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Comments on: How To Care for Piglets: From Birth to Weaning https://themoderndaysettler.com/how-to-care-for-piglets/ Homesteading on an Antique New England Farm Wed, 21 Jul 2021 23:11:12 +0000 hourly 1 By: Ann https://themoderndaysettler.com/how-to-care-for-piglets/#comment-623 Wed, 21 Jul 2021 23:11:12 +0000 https://themoderndaysettler.com/?p=2902#comment-623 In reply to The Modern Day Settler.

Brilliant!

]]> By: Anonymous https://themoderndaysettler.com/how-to-care-for-piglets/#comment-480 Tue, 01 Sep 2020 14:40:14 +0000 https://themoderndaysettler.com/?p=2902#comment-480 Your blog is always a wealth of information!!

]]> By: The Modern Day Settler https://themoderndaysettler.com/how-to-care-for-piglets/#comment-449 Thu, 09 Jul 2020 14:35:39 +0000 https://themoderndaysettler.com/?p=2902#comment-449 In reply to Julie.

Julie,

Thank you so much! It has been a specific goal of mine to be a source of information specifically for pigs because the information is seriously lacking out there. So happy to hear that it was helpful and best of luck with your first litter!

]]> By: Julie https://themoderndaysettler.com/how-to-care-for-piglets/#comment-448 Wed, 08 Jul 2020 17:48:37 +0000 https://themoderndaysettler.com/?p=2902#comment-448 Just wanted to thank you for the integrity and great resources that you provide on your blog pertaining to raising pigs. I have learned so much from you and so appreciate you.
We have raised weiner pigs for 15 years, getting the pigs from a local farmer, but after watching you talk about A-Iing pigs I felt that with your excellent resources I was ready to go to the next level. Hence Matilda!! We purchased her bred and she just farrowed last night. Your blog was the one I went to for direction.

]]> By: The Modern Day Settler https://themoderndaysettler.com/how-to-care-for-piglets/#comment-423 Mon, 11 May 2020 15:33:30 +0000 https://themoderndaysettler.com/?p=2902#comment-423 In reply to Kate.

Awesome, hope you’re finding the information helpful! So there are definitely two schools of thought on administering anesthesia or pain medication of some sort. I am of the philosophy (after doing it and seeing the piglets during and after) that administering a local is just another “thing” that they have to go through that will prolong the process. Because there is of course stress and some level of pain associated with it. The castration is so quick that we just get it done as fast as possible (and it is fast) and we don’t want to prolong the process any longer than we have to. Once it’s done there is zero down time, he is booting around running around with his litter mates again. Everyone has their own opinion on the matter, that’s just mine!

]]> By: Kate https://themoderndaysettler.com/how-to-care-for-piglets/#comment-421 Mon, 11 May 2020 14:06:26 +0000 https://themoderndaysettler.com/?p=2902#comment-421 Thanks so much for this post! We are voraciously reading all of your posts on pigs as we prepare to begin raising our own. My only question in reading/watching about castration–and maybe this is my own bleeding heart here–but does this not require any anesthesia for the piglets? Thanks again for all the info!!

]]> By: The Modern Day Settler https://themoderndaysettler.com/how-to-care-for-piglets/#comment-418 Mon, 11 May 2020 11:16:59 +0000 https://themoderndaysettler.com/?p=2902#comment-418 In reply to Rachael.

Thank you for reading! 🙂

]]> By: Rachael https://themoderndaysettler.com/how-to-care-for-piglets/#comment-415 Mon, 11 May 2020 01:17:45 +0000 https://themoderndaysettler.com/?p=2902#comment-415 Amazing post, as always! Thank you for sharing so much

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