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Comments on: My First Farrowing Experience https://themoderndaysettler.com/my-first-farrowing-experience/ Homesteading on an Antique New England Farm Sat, 05 Mar 2022 00:52:25 +0000 hourly 1 By: The Modern Day Settler https://themoderndaysettler.com/my-first-farrowing-experience/#comment-694 Sat, 05 Mar 2022 00:52:25 +0000 https://themoderndaysettler.com/?p=1129#comment-694 In reply to Kadi.

cows milk also works. If not, just whatever your co op carries. Just make sure that if there was no colostrum had, you get colostrum replacer as well. It’s essential

]]> By: Kadi https://themoderndaysettler.com/my-first-farrowing-experience/#comment-673 Fri, 14 Jan 2022 07:20:44 +0000 https://themoderndaysettler.com/?p=1129#comment-673 Do you have a suggestion for milk replacement to keep on hand if you don’t have or know anyone with a lactating goat?
What’s the next best thing?
Thanks for the wealth of information in your posts. We have two (we think) pregnant gilts due in February 2022. Excited nervous scared and thrilled for this new adventure with our IPP ladies.

]]> By: The End of Big Marie’s Breeding Career – The Modern Day Settler https://themoderndaysettler.com/my-first-farrowing-experience/#comment-268 Mon, 27 Jan 2020 21:31:32 +0000 https://themoderndaysettler.com/?p=1129#comment-268 […] Marie’s milk production is certainly better than last farrowing. I can tell by her udder development and the more “settled” the piglets seem in […]

]]> By: Is My Sow in Heat? | The Modern Day Settler https://themoderndaysettler.com/my-first-farrowing-experience/#comment-71 Tue, 19 Mar 2019 00:38:23 +0000 https://themoderndaysettler.com/?p=1129#comment-71 […]  If this is your first time heat checking your gilt/sow it may take you a few cycles to learn what her “normal” is and to pinpoint exactly when she goes into standing heat. So, start paying close attention a few months ahead of time so you can not only know what to look for, but also properly time ordering semen.  Knowing this is important because the onset of standing heat is essentially when the clock starts for artificial insemination, and then comes the farrowing! […]

]]> By: The Modern Day Settler https://themoderndaysettler.com/my-first-farrowing-experience/#comment-69 Mon, 11 Mar 2019 01:07:43 +0000 https://themoderndaysettler.com/?p=1129#comment-69 In reply to Lea.

The kennel is their safe space to stay warm away from Big Marie to prevent them from cuddling and potentially getting crushed. You can also use a board that goes across a corner but you will want to give them a safe place to go to to stay warm away from her.

]]> By: Lea https://themoderndaysettler.com/my-first-farrowing-experience/#comment-68 Thu, 07 Mar 2019 21:02:19 +0000 https://themoderndaysettler.com/?p=1129#comment-68 Thank you for sharing, we are preparing for our first farrowing.
Can I ask why you keep the piglets kenneled away from their mother? Just as a human mommy trying to understand why they would not be allowed to nurse on demand, I’m totally new in this pig venture!!!

]]> By: Anonymous https://themoderndaysettler.com/my-first-farrowing-experience/#comment-65 Tue, 26 Feb 2019 02:30:49 +0000 https://themoderndaysettler.com/?p=1129#comment-65 You’re phenomenal!!! I’ve learned so much of “Farm life” from you!!! Hang in there!!!

]]> By: Preparing a Doe for Kidding and Pregnancy Care | The Modern Day Settler https://themoderndaysettler.com/my-first-farrowing-experience/#comment-62 Sat, 23 Feb 2019 19:05:50 +0000 https://themoderndaysettler.com/?p=1129#comment-62 […] just happens that’s out of your control.  This is a hard lesson I learned this year with my first farrowing.  But, the best thing you can possibly do for a healthy doe and kids is to give mom the best care […]

]]> By: Lucinda Jenney https://themoderndaysettler.com/my-first-farrowing-experience/#comment-60 Tue, 19 Feb 2019 04:24:45 +0000 https://themoderndaysettler.com/?p=1129#comment-60 Kate – thank you for this blog and all the posts that took so many of us through Big Marie’s journey to motherhood. And you are, in addition to being an amazing pioneer, also a very talented teacher – I feel as if I just took the best college class of my life without having to write a single paper – you did all the writing – thank you again!

]]> By: Brea https://themoderndaysettler.com/my-first-farrowing-experience/#comment-59 Tue, 19 Feb 2019 00:32:08 +0000 https://themoderndaysettler.com/?p=1129#comment-59 Kate,
Thanks for sharing this beautiful story. I’ve learned so many things that have helped me care for my goats by following your blog. When farming on a smaller scale, losses can feel so devastating yet wins can feel so great. I think you’ve done amazing with Marie and her babies. Thanks for sharing your farm life and your well loved and cared for animals with all of us!

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