Well, it got to come over to our home anyway!
Right now, @mama-pepper, @papa-pepper and our five @little-peppers are lying down for bed, but we are not alone. There is also one little piglet spending the night here. @Papa-pepper can come up with some interesting ideas sometimes, and @mama-pepper has a high enough tolerance for certain things that she can put up with a lot.
WHY ARE YOU HAVING A PIGLET SPEND THE NIGHT?
This little piglet had a pretty rough day. Sometimes mama pigs can accidentally step on their babies or even lie down on top of them. If anyone remembers our first litter from the pig that @smailer bought us, you may remember a little piglet named Bo-Bo.
Bo-Bo was the young male that got stepped on by his mama and was cut open pretty bad. Just to safe, we cleaned the wound very well, stitched it up, and monitored it closely while keeping it protected with an ointment.
Everything went really well for Bo-Bo and now his whole family is doing well. To read more about when he got stepped on, CLICK HERE
Earlier today, we noticed that somethings was wrong with one of our newer piglets. Though there was no external wound, the little one was limping very badly and often would not even get up. We would put it in the safe part of the pen that is just for piglets, but it would work its way back out where its mom could step on it, and would just lie on the ground.
When the mama tried to feed her piglets, all of the other ones would make their way over, but not this one. Personally, I think that it was either stepped on repeatedly or maybe even laid down upon. I think that it now has some injured muscles that may need healing. If it is not feeding well and keeps working its way out of the safe area and getting stepped on, its condition will only get worse. To add to things, we had a very heavy rain today and this one wound up just laying in the cold mud and not rising to its feet.
I brought it back up to the house with me and warmed it in a t-shirt of mine after I washed it off. A while later it was wandering around the yard a bit. We have also been using a baby bottle to feed it some multi-species colostrum. I chose colostrum over a regular milk replacer or cows milk because of how incredible colostrum is. Hopefully it'll give this little piggy what it needs to get back on its feet again.
With life eventually comes death, and it is not uncommon for people raising hogs to lose some piglets. So far, we haven't lost any and we would sure prefer to keep it that way. We will do what we can to help this little one out. Though we are concerned, we are optimistic. It's asleep right now and the heat lamp is off, so hopefully it'll be doing fine in the morning.
As always, I'm @papa-pepper and here's the proof:
proof-of-piggy-having-a-sleepover
Until next time…
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Awe ! Best of luck to your little piglet ! We have done this before as well , and im sure with yours and your family's help this little piglet will be just fine @papa-pepper Great job ! 🐖🐖🐖🐖
Up and running around in no time !!
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I have been sitting here watching your little pig run for the past ummm....going on 6 minutes now. LOL I can't get enough of how cute he is!! So much in fact, I might need to get my own. But I also gotta ask you where you got the pink furry rug? I am a pink lover myself and absolutely ADORE that rug!!
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So ... all of the above? 🐷
💓The pink rug, the pink piggy - it's sublime 🌸
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I loved it so much I just had to share it !! LOL!😂🐖😂🐖
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Thank you for sharing! Pink piggies for the win!!
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Haha ! Go Go Go !!😂😂😂🐖🐖🐖🐷🐷🐷
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I second that!!! :)
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Hahaha thanks @adayat523 ! I know he's so cute ! 🐖😂 But I got that GIF from giphy.com haha I just typed in piglets ! LOL! Im sure you could find one maybe in the bath department of Wall Mart ! Good luck 🐖😂🐖😂🐖
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I come back to read your reply to me and I get caught yet again, watching your little piggy. LOL I tried to convince the hubby last night that I really NEEDED a little piggy like yours but to no avail. (darn it!!) Although my little boy was all for it!! :)
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Haha that's great !! But its not my little piggy LOL! I just found it on giphy.com when I typed in "piglet " its so cute !! Thanks !💕👍💕👍💕
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Aw, why so cute!
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Haha I know !! I love it ! Haha !🐖😂🐖😂😂🐖😂🐖
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@papa-pepper You are the Best Veterinarian that little Piglet could ever Have. Your Heart is always in the Right Place. Future looks Bright for this little guy.........
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Good that it is now under your caring and loving arms. What a gift to enjoy the things you do...
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Sounds serious.
