We have had the same experience with Cain Super Sires. The have been very helpful even visiting with me about what sires would match well with our gilt. We have 2 gilts and go to no big deal county shows. Thanks Cain

At 4 pm we got the first one, #2 one hour later. She had 13 piglets . All alive and have nursed. finished with #13 at 8:30. GOOD GIRL

how long do i let her push before getting worried.

should i continue to hold feed? gloved and only got in as far as before. fairly stretchy in there. thought i could just bump a nose or butt. still good movement, although over all quieter. she still seams quiet yet uncomfortable. not stressed or tired. couple of kicks with her leg. thanks for the su...

i believe i just need confirmation that i am doing the right thing. gilt is 28 hours post lute (2cc neck). very big belly, lots of movement from babies.no vaginal discharge, milk is dripping and sprays across the room if stimulated, i gloved and was able to get past my wrist with out too much discom...

during the "c" section did you notice any issues with her uterus? A previous post stated the gild behaved similar, jumped up and died. we had almost the same behavior in a gilt last year. we took her to the local vet for a c section. 12 live although none lived. she had a twisted uterus. s...

We have seen this as well on gilts. Not as full swelling as true heat. Mostly causes me to loose sleep . Doesn't bother the gilts We have still gotten 11-12 piglets from the ones that have done this. Wonder if it is a litter size thing? Thoughts?

the semen was too old. my gilt came back in. i re bread . it has now been 23 days and no sign of a heat.

Gilt #1 came into standing heat on the 18th. I AI ed her the morning of the 18th and the 19th. #2 had a strong standing heat finally on the morning of the 20th. semen was 8 days old. I AI ed her in the morning and again 16 hours later. glad i did. she was NOT at all interested the following morning....

if they are standing well tonight. do i wait until
Saturday morning to A I? then again 12 hours later?

yes. i have been spraying it near the nose. gilt #2 tried to ride up on #1 and is very aggressive with nosing #1's flanks. #1 seems more swelled this morning than last night. still no discharge. they both seam to lock up then lose interest and walk around. ( day 5 from Matrix)

so...with 5 min. of stimulation i had both standing heat and popping their ears last night. this morning not so much. they might have been hungry. I fed and will check again later this am. there is no discharge on either. it is difficult to be patient. worried i will wait too long.

I used matrix on both our gilts. they have cycled at leased 2x on their own prior to the matrix. the last dose was Sunday 10/12/14. It has been 4 days and no standing heat. what have any of you experienced on time line. we do not have a boar.