My foster pig delivered four babies on her own on the thirteenth. I found her while he was eating her last placenta, and all the babies were safe and already toddling around.
A few days later, all of the babies are energetic and eating solids, except one. The fourth and smallest baby nibbles hay and sniffs at lettuce and pellets, but mostly he latches onto his mom and nurses. He nurses much more often than his siblings; I watched him nurse for at least 20 min straight when I came home from work. He doesn’t seem to be in pain or uncomfortable, just slower than his siblings. When the babies are following mum, he’s always the last in line.
He is 82g, 4g lighter than the next largest baby, 15g smaller than the biggest. His eyes are also smaller than his siblings’. He is brown and white and has his front teeth, so I don’t think he’s a lethal. Mum and babies have access to hay (alfalfa and timothy) and young gp pellets at all times.
I want to check if this is normal. When should I be alarmed that he’s not as eager to eat lettuce and pellets as his siblings? It it typical for a baby to nurse so often?
A few days later, all of the babies are energetic and eating solids, except one. The fourth and smallest baby nibbles hay and sniffs at lettuce and pellets, but mostly he latches onto his mom and nurses. He nurses much more often than his siblings; I watched him nurse for at least 20 min straight when I came home from work. He doesn’t seem to be in pain or uncomfortable, just slower than his siblings. When the babies are following mum, he’s always the last in line.
He is 82g, 4g lighter than the next largest baby, 15g smaller than the biggest. His eyes are also smaller than his siblings’. He is brown and white and has his front teeth, so I don’t think he’s a lethal. Mum and babies have access to hay (alfalfa and timothy) and young gp pellets at all times.
I want to check if this is normal. When should I be alarmed that he’s not as eager to eat lettuce and pellets as his siblings? It it typical for a baby to nurse so often?