Tomorrow i am getting a sow with 3 10 day old babies. So my question is what age do mum and babies need to be split up? Do you think my older boars pair would except a baby? Do i need to treat the babies any different from my older piggies?
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hi in my experience i always seperate the baby boars at 3/4 weeks of age
it just depends on your boars on if they will exept the baby some do and some just dont like it have some nutral ground to try them together rub the baby in your boars bedding so the baby will smell like them and when you put the baby boar with the older ones make sure there is a small tunnel for it to go in and hide if it needs to,
hope this helps i bit good luck hun let me know how you get on x
it just depends on your boars on if they will exept the baby some do and some just dont like it have some nutral ground to try them together rub the baby in your boars bedding so the baby will smell like them and when you put the baby boar with the older ones make sure there is a small tunnel for it to go in and hide if it needs to,
hope this helps i bit good luck hun let me know how you get on x
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lol oh how exiting hehehehehehe i love baby piggies
my millie had three babies 8 days ago two girls and one boy
we lost the little boy a few days ago little stanley bless him but coco an lucy are doing really well x x x x
good luck x x x x
my millie had three babies 8 days ago two girls and one boy
we lost the little boy a few days ago little stanley bless him but coco an lucy are doing really well x x x x
good luck x x x x
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Hi there - 10 day old babies will still be feeding from mum so she will need ample good quality dry food, a mixed selection of veg inc vit C rich ones and lots of hay - timothy hay is the best as well as some alfalfa hay for the extra calcium she needs for the milk.
The babies will need to be sexed and separated by 3 weeks of age to prevent the boys from making their mum and sister(s) pregnant. Once the boys weigh 8-8.5oz they can be separated - just in case the owners got the dates wrong.
This link has lots of pics of all ages to help you determine which are which.
http://www.cavyspirit.com/sexing.htm
Hopefully any boys will be accepted by yours - the earlier they meet the better so they can join the adult as soon as they are weaned.
Please feel free to ask as many questions as you need!
Suzy
The babies will need to be sexed and separated by 3 weeks of age to prevent the boys from making their mum and sister(s) pregnant. Once the boys weigh 8-8.5oz they can be separated - just in case the owners got the dates wrong.
This link has lots of pics of all ages to help you determine which are which.
http://www.cavyspirit.com/sexing.htm
Hopefully any boys will be accepted by yours - the earlier they meet the better so they can join the adult as soon as they are weaned.
Please feel free to ask as many questions as you need!
Suzy
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