normal Day

Images of tropical backard piglets on their
                third day

Images of tropical backyard sow with piglets on
              third day

Images of tropical backyard sow suckling piglets
              on the third day

Although some piglets have wounds on their noses from sibling fights


Friday, June 28:

Another Normal Day

Images of tropical backyard piglets on fourth
                day

Images of tropical backyard sow and piglets on
                fourth day

Images of tripical backyard sow and piglets on
                fourth day

Still Concerned about the Runt getting enough to drink



Saturday, June 29:

Sow and Piglets Seem to Understand Each Other -and Stay Separate when not nursing

Images of tropical backyard sow and piglets

Images of tropical backyard sow and piglets

Images of tropical backyard sow and piglets

Piglets fairly Active -but haven't discovered the Exit yet


Sunday, June 30:

All Seems Well

Images of tropical backyard piglets with mother

Piglets at Last Start to Discover the Garden

Images of young tropical backyard piglets outside
            their pen

Then Tragedy: Mother stands on sleeping piglet and kills it

Images of tropical backyard piglet killed by mother
            standing on it



Monday, July 01:

Still Hungry and Sleepy.....

Images of tropical backyard piglets nursing on
              their sixth day

Imagws of tropical backyard piglets and sow together
            on their sixth day

....but More Adventurous Too

Images of tropical backyard piglets exploring the
            garden on their sixth day



Tuesday, July 02:

One week Old Tonight!

Images of tripical backyard sow and piglets on their
            seventh day

Images of tropical backyard piglets in the garden on
            their seventh day

Imagws of tropical backyard piglets on their seventh
            day

Imagws of tropical backyard sow and piglets on their
            seventh day



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Images of tropical backyard pig
                pen during farrowing

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Unfortunately, we did not respond quickly on June 30  -when a piglet was trodden on by the sow.
This was because we had often had incidents of crushing where a surviving piglet complains to their mother.

We did not realize that the death cries were different to those of an angry but otherwise viable piglet.

However, given the nasty flesh wound, it is also not certain that we could have saved the piglet if we had responded earlier.

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Image of tropical backyard
                  sow

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Apart from the one tragic incident, this seems to have been an almost perfect farrowing.

The relatively small number of piglets -and perhaps the fan -coupled with the good natural instincts of the sow have given us (up to July 2) little reason to intervene. We did not cut any teeth, for example.

However, Fatima did give some preventative anti-biotic just before farrowing actually started.

On the other hand, the piglets did seem rather lazy and unadventurous in the beginning. It took them a relatively long time (compared with other litters) to discover the exit and the garden.  However, once the discovery was made they were often outside, either sleeping or playing in the garden.

These piglets also seemed to be less shy and nervous regarding our presence. That may be because of their personalities -or it may be because we are more accustomed to dealing with piglets.

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Image of tropical backyard
                    sow

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For several days we were worried if the runt (who is very small in comparison to the others) was getting enough milk.

However, she seem to be managing quite well -and is reasonably active.

Now the pi
glets are venturing outside the pen -we can provide extra milk (if required) where  the mother can't reach it.

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Image of tropical backyard sow

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 Piglets 2015
Butlig's Diary

PIGLETS -June 2016
More Piglets
Even More Piglets

Auntie Brownie's First Farrowing (2017)
A Harrowing Farrowing (2017)
Auntie Brownie's Second Farrowing (2017)
No.Three's Third Farrowing (2018)
Brownie's Third Farrowing (2018)
No.Three's Fourth Farrowing (2018)
Brownie's Fourth Farrowing (2019)

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 Piglet Mortality Log
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