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    Sudden death or scam.

    I worm 1 day but 2 weeks in a row, so once every 7 days for 2 weeks in a row. I do this every 6 months give or take, and depending on when my sows are due. ... well now they are saying they will return the pig, so I will see if I can send the body out somewhere if I get it back. This whole...
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    Sudden death or scam.

    I know stress can kill pigs, but mine are all parasite free. In do injectable (invermectin I think) for 2 weeks every 6 months. I also took him around town in the car a few times because I was thinking about keeping him. Maybe I babied him too much and he got stressed and died when he left but...
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    Sudden death or scam.

    I will wait and see of they can bring his remains by then. I would like to have the body so I can autopsy it if he did pass, and make sure there is nothing wrong with my pigs. He was an indoor pig after the age of 8 weeks like most of my piglets. They get to go outside in a little pens so they...
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    Sudden death or scam.

    So I sold a 4 month old piglet earlier today, who I believed was in perfect health. Now I need some advice. He was an indoor piglet and my baby. He was wormed, and fed mini pig feed, sweet feed as a treat, and pears and apples on occasion. He was very sweet but a little shy. So he man come to...
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    is my pig in labor? false labor? help please!

    She has a milk line but i can express it. This is her second litter. She is a rescue and she let the first litter die so i am worried and feel i need to be there when she has them. She was thrown into a rescue because she didnt feed her babies last time and her old owner mut have known she was...
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    is my pig in labor? false labor? help please!

    So i thought she was sleeping on the baby monitor but i went to check on her and she is breathing loudly and very fast and when i walked over she rolled over and wanted to be pet. I pet her belly and she was makeing wimpering sounds. She isnt as loud as pigs on the videos i have watched but she...
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    is my pig in labor? false labor? help please!

    No discharge. No milk. She was pulling her leg up and down earlyer and her stomach has been contracting a little. She seems to be sleeping now but she was paceing today and i saw a lot of what i thought was early labor. If there isnt discharge she probiably dosent have a baby stuck in there...
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    is my pig in labor? false labor? help please!

    My piggie is due soon and i thought she might be haveing them yesterday. She was acting strange, poopin a lot and paceing, then she wayed with her legs behinde her and started breathing a little heavy and shakeing a little, then would get up, then do it again. I practicly slept outside but no...
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    Setting up birthing pen. Help!

    Thank you so much for the help! I feel a little more prepared now. She is useing her rest corner every 5 minutes today and breathing heavy so maybe she will have them soon. I think i have this handled. If she decides to keep them all will be well. If not i have a ton of replacement milk and...
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    Setting up birthing pen. Help!

    For some reason my photos uploaded a few times. I got her a few months ago when she needed a home. Her old owner ditched her because she had a litter and let them die. Im guessing he knew she was pregnant again. she is almost 4 and very small. When i got her she was maybe 40 lbs tops and now she...
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    Setting up birthing pen. Help!

    She has a shaded area but i am planning on closeing the whole area she is in. i beleave she is due before the end of the month. She has a milk line but her teats are not hard yet and her vulva is redish and slightly larger than 2 days ago when i checked it. The kennel is heavy plastic like a...
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    Setting up birthing pen. Help!

    So I am setting up a pen for my pig to givebirth birth. I saw online it's best to have a separate space for the babies so I am trying to make one. How big should the space be? She is giving birth in her pen outside. I sectioned off a 4×6 space for just her to farrow and I am opening the door a...
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