2020 -Piglets Again

-At Last!

January 30 2020

February 01:

Penny Builds a Path between Pig Pens

Images of a path built between two pig pens in
tropical backyard

With Difficulty Beans Gets Separated from Pork

Images of a tropical backyard piglet being moved to
new pen

Images of two tropical backyard piglets being
separated

March 02:

Beans Seems to Be Sick

Images of lethargic tropical backyard pig

March 03:

Beans Seems Full of Beans Today

Sunday, May 24:

Strange Noises in the Night

Images of tropical backyard pig pen
during night time farrowing

Around 9.20 PM Fatima heard the rustling sound of nesting material being moved.

At about 10 PM there was a deep sigh.....
And by 11 PM there were the sounds of suckling piglets.

However, basically all was silent -not even the usual sound of fighting piglets.

We did not wish to disturb her -and so were kept in suspense all night.
Although sometimes Fatima could see movement through the bars of the pen
-but generally we had no idea what was happening there.

Monday, May 25:

6.30 AM: Six Little Piglets

Images of tropical backyard piglets
born in the night

Images of tropical backyard sow after giving birth in
the night

4 PM: Happy Family

Despite being a very warm day, mother and piglets seem to be coping very well.

Beans is tired -and has a light fever but this is normal and she is otherwise OK.
Piglets and mother seem to stay away from each other when not suckling.
Hopefully this will help prevent accidental crushing.

Tuesday, May 26:

6.30 AM:

4 PM:

Fatima gave supplementary iron by dribbling it onto the sow's teats during suckling

Wednesday, May 27:

6.30 AM:

4 PM:

We were worried that Beans would be upset by the noise Pinkie made while having his tusks cut.

However, she seemed to remain calm and undisturbed

Thursday, May 28:

6.30 AM:

4 PM:

The fever seems to have Disappeared

Friday, May 29:

6.30 AM:

Images of recently born tropical
backyard piglets

4 PM:

Saturday, May 30:

6.30 AM:

4 PM:

Images of young tropical backyard sow
with piglets

Sunday, May 31:

6.30 AM:

4 PM:

One week old Tonight!

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Image of newly born tropical backyard
piglets

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These are the first piglets to be born here since we lost both our sows last year.

Beans is also our first sow to be born here.

The farrowing went well without any intervention from us:
Fatima has given the piglets some iron drops (on their mother's teats)
-but that is the only intervention we have done.

The piglets appear normal -but perhaps due to the hot weather, not very active.
By the 6th night -only one piglet has used the "escape hatch" to go outside the pen.

The first week has been without incident -and we hope our good luck will continue.

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A Curious Birthday
Another Birthday
Pinkie Gets his Teeth Cut
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No.Three's Fifth Farrowing
Goodbye No.One
Goodbye No.Three
Goodbye Auntie Brownie
Piglet Survival Log
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Trevor Batten
<trevor at tebatt dot net>
Baclayon 2020
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