43. Re: Baby pig

From: devldollbrat@pennswoods.net
Category: General Discussion
Date: 5/21/01
Time: 1:02:46 PM
Remote Name: 205.247.237.106

43.1. Comments

i recently got a baby pig that was three weeks old too. however, she would drink from a bottle. pigs of this age will not eat anything from a bowl. i had to feed my pig for about two weeks on the bottle before she would even consider tasting any food. you have to feed from the bottle as long as the natural mother would have. appr. 5 to 6 weeks old. then SLOWLY ween the pig off the bottle. it will not be happy about it but eventually it will adjust to eating food. as you are weening the pig off the bottle, introduce pot belly pig food in small amounts, with milk in a bowl next to the food. then gradually add water to the milk and ween it slowly off the milk. this takes about a week to ten days to complete. if your pig is not eating out of a bottle, i suggest getting a large syringe, or even a turkey baster, and fill it with milk and squirt it in its mouth to get it going. also try adding baby rice cereal to the mild to add flavor and vitamins(if you are using regular skim milk which is what i used) the cereal will also add bulk and fill the hungry little belly for longer periods of time. i hope this has been helpful. email me if you need more help. patti