Tag: pigs
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Then a step sideways
I had to put the two badly hurt piglets to sleep. I had hoped they would recover but they were getting less and less able to move about, their legs were useless and their crying had become piteous. It was only going to get worse for them. So I had to call it. Putting them to Sleep…
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Pig Mama
Every two hours I make like a Pig Mama and wake up my charges (The rescue piglets) and escort them to the Darlek for a quick drink. They never drink for long. They are still very weak – too weak really – but we are pushing on, at least they are and I am pushing…
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Chubby Piggies
The Seven little piglets I rescued three nights ago are finally looking OK. I still go out to their little den in the Turkey House every 2 hours and lift them up to have a drink. They were so weak and wobbly yesterday but by early this morning I could definitely feel weight gain and…
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A disaster for Tahiti
Tahiti gave birth to her piglets last night and has turned out to be the worst kind of mother. She had killed three by the time I even got to the barn. It was terrible. I managed to calm her so the babies could drink and we sat like that for a while but the moment…
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Shots of tiny piglets
Because of the humidity and Molly’s (and my) distress at her slow recovery from the birth of eleven healthy piglets, I opened the big barn door on the side of her farrowing pen and held my breath. Usually I don’t let them all out until the piglets are a little older and the yard is…
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