tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33388172.post3193391628547237415..comments2024-01-12T11:01:13.789+00:00Comments on La Chatte Gitane : Oink OinkPatricia (La Chatte Gitane)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03188119208339437700noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33388172.post-69362767030125093882016-10-31T18:42:12.889+00:002016-10-31T18:42:12.889+00:00I have seen sows chewing stones, my gran said it i...I have seen sows chewing stones, my gran said it is because the piglets takes so much out of them during pregnancy. I think Sue could be right about the minerals. They also eat mud. Kind of like a salt lick block for horses? call the breeder?Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33388172.post-6439499457701667732016-10-31T11:23:19.975+00:002016-10-31T11:23:19.975+00:00They don't only look lean they don't grow ...They don't only look lean they don't grow in size either. I once dreamed that we had been sold micro pigs.Patricia (La Chatte Gitane)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03188119208339437700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33388172.post-80059926492542241302016-10-31T11:22:11.310+00:002016-10-31T11:22:11.310+00:00Hmm ... Maybe we should think about supplementing ...Hmm ... Maybe we should think about supplementing their food with finisher. I am wary of the ready mix food pellets but at least all they need is in there. <br />Thanks for bringing this to my attention.<br />It is sad when you see they don't want to go on anymore. We acted quickly yesterday. I first thought she was egg bound but deteriorated fast.xPatricia (La Chatte Gitane)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03188119208339437700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33388172.post-14141247470238943642016-10-31T10:55:15.191+00:002016-10-31T10:55:15.191+00:00They don't seem to be gaining weight or condit...They don't seem to be gaining weight or condition do they! If they are consistently rooting around in a stony area rather than enjoying their larger space they could be deficient in some minerals and are looking for it themselves, just an idea. Free range pigs are very good at self medicating but sometimes they just can't find what they are looking for.<br /><br />Sorry to hear about your chicken :-( We have one that looks as though she doesn't want to be here anymore at the moment, I'm keeping an eye on her.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33388172.post-86414066685030677222016-10-31T10:35:54.953+00:002016-10-31T10:35:54.953+00:00I'm not an expert on pigs, but to my unpractis...I'm not an expert on pigs, but to my unpractised eye those ones of yours do look a bit lean. The exercise gained when escaping must keep them fit!Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33388172.post-62235532771619698562016-10-31T09:42:20.195+00:002016-10-31T09:42:20.195+00:00Ah, but they're lovely. :)Ah, but they're lovely. :)Patricia (La Chatte Gitane)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03188119208339437700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33388172.post-28140139810239199692016-10-31T09:41:30.808+00:002016-10-31T09:41:30.808+00:00I'm okay with our hens escaping the large encl...I'm okay with our hens escaping the large enclosure they normally live in. We don't clip their wings either, just so they have more chance to escape from a fox or mink attack. <br />On the photo above you see they are actually residing in the garage after a mink attack when they were locked up in their house for the night. We lost 4 hens and our beautiful rooster. :'(<br />Patricia (La Chatte Gitane)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03188119208339437700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33388172.post-24475723580957371302016-10-31T08:25:44.656+00:002016-10-31T08:25:44.656+00:00Ooooh pigs and chooks, not for me I'm afraid. ...Ooooh pigs and chooks, not for me I'm afraid. May they grow and lay and give you satisfactionlocal alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33388172.post-88473785327157004152016-10-31T08:21:43.824+00:002016-10-31T08:21:43.824+00:00Patricia, we had the same problem of escapees...on...Patricia, we had the same problem of escapees...only ours were chickens...it went on for weeks, till I challenged my girls to prove to me that humans are far more intelligent than animals. They weighted every wire fence bottoms with roof tiles, and they've been happy and content inside the big pen since:) Sorry about your Irma...it's always sad when that happens:( Annie's Journalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12090526620020692343noreply@blogger.com