Isn't he sweet? Not Maine Man THE PIG! (ok he don't look so bad either)Ham just a few hours before she delivered.
Just after 9pm Sunday night I went out to check on her and I found her delivering piglet #1This is just a few moments later.
I ran in the house grabbed my camera and yelled for the kids & MM to join me .In their pj's in the rain with owls hooting overhead they watched with much excitement.
Luke said, "I bet no one else I know is out this time of night watching a pig have babies."
About 30 minutes later piglet #2 was born.
(The yellow glow was from a flashlight MM was holding. )Queenie mentioned in a comment on a previous post that piglets are born in a sac and sneeze their way out. She was right! As you see above the piglet has a coating and soon after they come out of the canal you hear some sneezing going on.
MM was up a few times throughout the night and only 1 other pig was born.
Total count thus far is #3. I was thinking more like 8 , 10 or more?I have heard they can have more then 1 placenta. We are now wondering if one got stuck in the canal. She is in no distress and was up and about today. MM is out further inspecting her as I type. The problem with doing things for the first time is the mistakes that are made, there are bound to be screw ups.
Time will tell!
I think piglets are the sweetest things. She did look bigger than just 3 piglets. Keep us updated if anymore show up. We want to get pigs next year. We have added many animals and have to pace ourselves. I hate the mistakes. We all make them, and with each mistake we learn. And before you know it you are a master pig farmer. Or something like that. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteKelly
Congratulations!!! I hope all goes well. We raised pigs when I was little and I don't remember ever having a litter with
ReplyDeleteJudy
aw, that is very sweet! I've never seen that before, thank you for sharing your 'first'. :)
ReplyDeleteWow - congratulations - how amazing that must have been to witness. I have to say, though, my butt was aching looking at that picture of your son sitting flat on top of that fence. Those pokey-things on top poke right into one's tender parts! lol
ReplyDeleteI'm interested to know what your MM found out about a litter of 3. Are there more piglets waiting to be born or is this just chalked up to a "first litter" amount?
Congrats again! They are incredibly sweet.
They are cute, congrats!
ReplyDeleteThey are adorable!!! Just adorable. Keep us updated, I'm so excited for you guys!! :)
ReplyDeleteMy little thing 1 saw your piggies and said "they are so cutie patutie... I just want to snuggly wuggly with them"
ReplyDeleteAwww! How sweet! I have to admit I'm kinda afraid of pigs. Good luck with your new babies.
ReplyDeleteI love farrowing pigs. A friend up until a year ago had four sows and a boar. Sometimes, I filled in feeding and farrowing while they were gone. I'm in a position right now where I can only raise a couple hogs for the freezer but someday, I'd like to have a couple sows to farrow of my own. Thanks for the memories that your pictures stirred.
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I think I will enjoy reading your blog. I love the little pigglet pictures.
ReplyDeleteSonya
cute!!! I forgot how old do the piggeys have to be before we get to hold them.
ReplyDeleteWow, that's amazing! Thanks for sharing it. I will show it to my son, he loves pigs right now. I'm trying to find a farm nearby where he can see one but I'm having a hard time finding one.
ReplyDeleteI agree, Kim- I thought she would have a lot more than 3!!
ReplyDeleteBaby piglets are so sweet!
How cute! Thanks for sharing. I didn't know that about sneezing their way out..very interesting.
ReplyDeleteI love when kids get a chance to see something so amazing. They'll never forget it.