Hannah’s Herd thread!

My 2 little herds are both well, it’s still a little strange missing Mary from one and Lottie from the other. They were both big characters and missed by all. But piggy life moves on and everyone slowly adapted and are back to their funny little selves.
The girls are both buried in a lovely spot in the garden, with their own plants to blossom over them.

As most of you saw on another thread the other day we have welcomed a new family member. Miss Maude,
4 years old. Rex. she will hopefully be joining Emily and Lion if the bonding goes well. So far they have been getting along well and sharing hay through the bars, I’ll try bonding in a few days time.
She went to the vet today for a little check up of her dodgy eye. Vet didn’t seem to worried, and the ‘thing/hay’ I though was on her eye seems actually INSIDE the eye. So she may have damaged it a while back and it’s healed over. Her eye itself was clear and not damaged. I will take her to the exotic vet one day to check the potential fatty eye she seems to have.
Anywho, she’s settling in well to indoor life, seems to love the snuggle tunnel :love:. And I think she’s already getting use to ‘snack/dinner time noises’.
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Oh Miss Maude you have certainly landed on your tiny paws now, such a happy future for you x
 
Females, who’d have them’! :doh:

2 seconds into bonding and Emily and Maude had a full on hair pulling, rolling around fight.
Ah well.. I’ll try again next week :))
If that doesn’t work.. I’ll try the other herd .

Deary me.. sows do like to make things difficult don’t they!
 
Hannah_xx said:
Females, who’d have them’! :doh:

2 seconds into bonding and Emily and Maude had a full on hair pulling, rolling around fight.
Ah well.. I’ll try again next week :))
If that doesn’t work.. I’ll try the other herd .

Deary me.. sows do like to make things difficult don’t they!
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Yes, they do! :whistle:
Good luck with your next try.
 
Oh dear what a shame. Sows are awkward.
When I tried to bond Hector with Ginger and Posh, Posh actually fell out momentarily with Ginger. Charged and knocked her over and then a car fight 🙄 I think she just went for her, as being the top lady she wasn’t happy about Ginger getting all the attention. Luckily they were fine but I then had to find Hector a little friend, Pigs!
 
People act surprised when I tell them pigs can be so difficult to bond (even a vet I took Maude to last week didn’t know that all pigs didn’t get along!) but it really is. Very rarely smooth sailing!
Maybe Maude wants single living in her own age lol. Hopefully not though, I’ll find a solution for her no doubt :)

In the meantime I’ve extended Maudes ‘temporary’ living quarters now that she has to be alone for longer.
And yes that is Emily happily sharing a Maudes hay through the bars :hmm:
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I’ve had more than my fair share of difficult sows, so nothing surprises me any more. Sorry that this attempt didn’t work out. Had Maude lived alone for a long time before she came to you?
 
VickiA said:
I’ve had more than my fair share of difficult sows, so nothing surprises me any more. Sorry that this attempt didn’t work out. Had Maude lived alone for a long time before she came to you?
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Just a couple of months on her own from what I was told. She was with a de-sexed boar for a few years, and before that another female.
 
Bill & Ted said:
Maybe she would take kindly to a neutered boar? Trouble is you then run the risk of having to find the rejected boar a little friend and it goes on and on 😆
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I think Jon would start pulling his hair out if I said I need to build a fourth cage :)).. but I did briefly think to myself ‘hmm maybe she wants her own husboar’.. but I actually definitely do not want a 3rd Boar, As like you say it will just go on, and on, and on😅

Maybe she’ll like Newton and crew, but I find it unlikely that Olive will accept a newbie.
Time shall tell!

I probably will end up with 20 pigs in my pig room after all..
 
Hannah_xx said:
I think Jon would start pulling his hair out if I said I need to build a fourth cage :)).. but I did briefly think to myself ‘hmm maybe she wants her own husboar’.. but I actually definitely do not want a 3rd Boar, As like you say it will just go on, and on, and on😅

Maybe she’ll like Newton and crew, but I find it unlikely that Olive will accept a newbie.
Time shall tell!

I probably will end up with 20 pigs in my pig room after all..
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They are just so fickle, aren’t they 😆
 
Piggies piggies piggies!
They do like to keep me on my toes at all times!
Maude has been battling a bad UTI for the past couple of weeks, and Olive also decided she wanted one too! Both had a course of medication which cleared olives up nicely but I feel like Maudes pee is still pink coloured. Looks like I may have to go back to vet.. she’s definitely feeling better in herself though. She did have any awfully upset belly a few days ago when she finished the baytril but thankfully after a day of CC and no veg she’s pooping perfectly again.
They are overdue a clean out as I was in bed with a migraine on my day off this week, and I’ve been too tired after work the past couple of days. Slack I know! But sometimes these things happen and we have to learn that sometimes it’s okay to not be the perfect pet owner all the time! I have however flipped their fleeces around, swept the worst of the poop areas and freshened their hay so it’s not too bad!
Olives been funny, I’ve noticed the past few days that she’s suddenly come out her shell? It’s only taken 3 years lol! She just seems more confident, up at the bars more often and interacting with the others more. Whereas she’s usually quite quiet, and grumpy to the others. It’s nice to see.
Emily and Lion are a cute odd couple. Lion is like a hungry shuffling mop. And Emily is just so sweet but often snaps at him if he’s in the way ha. They got a new larger hay tray a week ago, they are absolutely loving it!
I let them some of them out in turn while I freshened their cages a little tonight. Then I just enjoyed watching them. They sure make me smile!

