Gilt has milk a week early

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Gilt has milk a week early

Post by BIOS » Mon Feb 01, 2010 11:43 am

Just curious on the chances of a gilt coming in a week early? I was working in the barn getting things ready for next weekend and I heard this gilt grunting while she was sleeping, went over to her and rubbed her belly and found milk in just about all of her nipples. She was due from the first time I bred her for Feb 6th. If I did my math right, she was bred on Oct 15th and I finished her on Oct 16th.
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Post by wow » Mon Feb 01, 2010 12:58 pm

If she has milk I would put her in shes not far off.I have had litters 3 and4 days early not many but the two that where had thers in there pens out side and lost them all. Better to play it safe.

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Post by BIOS » Mon Feb 01, 2010 2:08 pm

Yeah, I put her in the pen with the heat lamps on, better play it safe even if she holds out all week.
She will lay down just like she has pigs sucking on her and grunts in rythem, then you can squirt any of the nipples. Dont think I can recall a time like this.
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Post by wow » Mon Feb 01, 2010 2:18 pm

all Iv seen if they squirt you will have them soon.

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Post by jlhogs » Mon Feb 01, 2010 4:32 pm

But if you get a little moisture from the teat, then you still have time (from my experience). It will start in the front teats and work its way back. But if it is squirting, get her in the crate/pen now.
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Post by BIOS » Tue Feb 02, 2010 8:30 am

Yeah, I know what you are talking about. In the past we have found the clear moisture, then it turns sticky, then the milk, and then the pigs.
She shows no signs of being restless or nesting. We have had milk a few days before the due date, but not a week.
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Post by SpotShowDad » Sat Feb 06, 2010 6:25 pm

2000LS1CamaroSS wrote:If I where you I would start milking that s.o.b. If you dont it could result in a dry sow.
You are a MORON :roll:
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Post by BIOS » Mon Feb 08, 2010 12:13 pm

Well she finally had her litter Friday night, no other signs of farrowing. I checked her at 5pm and nothing, and by 9:30 she already had 8 on the ground and after sleeving a huge gilt she had another 6, and we still have 12 living. She is not producing much milk as I see some of the pigs starting to go backwards, talked with the vet and they advised a cc of Oxy every day to see if she comes out of it.
Is there any feed additive that we could give her?
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