tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post1837851216149146234..comments2024-03-27T22:01:59.919-04:00Comments on 5 Acres & A Dream: Polly's Piggy Pregnancy PointerLeighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-20437864308461383642015-05-23T05:42:01.304-04:002015-05-23T05:42:01.304-04:00Me too!!!Me too!!!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-3481705108976014532015-05-23T05:32:03.029-04:002015-05-23T05:32:03.029-04:00Linda, hello and welcome! And thank you for the fo...Linda, hello and welcome! And thank you for the follow. I'm on my way right now to return the blog visit and follow you back. :)Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-84589868748025484272015-05-23T05:29:43.860-04:002015-05-23T05:29:43.860-04:00Quinn, I have to agree about the prices. It seems ...Quinn, I have to agree about the prices. It seems folks are mostly trying to sell to other breeders rather than to a more common market. Initially i wanted to start out with one or two pigs to raise for meat, just to learn about the process. We ended up getting Waldo and Polly for breeders because it wasn't cost effective to pay so much for meat, I don't regret that, but it was a case of changing our plans to fit our circumstances. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-47247295967323767882015-05-23T05:27:23.777-04:002015-05-23T05:27:23.777-04:00Me too!Me too!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-75054739688541555252015-05-23T05:27:08.505-04:002015-05-23T05:27:08.505-04:00It was probably very handy to have. I researched u...It was probably very handy to have. I researched ultrasound devices for animals when I researched for writing <i>How To Make A Buck Rag</i>, and learned they are pricey too. They would make sense for certain circumstances.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-59369732174219905212015-05-23T02:39:06.535-04:002015-05-23T02:39:06.535-04:00Hoping for piglets in the very near future! :) Hoping for piglets in the very near future! :) Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17105014798773711886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-16505805309527711212015-05-23T01:08:42.622-04:002015-05-23T01:08:42.622-04:00Interesting! I'm thinking of getting pigs so t...Interesting! I'm thinking of getting pigs so this information is worth remembering. Good luck with the pregnancy!<br />Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10975556587020883049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-70693213788348430162015-05-22T20:58:21.325-04:002015-05-22T20:58:21.325-04:00I hope you have a piggy sow there, Leigh!
I often...I hope you have a piggy sow there, Leigh! <br />I often think of having pigs again - so useful! - but when I've looked at prices for heritage breeds, which is what I'd like to have, I had to think again. But I had plain ol' York/Hamp crosses in CO and I really enjoyed them!Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17292701509476856967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-54830312162613625992015-05-22T08:45:01.339-04:002015-05-22T08:45:01.339-04:00Yes it was. It was about the size of a stud finder...Yes it was. It was about the size of a stud finder that you pressed against their side near their uterus and it gave you a green light if they were pregnant. There was a pretty good learning curve to it because you had to have it in the right place at the right angle to get a good response. We didn't use it too often since we did selective breeding so we knew who bred whom and on what days. Mostly it got used during the heat of summer when the boars started shooting blanks and not getting the job done.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-83311076926459425372015-05-22T01:22:07.061-04:002015-05-22T01:22:07.061-04:00Nice to see them again. How exciting if baby pigs ...Nice to see them again. How exciting if baby pigs are on the way! I do hope so. :)Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-57331583940498446452015-05-21T21:32:01.863-04:002015-05-21T21:32:01.863-04:00They are kinda hairy, aren't they? But it'...They are kinda hairy, aren't they? But it's think hair. Even so they often have bed head, which always makes me laugh. :)Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-71634257320067836762015-05-21T21:31:17.786-04:002015-05-21T21:31:17.786-04:00Harry, I would guess they're nothing like wild...Harry, I would guess they're nothing like wild boars. American Guinea Hogs are more like dogs! They love attention, to be scratched, and treats. I suppose the biggest difference between them and dogs is that pigs adore their mud. Dogs not so much, LOLLeighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-68922871334256968632015-05-21T21:30:10.272-04:002015-05-21T21:30:10.272-04:00I likely missed it. I check on the pigs three or f...I likely missed it. I check on the pigs three or four times a day but they aren't as in sight as the goats are. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-59474441705507253192015-05-21T21:29:28.063-04:002015-05-21T21:29:28.063-04:00Was it something like an ultrasound? Yes, Guinea H...Was it something like an ultrasound? Yes, Guinea Hogs have that same 114 day gestation, but one has to know when day 1 began!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-43237385436412200342015-05-21T21:27:31.565-04:002015-05-21T21:27:31.565-04:00She mostly cares about being petted and scratched,...She mostly cares about being petted and scratched, and eating. :)Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-89280717257945426642015-05-21T21:27:05.513-04:002015-05-21T21:27:05.513-04:00Well, she hasn't been that I've been aware...Well, she hasn't been that I've been aware of, not that I'm anywhere near being a pig expert! So there's hope!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-87808069110517282052015-05-21T21:26:31.705-04:002015-05-21T21:26:31.705-04:00And critters. :)And critters. :)Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-91354738305482160392015-05-21T19:47:44.606-04:002015-05-21T19:47:44.606-04:00I'm embarrased for Polly. I want to shut my e...I'm embarrased for Polly. I want to shut my eyes. Gosh they are hairy pigs. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12605358521258969537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-20040721573792194132015-05-21T14:47:50.435-04:002015-05-21T14:47:50.435-04:00I sure do like your pigs. They are not at all like...I sure do like your pigs. They are not at all like the hogs that come down out of the forest and ravage peoples gardens up here.Harry Flashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071021900005041592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-73109711459988175742015-05-21T12:05:20.569-04:002015-05-21T12:05:20.569-04:00I don't know anything about pigs, but I would ...I don't know anything about pigs, but I would have to think that there might have been some sort of indication from Waldo that he was trying. Renee Nefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08167893445846427824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-4111688466024698722015-05-21T09:16:48.752-04:002015-05-21T09:16:48.752-04:00Never heard about which direction the genitelia wa...Never heard about which direction the genitelia was pointing as an indicator. We had an electronic gadget that we pointed at their uterous from the side to tell but that certainly wasn't fool proof either. Has she been in heat recently? Hope she is pregnant. I assume for that breed it is the same gestation of 3 months 3 weeks and 3 days as with most hogs so you should know for sure soon.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-42580360619677381702015-05-21T07:39:00.330-04:002015-05-21T07:39:00.330-04:00Poor Polly everyone's looking at her butt........Poor Polly everyone's looking at her butt.......here's hoping she's not shy!!!Gill - That British Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456247587052149765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-24359817903894687522015-05-21T06:16:59.751-04:002015-05-21T06:16:59.751-04:00Hoping you have piglets in the proverbial oven. :...Hoping you have piglets in the proverbial oven. :) I'd say if the sow isn't cycling into season, then she must be pregnant. Good luck!Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01640663629610290592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-31315934193400590212015-05-21T06:11:42.994-04:002015-05-21T06:11:42.994-04:00Isn't it just like Nature to keep us guessing?...Isn't it just like Nature to keep us guessing?<br />Farmer Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07596672416236302171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-44498713095078081232015-05-21T05:43:17.708-04:002015-05-21T05:43:17.708-04:00Aw Kev, what a huge disappointment. I know I was d...Aw Kev, what a huge disappointment. I know I was disappointed when my broody abandoned her nest, except with no rooster there was no chance of a hatch anyway. Still, I've got 16 chicks I was hoping to graft on! Currently trying to decide on a plan B.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com