Piglets help!

[cassie]

I did went to Tractor supply and found some milk replacement for them. But they didn’t want to drink it! They squealing everytime I try to feed them. I have them in a small in close coop with hay to keep them warm. I hope that enough. I’m just praying they will be alive in the morning and I’ll try to feed them again

Put some corn syrup in their mouth. It will provide energy, and if they won't eat because of ketosis it will bring them out of it.

 

[EliteTempleton]

Yes it did, They seem to be doing okay this morning. These wild hog piglets HATE being held when feeding. I just hope they are drinking more than fussing. But I just pray they get big enough over time.

I bet! My domestic ones are iffy about being touched.

 

[picklestheduck]

I bet! My domestic ones are iffy about being touched.

The ones I saved were way too weak to fight me. I found a little baby in a small stall packed with four sheep four large pigs and three goats. I had already removed several of its dead siblings before I found it under a pile of hay. I scooped the tiny little thing up and put it in my pocket for the few hours I was there caring for my horses to keep it warm. Then we ran to TSC and got milk. We didn't have a bottle so I used a rubber glove at first. I then took him to a friend of mine who had a sheep who had lost a lamb and planned to try to get the piglet to suckle from the sheep. He survived and I ended up saving a few others from another litter. Hes a house pig now lol.

 

[picklestheduck]

The ones I saved were way too weak to fight me. I found a little baby in a small stall packed with four sheep four large pigs and three goats. I had already removed several of its dead siblings before I found it under a pile of hay. I scooped the tiny little thing up and put it in my pocket for the few hours I was there caring for my horses to keep it warm. Then we ran to TSC and got milk. We didn't have a bottle so I used a rubber glove at first. I then took him to a friend of mine who had a sheep who had lost a lamb and planned to try to get the piglet to suckle from the sheep. He survived and I ended up saving a few others from another litter. Hes a house pig now lol.

this was him.

 

[EliteTempleton]

About oats, there's a difference between the rolled, whole, etc. I looked into it because mine are doing better but still I'd like to see more solid excrement. Many feeds have oats in them, there are US University studies showing that it's a comparable growth grain to corn for pigs and a Canadian research study found it could be an entire primary diet replacement if they're growing season up north wouldn't support growing corn , etc.

They can have oats just fine BUT dry whole oats don't get digested well so you have to grind, soak or ferment them. Or expect your chickens will clean up what passes through.

So not exactly what my breeder said, I'll guess he only has experience with the whole dry oats

Also learned along the way that the optimal comfort/growth temp range for them in this article from WSU:
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