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Hannah_xx said:
Piggies piggies piggies!
They do like to keep me on my toes at all times!
Maude has been battling a bad UTI for the past couple of weeks, and Olive also decided she wanted one too! Both had a course of medication which cleared olives up nicely but I feel like Maudes pee is still pink coloured. Looks like I may have to go back to vet.. she’s definitely feeling better in herself though. She did have any awfully upset belly a few days ago when she finished the baytril but thankfully after a day of CC and no veg she’s pooping perfectly again.
They are overdue a clean out as I was in bed with a migraine on my day off this week, and I’ve been too tired after work the past couple of days. Slack I know! But sometimes these things happen and we have to learn that sometimes it’s okay to not be the perfect pet owner all the time! I have however flipped their fleeces around, swept the worst of the poop areas and freshened their hay so it’s not too bad!
Olives been funny, I’ve noticed the past few days that she’s suddenly come out her shell? It’s only taken 3 years lol! She just seems more confident, up at the bars more often and interacting with the others more. Whereas she’s usually quite quiet, and grumpy to the others. It’s nice to see.
Emily and Lion are a cute odd couple. Lion is like a hungry shuffling mop. And Emily is just so sweet but often snaps at him if he’s in the way ha. They got a new larger hay tray a week ago, they are absolutely loving it!
I let them some of them out in turn while I freshened their cages a little tonight. Then I just enjoyed watching them. They sure make me smile!

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Gorgeous piggies! Hope Maude feels better soon!
 
Hannah_xx said:
Thought it was about time I made a dedicated ongoing thread about my herd.
First, a little about me. I’m Hannah, 28. Originally from the U.K. But moved to Australia with my boyfriend in September 2018. Animals are the biggest passion in my life, I love all creatures great and small. I take great joy in being around and caring for them. Small animals make my heart melt with cuteness and larger animals are my fantastic companions. I have 3 horses, 2 of which are Australian Brumbies which I trained from the wild. Other than animals I enjoy occasionally doing crafts such as sewing for the piggies or a little bit of painting. I’m also not too bad in the kitchen, I’m a vegan cook.

Enough about me! Who cares!:lol!: We’re here for the Guinea sqwigs!

First up I’ll introduce Olive and Opal. My first 2 pigs here in Aus. I went with a friend to rescue a few pigs from a bad situation, I was still on a working holiday visa so wasn’t going to keep them..just bring them back to health and find them good homes. We got to the house and was shocked at the conditions the 30+ guinea pigs where living in. They were in a small outdoor aviary along with lots of finches. All of the Guineas where Underweight and covered in sores from mites, fighting and dirt from the birds. They were breeding non stop and living in a very stressful situation. They were ONLY fed carrots. No hay, no pellets no grass. Just carrots.
We took 5 adults and 4 week old babies. And got out of there fast. I cried the second I got in the car. It was awful to leave the rest behind. We reported him to the RSPCA.
I took on 2 adults (young, I’m guessing where maybe 8-12 months old?) whom I named Olive and Opal.
They were very skittish and scared, But clearly delighted with the abundance of food they suddenly had available. They couldn’t get enough of the hay they’d been deprived of all there life. I treated them for their mites and skin condition, Fed them good quality pellets, vegetables and love. In a clean and quiet environment.
In just a few weeks they were starting to recover well.
Olive and Opal have now had a home with me for a year and a half, they are still shy but full of personality. I don’t tend to give them lap time very often as they don’t enjoy it. But they love floortime and it’s great pleasure to watch them happily and healthily popcorn and play. Olive is at the bottom of the pecking order but she has a temper! She loves to tell Patrick off and boss him about. Opal tells Olive to get out the way quite often in which Olive does as she’s told straight away. But they are still good friends and look to each other when worried.

Olive day
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The girls now..

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Wow what a difference a bit of tlc makes,
 
I hope this doesn’t go against forum rules, No piggies were harmed in this photoshoot, nor were they wearing any props.. just sitting in one while enjoying some grass 🤣
I saw this planter at Aldi today and just couldn’t help myself..

Meet Fireman Lion. Fireman Newton and Firelady Maude :)):whistle:
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