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Keyley who is a member of the farmingfriends forum has sent me some photos of her Hampshire / York cross barrow and gilt pigs. The male is called Ben and the gilt is called Goosey and they were 6 weeks old on the 18th March. For those of you that don’t know a barrow is … Read more
You can worm a pig by: injection, pouring a liquid wormer onto the back of the pig, by liquid in the water or a powdered wormer in the feed. The most effective way to worm is by injection because you ensure that the pig gets the right dose for it’s weight and age. Adding wormer … Read more
Piglets should be wormed at about 2 months of age or when the piglets are weaned. A piglet that is not wormed will not grow as quickly or as well as wormed piglets. You can administer a wormer by injection, pouring a liquid wormer onto the back of the pig, by liquid in the water … Read more
Animal Movement In The UK – You are required to get a license to move any pigs from your premises. You will need a movement license form each time a pig leaves your premises or you bring a pig onto your premises. You can obtain these forms from your local animal health officer at your … Read more
My friends Belinda and Gregg have 8 Saddleback weaners for sale. The weaners are 8 weeks on Friday 12th March 2010, they were born on the 15th January 2010. There are 2 boars and 6 gilts. The piglets are happy, healthy and good natured piglets. Gregg and Belinda are based in the York and Hull … Read more
To be eligible for pedigree registration, a saddleback pig must have the following characteristics: be black with an unbroken white saddle or band of white hair covering the front legs and up over the shoulders. the pig (male or female) must have a minimum of 12 good and evenly spaced teats. the pig can have … Read more
I am often asked about weaning piglets and I thought that Katie had an interesting question that asked if it’s ok for piglets to be left to wean naturally. “Hi,the time has come to wean my 8 week old piglets but i really dont want to yet do i really have to cant i leave … Read more
I was recently told by a neighbouring smallholder that a good tip to help prevent mastitis in a sow when weaning the piglets is when the piglets are weaned (about 8 weeks old) from the sow leave the runt with the sow. This will help to stop the sow from getting mastitis as the runt … Read more
I was recently asked for some tips and advice about feeding a slow growing piglet. “Dear Sara, I have a runt of a litter and he is growing very slow. Do you have any advice? Jeff” Tips and advice for feeding slow growing runts of litter. A good tip is when the piglets are weaned … Read more
Splay legs in piglets is when the newborn piglet is unable to hold the front and or back legs together. The piglet is unable to stand up properly and the front and or hind legs will be spread out. The piglet also finds it difficult to walk and it is therefore difficult for the piglet … Read more