HELP my 1st Pig

[CrealCritter]

She would not let me weigh her... I was afraid I was going to drop her when I picked her up from her thrashing and squealing. We even tossed a blanket over her head,nothing doing. She is A LOT stronger then when I picked her up last weekend A LOT.

I do know one thing though that oinker is one solid animal, no give what's so ever... Solid like a tree trunk.

 

[baymule]

That's why you don't want to hit a hog with your car. They are brick solid, they roll under the vehicle and do a lot of damage.

 

[CrealCritter]

Well we got a pretty good estimate of 90 lbs. Which is a good heaping 1/2 cup of wormer. No wonder I thought I was going to drop her with her trashing and squealing. 90 lbs of thrashing animal is a bit much to control. It took two of us to pick her up facing each other with our hands underneath her, then we walked over to the scale and I stood on it. I subtracted my weigh and that's how we got a pretty good estimate of 90 lbs.

I gave her, her first dose late this afternoon after we did the math. She'll get 2 more doses one Monday & one Tuesday then she'll be done and hopefully worm free.

 

[CrealCritter]

That's why you don't want to hit a hog with your car. They are brick solid, they roll under the vehicle and do a lot of damage.

I suspect your right - hitting a pig with a car would do a lot of damage. One of my other daughter in laws was over yesterday and seen Miss Pork Chop for the first time.."She's so cute!" What's up with that? It's a pig after all...

 

[CrealCritter]

Miss Pork Chop - with white nasty stuff hanging out both sides of her mouth. But she's so cute - not!


She has most definitely put on a little weight since I picked her up though. This evening is the last day for her dewormer - \o/

 

[CrealCritter]

I hate to say this but I seen "miss" pork chop pee and "miss" pork chop is most definitely Mr Pork Chop. How does this change things?

 

[frustratedearthmother]

OMG! UH OH! So, do you think Mr. Porkchop is a full MR - or is he maybe an "it"?

I think it's a little harder to tell on Potbelly pigs than farm pigs.

https://www.cppa4pigs.org/male-or-female-2.html

Of course, if it's a male it might make it a little easier to decide to make freezer fodder out of him... or just buy him a girlfriend and make itty bitty piggies.

 

[NH Homesteader]

Oh.... That's interesting.... Does he appear to be intact? Makes "Miss" Pork Chop less fun to keep around, that's for sure.

 

[CrealCritter]

Mr. Pork Chop is all there - he's not castrated.

 

[NH Homesteader]

Well all the more reason he was dumped in the middle of nowhere. So.... Now I believe he might actually be eaten.... Unless you want to find him a girlfriend?