Does she look pregnant?? O.O

[askylitheart]

She's been drinking a lot of water & eating a lot of hay.

[Kayleigh]

She does yes. Has she been housed with a boar? I have a sow who looks pregnant but isnt. So it really depends if shes been with a boar

Kayleigh

[dkwannabe]

She definitely looks like she's pregnant. I believe you said you had her paired with a boar?

[askylitheart]

She has been with Patches & Jun Pyo for a little over 3 months as the 2 boars don't get along too well w/o her. She's the peacekeeper.

[Kayleigh]

You shouldnt house 2boars with a single sow. This can cause fights between the boars when she is removed. Was the main purpose of this pairing to keep the boys happy or are you after a litter?

She must now be removed from the boars so she can have a peaceful pregnancy and delivery. Its best not to overhandle pregnant sows either. Do you have a guesstimate due date for her?

Kayleigh

[askylitheart]

I have no idea of her due date. I originally paired her with them to have a litter and after nothing happened and I tried to remove her the 2 of them started fighting,so I kept her in to keep peace. And she seems to like them too.

[igglepiggle]

Personally it sounds like a recipe for trouble! :/

The female will have to be removed asap as she could give birth at anytime and become instantly pregnant again!

If the males are fighting, they will need to be separated. So all 3 pigs will need their own cage plus a separate cage for babies (unless u place baby boars in with the adult males.

Im quite suprised that in those 3 months one or all pigs wernt seriously injured or killed

Im sorry if im sounding harsh with this message, but the whole situation sounds a tad unprofessional and unfair on the pigs, considering you are unsure why u placed all 3 pigs together and now u have a litter on the way....

[dkwannabe]

If you want to try keeping the boars together, I suggest you clean out the cage thoroughly and make sure it doesn't smell like your pigs. Also, bathe both of your boars together and place them back in the cage together. Taking out any igloos or other places to hide will also help.

This may not work, however. But it's at least worth a try.

[Kayleigh]

Its unlikely the boars will live togeather now. But its worth a try.

Sometimes sows do take longer to become pregnant but now she is pregnant she cannot live with the boars.

If you can feel pups inside her she is at least 4 weeks pregnant. But again as you arent sure its more of a guessing game.

If you have any further questions please ask away.

Its better to ask questions than do things incorrectly.

Kayleigh

[askylitheart]

Well I just seperated the 2 boys and put Snow by herself. I tried putting her with my other females,but she didn't like them. Which is odd b/c the last time she was pregnant she was housed with the girls and no problem. Just occasional nipping,but she full on was chasing and biting. :/ So she's all by herself.

[Kayleigh]

Hormones will effect sows differently. Iv had to seperate a sow iv got from the sow pen as she was chasing and nipping the other girls. Easier and less stressful to cage her by herself.

Kayleigh