LMP's 2019 Farrowing Thread: New babies from Lucy and Prissy

Maeja is acting very strange, it shouldn’t be long now. I didn’t get a chance to visit her yesterday but the night before she was being overly cuddly. She would come up to me and rest her head in my lap as I stroked her curls. Today she is even more cuddly however she is also extremely antsy. She will lay down for a few minutes demanding to be pet before ultimately jumping up in obvious discomfort before laying down and so on. She is very nibbly today as well, she kept pulling the zipper down on one of my jackets. She is very jumpy even to the quietest sounds and breathing is getting labored. Earlier I was sitting next to her and she was sitting like a dog with her head in my lap and I rested my head on top of hers which calmed her down for a bit. I can tell she is scared, so I am staying by her for a bit. She was laying up at the moment nibbling on the stall walls and the straw around her while shifting uncomfortably before jumping up and getting a little too mouthy on my coat.

I still think we have a few days yet. And to be completely honest Im praying she holds out until wednesday at least. For the last 24hrs it has been absolutely frigid, especially for our area. This morning it was 4* with a real feel of -15. Now since then we have gotten up to 12* but the last thing we want is babies born in this weather. Tomorrow it will go into the 20’s and get warmer from there. I don’t think she will go today as not much has changed with her besides her calming down some. I visited her this afternoon and it just seemed that she was very hungry. I will go check up on her in a few hours.

Checked on her tonight, she and her sister built a huge pile of straw and were cuddled up together. Also as of today she has a tiny bit of milk. So if she is the same as Priss it will be about a week until she is ready.

Hope the temps warm up for birthing day and the following days!
I still can't get over how curly haired they are.

That picture of Atlas with a big mouth full of grass is priceless. Well done on getting that picture. It should be POW.

More babies! On baby countdown! I hope everything goes well for them both.

I have a hunch Maeja with farrow tomorrow. Although now that I have said that she will probably make me wait. Her milk has been coming in since monday so we are on the final countdown. She was very cuddly tonight but she was also nesting a bit. However with these girls it may just be her getting comfy for the night. We will see tomorrow.




She is done

Most people who raise pigs, just raise pigs. You truly love each and every one, pet and pamper them, and each one is dear to your heart. They know how loved they are, respond to you and love you right back.

@Baymule I read a quote once that said “I believe it is ok to kill an eat animals. But we need to treat them well and let them live happy and healthy”. That’s been my philosophy since we started.

Maeja is still holding tight, and I plan on visiting her later. My dad sent me a picture of her laying down and she just looks done. But her udder looks pretty big.