urgent help needed with piglets!

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liz

Joined: 21 Mar 2005
Posts: 66
Location: Aberdeenshire

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 06 7:15 am Post subject: urgent help needed with piglets!
Can we feed cows milk to piglets!!! one of our first time sows had 8 piglets 2 days ago, she doesn't appear to have too much milk and isn't very interested in them, this morning we have found that she has killed 4 and is aggressive to the rest. we have taken them away from her but they are starving. some one please help

Treacodactyl
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Posted: Sat Aug 26, 06 7:24 am Post subject:
I have no idea about pigs but a quick google shows this article: https://www.thepigsite.com/backroom/155/hand-rearing-a-piglet It suggests not, can you get what they call a "a proprietary sows milk replacer"? Good luck.

Bodger

Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 13524

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 06 7:40 am Post subject:
We had a first time breeder that was being a bit aggressive towards her piglets and we were advised to give her a few pints of beer as a bit of a sedative and it worked . Best of Luck

liz

Joined: 21 Mar 2005
Posts: 66
Location: Aberdeenshire

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 06 7:44 am Post subject:
thanks for your replies, we know we can get the milk replacement but our local agri merchant doesn't stock it when we asked yesterday liz

Tavascarow

Joined: 06 Aug 2006
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Location: South Cornwall

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 06 7:47 am Post subject:
What about goats milk?

Treacodactyl
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Posted: Sat Aug 26, 06 7:47 am Post subject:
The link I gave does give a recipe to use if all you have is cows milk, better than nothing. Now for a stupid question, can you milk a pig? Even just a little to help the piglets?

Wombat

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 396
Location: SW Cheshire

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 06 8:00 am Post subject:
I have some pig sub milk powder. Can post a small amount if myou OK with post costs? Wombat

liz

Joined: 21 Mar 2005
Posts: 66
Location: Aberdeenshire

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 06 9:09 am Post subject:
[quote="Treacodactyl"]The link I gave does give a recipe to use if all you have is cows milk, better than nothing. sorry for scanning the replies too quickly in my haste to find a solution. i have now read the link properly and made up substitute milk, just keep fingers crossed thanks to everyone for the replies liz

NeathChris

Joined: 09 Feb 2006
Posts: 1387
Location: Neath, South Wales

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 06 5:05 pm Post subject:
use babies milk. The sow probably wont appear to the eye to have much milk until another week maybe but there will be milk there, give her a few pints to settle her down and leave them to it is probably best.

Nanny

Joined: 17 Feb 2005
Posts: 4520
Location: carms in wales

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 06 8:06 pm Post subject:
baby milk will do but goats mile is better if you have someone close..... we did raise a piglet on ostermilk and it thrived

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