This girl got sneaky on us and jumped the gun, I was planning next Spring! Started to notice her belly changing shapes and started thinking on the last time she had a cycle... I think she's at least a month out, but I can see/feel her belly moving. Been keeping her with me to watch her, getting to know her normal really well, to know when she's off.
She's been a very good girl, at a year old. Thinking husband didn't follow protocol when I was at work. She seems to be doing very well though, so hopefully that continues. Switched her from Mazuri pellets to Sharps mini pig feed, and increased her veggie/fruit diversity.
Our goal was/is to become listed with the AMPA breeder directory, which has a lot of rules, due to the nature of small pig breeding and scams on sizes. This litter won't qualify because she's too young by a couple of months, with their size it is important to wait until at least 15 months. When I measured her this morning for wormer dosage, she stands at 13.5 inches tall and 37 pounds. Never believe an adult will be that small! It's just not true, they continue growing past 3 years old, but are fairly close to full size by that time. I couldn't imagine the level of surprise if I was promised Felicia and got Priscilla, our 3 year old Juliana. Felicia is 75% Juliana but at the same age Priscilla was a bit bigger than her.
Way too much misinformation out there about mini pigs. Not many stay at 50 pounds, let alone smaller than that. They'd be a million dollars if they did! You can certainly find them under 100 pounds though, so long as you're careful. It takes many generations to set traits when breeding, 5 generations for a lot of species. Basically, any potbelly or bigger size needs bred out, and it takes a while.
Our male, Timmy, is a tiny pig. None of his growth spurts have scared me. LOL He's also a saint, never has tantrums, knows the rules and happily goes along with them. As an intact male, he's a super cool little guy. He's happy with his little herd... Felicia gets to spend time with him and Priscilla since the deed is already done. He can't reach Priscilla yet. She's 17 inches tall at 3 yrs, 70-75 pounds. He's 12.5 inches tall and 32 pounds.
It's the height that matters the most, they're going to get as tall as they're genetically able to get, and as wide as you let them get through their diet, with some shape differences based on breed.
A mini pig is anything maturing under 300 pounds. Lot's of crossbred little pigs out there being bred too young... for the illusion of super small size. Always age check the parents if you're looking for a small one, at one year old you should expect that body mass to at least double! They get longer and wider/thicker, a very short pig can be hiding a lot of pounds.
The last several years with pigs has been SO fun. Not very dog like, way smarter.
Piglets should also stay with mom a full 8 weeks, for developmental reasons and their health, unless some reason prevents them from staying with her, since not all moms are cut out for motherhood.
Almost done with their new area, individual stalls with paddocks and a 1/4 acre communal pasture.
Pictures...!
Felicia's first belly shot... I'm going to update every week so that I can watch her progress too!
Made her a spot to lay near me since I've been keeping her within sight and just supervised trips outside.
Priscilla at 4 weeks
Priscilla now at 3 years...
She's been a very good girl, at a year old. Thinking husband didn't follow protocol when I was at work. She seems to be doing very well though, so hopefully that continues. Switched her from Mazuri pellets to Sharps mini pig feed, and increased her veggie/fruit diversity.
Our goal was/is to become listed with the AMPA breeder directory, which has a lot of rules, due to the nature of small pig breeding and scams on sizes. This litter won't qualify because she's too young by a couple of months, with their size it is important to wait until at least 15 months. When I measured her this morning for wormer dosage, she stands at 13.5 inches tall and 37 pounds. Never believe an adult will be that small! It's just not true, they continue growing past 3 years old, but are fairly close to full size by that time. I couldn't imagine the level of surprise if I was promised Felicia and got Priscilla, our 3 year old Juliana. Felicia is 75% Juliana but at the same age Priscilla was a bit bigger than her.
Way too much misinformation out there about mini pigs. Not many stay at 50 pounds, let alone smaller than that. They'd be a million dollars if they did! You can certainly find them under 100 pounds though, so long as you're careful. It takes many generations to set traits when breeding, 5 generations for a lot of species. Basically, any potbelly or bigger size needs bred out, and it takes a while.
Our male, Timmy, is a tiny pig. None of his growth spurts have scared me. LOL He's also a saint, never has tantrums, knows the rules and happily goes along with them. As an intact male, he's a super cool little guy. He's happy with his little herd... Felicia gets to spend time with him and Priscilla since the deed is already done. He can't reach Priscilla yet. She's 17 inches tall at 3 yrs, 70-75 pounds. He's 12.5 inches tall and 32 pounds.
It's the height that matters the most, they're going to get as tall as they're genetically able to get, and as wide as you let them get through their diet, with some shape differences based on breed.
A mini pig is anything maturing under 300 pounds. Lot's of crossbred little pigs out there being bred too young... for the illusion of super small size. Always age check the parents if you're looking for a small one, at one year old you should expect that body mass to at least double! They get longer and wider/thicker, a very short pig can be hiding a lot of pounds.
The last several years with pigs has been SO fun. Not very dog like, way smarter.
Piglets should also stay with mom a full 8 weeks, for developmental reasons and their health, unless some reason prevents them from staying with her, since not all moms are cut out for motherhood.
Almost done with their new area, individual stalls with paddocks and a 1/4 acre communal pasture.
Pictures...!
Felicia's first belly shot... I'm going to update every week so that I can watch her progress too!
Made her a spot to lay near me since I've been keeping her within sight and just supervised trips outside.
Priscilla at 4 weeks
Priscilla now at 3 years...
Piggies!
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giving them away for nuttin.
