We have our second litter of pigs today. April must have gone into labor early this morning.
For now there are 10 babies, but 4 seem very weak. She has not started nursing yet and if she doesn't soon some won't make it. Unfortunately she is much too testy to work with yet. Attenpting to get her on her side nursing a couple time resulted in some scratches on me and the mom sitting on one weak baby. We have decided to let her settle alone for half an hour and check again.
We did install the gate back on the winter pen where they are to keep the other pigs out. This means we need anothrr waterer for the main pen.
When we get back from the store to install willl be time to see if she has figured this out and how many made it alive.
Lets pray that all 10 make it.
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