I can see that you're doing all you can. And considering that this is your first litter of piglets ever, you seem to be really on top of things.
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I agree! Where would we be without our animals? I hope you have a WONDERFUL day!! 😝 😛
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When he recovers call him black-peper (^@^)... best wishes.
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Good advice!
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@papa-pepper. Why do you have a light bulb placed over the pig? I really hope you would answer this question of mine this time around.
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Great Post and good work my friend ❤️🌸
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poor little pig. but yes, it happens sometimes that mama pig lies down unknowingly that one or more little pigs are at her back. even when feeding mama pig, it sometimes steps on the little ones by accident.
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Yeah. Most of the time it is not too bad. Just extra concerned with this one.
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I upvoted and noticed that it went from $37 to $52 and my upvote is a max .10 cents. I wonder how that happens? I do not have any delegated SP.
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You voted the same time as others.
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It may be coincidence, but it happened the other day too. I just noticed the larger increase, but did not take exact notes on the size of the jump.
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I didn't know that their life could be this brutal. 😱
is it common in the wild to piglets get stepped on? maybe they need a wider living area.
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Many hogs are losing their maternal instincts because they are bred for size and growth rate, not mothering skills.
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oh... That can cause "Panda problem" and take the delicious pork away forever...
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I had seen this piglet in your previous post too. I hope this piglet is feeling good
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Best wishes for speedy recovery for the little piggy!
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Thank you. We will see!
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great job,well done
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Always have a kills worms, they grab many worms in the wounds easily by the environment in which they are, in my previous house we raised many pigs and chickens.
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What an adorable little pig, I hope he recovers fast.
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if you had used some bedding, then you'd have a pig in a blanket 😒🤔😉. you're a great papa at any rate. upvoted and resteemed. i wished more people were as wonderful as you with their farm critters
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LOL - Thanks man!
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:) great
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Such a sentimental story. I hope the pig is all right. You are a good host for their animals. And I have a question for you. How can I order a logo for me? What is their price?
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What logo?
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The logo which you apparently do, I asked @daveks about it, he advised me to apply to you. This logo with my name on it, for example, which I can leave at the end of my posts.
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Before long there will be a post on how the little peppers have got a pet piglet that they can get to follow them like a dog.
Best of luck in keeping the little one alive.
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I had thought about that. We will see.
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and why not? My dad got us a pet lamb when we were kids - called Snowy. It went off to live on a big farm one day in a neighboring town. We used to drive past the farm sometimes, but my dad never let us go and visit him.
But I'm sure he enjoyed his life on the farm.
Pigs are a lot more like dogs than lambs. They are smart and they have a sense of humor too. Soon this little guy will be up to all sorts of mischief and leading the @little-peppers on a bunch of adventures ;-)
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I have heard that they are clean in the house, mama pepper will soon kick it out if it isn't
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very good content dear @papa-pepper
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I am amazed that in your place piglet is being pet because to what i Observed here in philippines piglets or even pigs are will cultured and afterwards cooked them and sell to the market. One of the best way to cook a pig here is in Lechon way. We call it here Lechon Baboy.
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all the best for that little cutie! I hope its condition will get better!
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Looks like you're taking really good care of our animal friends, thanks!! 😝 😛
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Good job papa-pepper and the pepper clan. We use to bring the runt of the piglet litter into the house also. We had a wooden box we had behind the wood stove in the kitchen where my Dad would put them. We also bottled feed the little piglet. But we used cows milk to feed them. I have to say mama-pepper sounds like one awesome lady.
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Very nice piglet u have there sir @papa-pepper 😊. Im a newbie in homesteading, i hope you could guide me or give me some advice on planting veggies 😊. I really appreciate your way on homesteady sir.
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Well done!! The pig is so cute!! Like your post very much! :))
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Quick recovery I wish she have...
You are always doing well in taking care of wildlifes
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We hope to do well!
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Wishing quick recovery to the little piggy :)
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Great post.
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Poor little poopy! I hope he survives 💓
Thank you for your posts- just started following you and have really been enjoying them!
city slicker over here 🙋🏼 secretly (or not so secretly) lovin' all your homestead posts
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How is the little guy? He seems so sweet, I hope he makes it.
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