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Post by askylitheart on Jun 22, 2012 11:40:43 GMT
So my Baldwin carrier Padfoot is about to pop. She's huge. There's a very good chance she'll have at least 1 Baldwin baby since she is 2nd generation and the father is 4th generation. I had a quick question regarding Baldwin babies. I know they are born with fur,but around what age do they start losing their fur??
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Post by Kayleigh on Jun 22, 2012 19:55:28 GMT
I think they start loosing hair at just days old. Its a very odd process. Amazing yet odd!!
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Post by dkwannabe on Jun 22, 2012 23:07:53 GMT
Are they both carriers? If so, you have a 25% chance of baldwins, 50% chance of carriers, and 25% of normal piggies. Hair starts falling out between Day 2-5, but they won't lose all of their hair until around 2 months.
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Post by askylitheart on Jun 23, 2012 0:53:57 GMT
The father is a 4th generation carrier & has 3 Baldwin siblings & the mother is a 2nd generation carrier with 1 Baldwin sibling.
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Post by dkwannabe on Jun 23, 2012 3:42:28 GMT
What is meant by 4th generation, 2nd generation, etc. is where the pig actually is in the lineage. For example, your boar is the 4th generation of the line. If done correctly (breeding a baldwin to a haired pig every other generation), his line would look like this: baldwinxbaldwin=all baldwins; baldwinxcarrier=baldwins and carriers; baldwinxbaldwin=all baldwins; baldwinxcarrier=baldwins and carriers (your boar is one of the carriers). Does that make sense? He is still going to pass one copy of the skinny gene and one copy of the furry gene. Your sow will do the same. Genetics are sometimes frustrating and I'm still learning, but I got most of this information from skinny/baldwin breeders.
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Post by askylitheart on Jun 23, 2012 4:26:03 GMT
Well I hope I get at least 1 Baldwin baby
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Post by dkwannabe on Jun 23, 2012 16:14:32 GMT
You should =) It's not uncommon that you would get one out of your litter. Usually, baldwins born from carriers are healthier and bigger (which is good among the hairless pigs).
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Post by askylitheart on Jun 23, 2012 19:16:00 GMT
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Post by fudgeandsmudge on Jun 24, 2012 13:36:56 GMT
Ouch my brain hurts trying to work all that out!!!!
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Post by madmommy on Jun 24, 2012 21:09:15 GMT
I remember doing Punit squares in biology, using guinea pigs as the example (straight hair vs. "bed head" hair).  |
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Post by askylitheart on Jun 24, 2012 21:20:17 GMT
she still hasn't had them D: she's so huge now!
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Post by askylitheart on Jun 25, 2012 1:57:23 GMT
Here's a clearer one
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Post by madmommy on Jun 25, 2012 16:43:08 GMT
Wow! She IS huge! Can she even move around? lol
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Post by askylitheart on Jun 25, 2012 16:49:06 GMT
T.T surprisingly yes. lol. I keep checking in on her every hour or 2 just to see no babies. lol
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Post by dkwannabe on Jul 2, 2012 4:40:44 GMT
Any news yet?
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Post by askylitheart on Jul 2, 2012 6:44:58 GMT
Yes! ^_^ She had 5 babies a few days ago. I haven't for sure got the sexes of them down. I'm super excited though because I think I might have lucked out and she had 2 baldwins! 1 is a female. The other I'm unsure. The 2 possible baldwins are losing hair around their noses & a little around the eyes.  |
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Post by askylitheart on Jul 2, 2012 6:47:03 GMT
And here's the two that I think are Baldwins. :]
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Post by dkwannabe on Jul 2, 2012 18:10:48 GMT
I would definitely say those are baldwins =)
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Post by askylitheart on Jul 2, 2012 19:46:06 GMT
WHOOOOOO! 1 female and 1 male baldwin |
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Post by Kayleigh on Jul 3, 2012 11:10:33 GMT
Very nice and congrats on 2 baldwins! They are amazingly beautiful in their own way!
Kayleigh
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Post by Orlaith on Jul 5, 2012 8:52:25 GMT
They're gorgeous!
How can you tell which are Baldwins?
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Post by Kayleigh on Jul 5, 2012 18:43:44 GMT
They're gorgeous! How can you tell which are Baldwins? [/quote Baldwins begin to loose their hair around their face area very young, it looks as if they have mites or some form of fungal. Its an amazing process. very odd but lovely. I thinkwhen using carriers the only well to tell is wait until it happens. It would be nice to be updated with images, too see if they loose as much hair as a pedigree baldwin. Kayleigh |
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Post by askylitheart on Jul 6, 2012 8:27:33 GMT
Here's the male. I named him George.  |
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Post by askylitheart on Jul 6, 2012 8:28:23 GMT
And here's the female. I named her Ginny.  |
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Post by askylitheart on Jul 6, 2012 22:28:52 GMT
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Post by madmommy on Jul 7, 2012 0:03:21 GMT
So sweet! That last pic makes the dear look like an armadillo from the front! So strange how they are born with fur and then lose it. And so quickly!
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Post by Orlaith on Jul 7, 2012 10:12:53 GMT
Those pics are great! Ha, so cute! Imagine how freaked out you would be if you didn't know they were Baldwins!
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Post by askylitheart on Jul 7, 2012 12:51:49 GMT
I know xD
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Post by dkwannabe on Jul 7, 2012 16:40:36 GMT
Gorgeous Baldwins!
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Post by askylitheart on Jul 18, 2012 11:19:45 GMT
They just keep balding and balding xD lol I'll put up more updated pics tomorrow.
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