Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Poultry and Pets => Pets without Feathers => Topic started by: scabs on January 11, 2012, 16:25
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My pig has just (unexpectedly) given birth to six piglets! She must have only just been pregnant when we got her!
I don't know whether to laugh or cry!
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I think we need photographic evidence of that
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Congratulations Scabs! If you've got the room to keep them, :) Lots of nice pork chops there! :)
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Waiting for photos off Helen, I'm at work... :(
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as they are only little pigs you would only get a couple of bacon sandwiches per pig :)
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Shame! :(
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Very cute. :)
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WANT!
Need more pics!
What are you going to do with them all? That's a lot of pig when they grow? Did you know she was pregnant or was it a complete surprise?
Tell us everything!!!
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Scabs was selling mum until these little beauties popped out - what a lovely complete surprise. Looks like you had better get your holding number sorted out Kate as I can see you buying a piggy or two before long :)
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Would love one but think that the neighbours might actually just have heart attack given we live in a semi in Liverpool!
Give me a year and might have sorted something better out!
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little piggies are as cute as little dogs, they are so sweet - would love more piccies Please :D
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Ahhhh, cute, intelligent and delicious. :D
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Not many pics at the moment as Helen didn't want to disturb them too much.
Was going to sell Mum (skint) but now don't have to!
May end up keeping one, possibly the ginger. There is some interest on the allotment for one and I have a friend who may buy two, but that might just be the excitement talking!
At least five will be up for sale mid-March and if the don't sell... well, sad to say I don't have the space so suckling pig might really be on the menu!
I should add, I haven't even seen them yet! I'm bussing to and from work and don't see daylight, or my babies, till Saturday. :(
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Sorry, to answer the other question, I suspected that she might be pregnant about four weeks ago, as she had been putting on some weight, but this was after I had 'rescued' her and I just assumed we were feeding her better. She had been kept with a male Kune Kune and the lady said she was too aggressive - she's gentle as a lamb with us.
Turns out that sows could be a bit moody when they are, well, feeling sexy. Who knew, eh? ;)
Anyway, I had a feel of her belly and couldn't find anything. I'd make a rubbish vet.
So... there you have it.
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Isn't nature wonderful?
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:)
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Simply gorgeous! :D
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They are just too cute. :happy: I'm not going to look at this thread again ;) :D
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OMG they are just so adorable!
If i thought for a second we had space for them I would be on my way to kidnap them the moment they didn't need their mum!
Ah well will have to continue dreaming for the time being.
Maybe I could convince the OH that being half kune kune they are going to be micro pigs and live in the house! Just sneak them in with the cats...
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Mum is only knee-high and dad was shorter still.
Just sayin' like.
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They are so beautiful. I really shouldn't look at threads like this.
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Bleedin' self correct programme on laptop!
Have changed june june to kune kune! Could be worse, one of the blokes I work with sent an email to a woman called Cathy and it changed it to Fatty and he didn't notice. He had to ring up and make a grovelling explanation!
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Love that! :lol:
I once wrote an email to a client and MEANT to type:
'if I can be of any further help, please do not hesitate to contact me...'
but left out the words 'hesitate to'.
I had to apologise for being unprofessional.
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They're very cute :D can't let OH see the pictures, he loves pigs :D Why are they not all the same colour? I know absolutely nothing about pigs.
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Genetics. Mum is a black VPB cross and dad is a Kune Kune. I suppose the ginger is a throwback... :)
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Love that! :lol:
I once wrote an email to a client and MEANT to type:
'if I can be of any further help, please do not hesitate to contact me...'
but left out the words 'hesitate to'.
I had to apologise for being unprofessional.
I've done that and left out the 'do not'. I had to ring the client and apologise, but luckily she thought it was hilarious :lol:
The photos are great btw. Beautiful little piggies Scabs :D
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Gorgeous little pigs ...... mustn't look again, almost enough to make me go veggie. :D
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Thanks! :)
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Ah, genetics makes sense that ;)
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i've just seen this thread and lets just say you're lucky you're too far away from me. with 120 foot garden we have ample room for a piggie or too and i do love my chops!
hubby said he's glad i'm pregnant or i might have persuaded him to commit piggy-napping! then he said he might have given in on my constant harassment of getting a porker.
(although beginning to feel like a porker myself!)
congrats...and i'm only 60% jealous..ok maybe 75% (but really 90% ;) )
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You're not THAT far away. ;)
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hang on, hang on..let me get this straight.....
are you encouraging me to pig-nap a little porker???
coz you don't need to ask me twice....i'm there! ;)
p.s do we know if they're girls or boys? according to one of the boys in my year 2 class they have a stamp on their bums telling where they are made (i.e whether boys or girls) - kinda like a 'made in china' stamp!
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:lol:
Yes, they are girls and boys. ;)
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not helping.......stop it!......... ;)