TripleSix
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- Location
- Helmsley, North Yorkshire
Beer (or cider) is very useful for a gilt who is over anxious after her first litter. A few pints gentles them down for the first few hours, allows the piglets to suckle and get on their feet.
A pig who has had one too many apples is hilarious to watch - full control over their front legs while the back legs are doing a rumba.
@TripleSix - do the sows build huge nests like igloos?
Yeah they tend to build a pretty big nest out of bracken and rushes.
They even seem to prefer to pig outside in the snow rather than use the insulated huts