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Help!!! My Sow Ate All Her Piglets by Nobody: 8:46am On Nov 20, 2014 |
My sow gave birth yesterday to five piglets(her first time)I decided to make a new house for her so as to prevent other pigs from trampling on the newly born.... So after I separated her from the rest,I fed her x2 of the feed others ate,a new water, I also disinfect the room. I woke up this morning to check on her and the piglets and to my surprise she has eaten four of the piglets and the only one remaining is lifeless! Please!!! What makes her eat all the piglets? Have you experienced this before? Your response will be highly appreciated! |
Re: Help!!! My Sow Ate All Her Piglets by Dahjhi: 8:56am On Nov 20, 2014 |
Boc4real:I think that's because you touched them.. Like you shouldn't carry them with bare hands |
Re: Help!!! My Sow Ate All Her Piglets by Nobody: 9:09am On Nov 20, 2014 |
Dahjhi:I didn't carry them with bare hands,I make use of a glove?? |
Re: Help!!! My Sow Ate All Her Piglets by Nobody: 9:09am On Nov 20, 2014 |
Dahjhi:I didn't carry them with bare hand,I make use of a glove?? |
Re: Help!!! My Sow Ate All Her Piglets by Dahjhi: 9:17am On Nov 20, 2014 |
Boc4real:am sorry for your loss.. Those beasts are just too difficult to keep. |
Re: Help!!! My Sow Ate All Her Piglets by fm7070: 9:39am On Nov 20, 2014 |
From my experience, Could be because its hungry. Do it have enough food? At this point, it should not lack any food, it not, it will eat up piglets. |
Re: Help!!! My Sow Ate All Her Piglets by waka2: 10:10am On Nov 20, 2014 |
It can be the result of hunger bt my advise 4 u is to replace the sow because im yet to see the sow that change to normal sense after such thing,fat her up and sell.speaking from experience. |
Re: Help!!! My Sow Ate All Her Piglets by Nobody: 10:17am On Nov 20, 2014 |
Dahjhi:Thank u bro |
Re: Help!!! My Sow Ate All Her Piglets by Nobody: 10:19am On Nov 20, 2014 |
fm7070:I don't think is hunger because I fed her with x2 of what others ate |
Re: Help!!! My Sow Ate All Her Piglets by Nobody: 10:24am On Nov 20, 2014 |
waka2:Thank you, I will sell her for profit |
Re: Help!!! My Sow Ate All Her Piglets by fm7070: 1:00pm On Nov 20, 2014 |
Boc4real: That's not the ultimate solution. It can happen to any other sow. Learn with this one and overcome the challenge forever. 1 Like |
Re: Help!!! My Sow Ate All Her Piglets by obstead200(m): 2:56pm On Nov 20, 2014 |
i might be talking nonsense oooo cos am not a professional. But next time, if u have reason to touch any of the piglets especially within 10 days after birth, make sure u smear ur hands (or ur gloves) with fresh shi.t fro the mother. i understand it works for rabbits and grasscutters. 1 Like |
Re: Help!!! My Sow Ate All Her Piglets by Crocz(m): 9:05pm On Nov 20, 2014 |
You somehow smear the piglets with something that smells different from the Sow's...probably a perfume on ur cloth? Cos if you feed her well,she shouldn't be eating her piglets Next time, you may take away the sow first to the new location and then bring her piglets to her instead of taking the piglets first...cos if the later, she may think they her not hers |
Re: Help!!! My Sow Ate All Her Piglets by femu(m): 9:59pm On Nov 20, 2014 |
It happens in some first timer sows. She is shocked at seeing the piglets and is attracted to the blood at their umbilical cords. she licks d blood and progresses from there..... I use a farrowing crate to prevent the risk. 2 Likes |
Re: Help!!! My Sow Ate All Her Piglets by Nobody: 12:10am On Nov 21, 2014 |
Crocz:Thank you bro... I took the piglets first Pigs can be stupid sha |
Re: Help!!! My Sow Ate All Her Piglets by Nobody: 12:12am On Nov 21, 2014 |
femu:. Farrowing crate?? Never heard of that 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Help!!! My Sow Ate All Her Piglets by metroy4x: 12:36am On Nov 21, 2014 |
Sorry, you 've to be caring to your animal, if you want to be successful treat them like human, any animal do eat their offspring if they 're in captivity and hungry, they need more attention than you do before. |
Re: Help!!! My Sow Ate All Her Piglets by TheUnbeatable(m): 1:04am On Nov 24, 2014 |
@ op: Femu is right absolutely. Take his Advise. He is good and experienced in piggery. Sorry for your loss, Olorun afi ofo remi . 1 Like |
Re: Help!!! My Sow Ate All Her Piglets by Nobody: 10:18am On Nov 24, 2014 |
TheUnbeatable:thanks |
Re: Help!!! My Sow Ate All Her Piglets by dejia(m): 4:54am On Nov 25, 2014 |
Boc4real: Boc4real, There could also be some other things, that could cause that.. from your post, its seems dia were other sows( or pigs) with her when she littered; which isnt a good practice.. also you didnt provide us with the age and weight of the sow; she might also be too young when she was crossed, hence too young to handle the piglets: also the feed.. what do you feed her with? Also 5piglets is small.. i guess something went wrong when she was crossed, a minimum of 8 piglets should be born if you follow the correct procedure of crossing. My advice is.. dont sell her off, keep her in a diff from from others, flush feed her for the next 28days, she shd go on heat again cross her.. that is if shes matured enuff ( I mean, minimum of 10 months and say 80kg weight). Get a farrowing crates like FEMU suggested as well. 1 Like |
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