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Post by derralou on Jul 22, 2012 16:13:27 GMT
 something is going majorly awry in a really wierd way. NOTHING has changed caging or diet wise... Zara my gorgeous coronet is in the process of littering down has had 2 they look fully formed but theyre half bald like skinny's something is going majorly wierd im worried now as i have another 4 sows ready to litter down. im just wondering if these are prem... i house the sows with the boars until they are evidnetly pregnant then remove the boars. she was paired with a boy in april but showed nothing up until 4 weeks ago. first is tri colour and has a bald bottom, the second is a deep golden and again a bald bum..... never seen anything like this before suggestions and soon one now panic stricken owner whats going on in my herd?  ?
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Post by Kayleigh on Jul 22, 2012 16:16:46 GMT
Sounds very odd indeed, do you have pictures? IF they were premature good signs of this are, slightly see through ears, very small and the may not be 100% formed.
If its just hairloss, then maybe one of the parents carries something you didnt know about.
Keep an eye on them.
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Post by derralou on Jul 22, 2012 16:26:20 GMT
other than bald bottoms theyre perfect...gorgeous colours are 4 now and she has littered before and had 2 perfect babies that were exact same as her will get a pic put on photobucket now and put it up
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Post by derralou on Jul 22, 2012 16:48:21 GMT
 this is the litter literally minutes old... someone explain please im super confused... |
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Post by Kayleigh on Jul 22, 2012 16:52:23 GMT
Oh wow that is very odd!! I have no idea, ill ask a few fellow piggie breeders ect to see if they have any ideas!
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Post by Kayleigh on Jul 22, 2012 16:57:01 GMT
Are both parents coronets? Did the sow deliver after the 10 weeks?
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Post by derralou on Jul 22, 2012 16:57:28 GMT
im starting to believe there is a leprechaun in there playing some tricks... ive got rex pigs flying out of smooth coats, abbys from shelties, and now skinnys from a coronet... not to mention the tradgedy with my best sow last night.. so thankful she is picked right back up this afternoon something is definately definately going wierd in there... its jinxed it has to be.. nothing has changed and my methods of breeding not changed in 5 years. i feed the same feed bought from the same wholesaler bed on the same stuff handled the same nothing has changed but the litters are getting wierder by the day.
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Post by Kayleigh on Jul 22, 2012 17:05:05 GMT
Are you breeding pigs you have bred? Or are you buying in new stock from reputable breeders?
As there is defo something in the lines that shouldnt be!
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Post by derralou on Jul 22, 2012 17:39:08 GMT
mum was put to another coronet i had bought her from another breeder. she has already had a litter before in december 3 perfect coronets. to the same boar so i cannot understand what is going on with these? ? dad is from a line i can track back 5 gens. im baffled. the only thing i can think of is she is the carrier not dad |
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Post by askylitheart on Jul 22, 2012 17:52:22 GMT
They're like half skinnies o.o Skcoronet piggies. I have never seen this before ever! They look like they forgot their pants. xD It's weird,but kinda cool. Like what IF(my imagination is getting worked up a little) they stay like that? Like half & half? You'd have stumbled upon a new breed! I mean I doubt they'd stay like that,but the thought is cool. lol.
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Post by derralou on Jul 22, 2012 18:12:01 GMT
here is a picture of her last litter back in december back in the c and c, had a terrible storm and all the piggies ( then 57 of them including pups) had no option but to go in c and c the shed blew down it was only that i was in it at the time i managed to save every one.  the one suckling off the rex is actually Zaras and a coronet |
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Post by canadiancomforts on Jul 22, 2012 23:26:42 GMT
I think that your right, I think there is a trace of skinny in someones line. They sure are cute though.
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Post by cavylover12 on Jul 23, 2012 2:38:01 GMT
That's so weird, can you update us on them? Are they still half bald?
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Post by lisa21264 on Jul 23, 2012 4:45:21 GMT
Please update us on the babies. That is odd half bald I mean. Keep us posted. They are so cute!
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Post by derralou on Jul 23, 2012 12:23:37 GMT
well all 4 are doing great bit bobbly still and theyre small 50g roughly each all have fed well i shall update in a few days time see how theyre fur is or isnt growing... all have bald noses and were born with bald noses co-incidentally so my brain is whirring on skinny/baldwin/skoronet/new breed??? we shall see will be very interesting to see how they develop though
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Post by dkwannabe on Jul 23, 2012 13:55:26 GMT
With them all being so small I would think that they are just a tad bit premature. But we shall see!
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Post by madmommy on Jul 23, 2012 15:20:07 GMT
I know Pop Tart has some sheltie in him, his rear end has really long hair. Maybe Baldwins can show up as a bald rear end in a mix?
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Post by derralou on Jul 23, 2012 16:25:19 GMT
well in the next few days i shall see as i have my satin that had an errrmmm "unofficial encounter" with said boar little minx he is i have a pair that really need chaining down the amount of times they have both escaped and trust me i have tried everything they get through anything. c and c ferplast cages even wooden ones are destroyed in an evening to get to women. i shall keep you all updated as to how they get on
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Post by Orlaith on Jul 23, 2012 19:18:00 GMT
How unusual!
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Post by derralou on Jul 23, 2012 20:32:33 GMT
well satin had hers today both normal coated perfect not crested but coats do look long for satins could be long coats... both fine and healthy though so its got to be her line hmmm wierd will see how they all get on
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Post by Kayleigh on Jul 24, 2012 6:48:40 GMT
Congratulations!
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Post by derralou on Jul 25, 2012 6:45:12 GMT
well i have 2 good piglets 2 not so fantastic, Zara is being the typical Zara and is more interested in where her next pile of greens is coming from the tri colour is small but catching up to the 2 blondies, both looking dark eyed cream now. but sadly little ginger boy doesnt look strong at all. Im doing what i can with top up feeds but I just have that feeling maybe 4 was a big much, and im verging on the side of them being prem now, as they all seem to be growing a bit more fur. they still have completely bald undersides and back legs but there is fur coming on the top of thir backs. It has been the oddest litter i have ever had and considering she had a litter of perfect coronets before, im still baffled. But as any breeder will tell you if you have one that is half the size of the others after 3 days its chances are slim...poor little guy.
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