Blackberry had Babies
Imagine my surprise when I go out and feed everything this morning, to find a single baby crawling around out in the back pen! I hate singles, because full term […]
Category Archives: Guinea Pigs
Peaches Baby Sort
About a month ago, Peaches dropped two pure white piggies. At weaning, one weighs 0.39 lbs, and the other is 0.32 lbs. I totally forgot to sex them… But unless […]
Waffles finally Popped!
Man, it felt like a gajillion years that Waffles was pregnant. It is her first litter, and she did not disappoint! Three babies. However, one of them had a part […]
Charcoal had a Ginger Baby
Once again, Charcoal doesn’t disappoint in the color department! Last night, 3/15 (the Ides of March), out popped a MASSIVE 0.27 lb Piggie (this is almost weaning weight). She looks […]
Fresca Baby Sort
Well, after three weeks, Fresca’s two babies are only half the size of all other weaned pigs. Even though there is a male and a female, both of these will […]
Creme Baby Sort
Creme had two piggies, a boy (at 0.44 lbs), and a girl at 0.48 lbs. She is back outside in the backyard pen, and looks to be pregnant again.
New Male Breeding Piggies
Well, I hate white piggies, so I need to get rid of my white Himalayan boar. So, I grabbed these two guys off craigslist. Both were in AMAZING shape for […]
The Mohawk Piggie
Well, Cinnamon is now back in with the front yard pigs, as her single baby boy is weaned. He is a solid 0.40 lbs, and has an epic Mohawk down […]
New Sows in Birthing Pen
In the last week, three sows were added to the birthing pen, given their eggplanty shape. Krinkle, Waffles, and Charcoal are all in waiting. The rabbits are also finally lifting […]
Raspberry Baby Sort
Well, at around one month of age, I moved Raspberry back into the pen with the other sows. She had one boy (above) and two girls (below), all registering about […]
Snow Piggies!
The heavy snowfall (9″) didn’t dissuade my Guinea pigs at all. The 1/4″ mesh acted like a roof in and of itself. I have been feeding fodder fairly consistently, and […]
Peaches had Babies
Well, last night, I came home from work to a Piggie in labor! One was just born. These are huge babies! Both over 0.25 lbs. Both are pure white. This […]
Fresca had Babies
The nursery is working! I like being able to keep an intense eye on my new mother piggies. But, on 2/21/15, Fresca gave birth to two healthy little Guinea pigs. […]
New Guinea Pig Nursery
Well, my new guinea pig nursery that I built inside is working wonders. It is protected from elements and stays around 40 degrees at the lowest this time of year, […]
A random single guinea pig baby
Well, I wasn’t expecting any newborns in the front yard box, but I picked up the box to count and give a quick status check (like i do every day), […]
Creme Had Babies
Creme had two babies born on 2/15/15. I moved them indoors right away to the new baby cage. The Little chestnut baby died after 48 hours. But since I knew […]
New Stopgap Rabbit Houses
Well, the roof is added and the three sides of the hutch I don’t need to access is surround in a double thick layer of heavy-duty plastic painters tarp. (I […]
Single Chestnut Baby
I am a total sucker for this color of chestnut! This is a big baby, the size of raspberries eight day old. I have no idea who the mother is […]
Raspberry had Babies
Well, we had four new babies yesterday (three survived). This was perfect timing, as the black baby from Oreo died yesterday. It is hard being a solo baby. However, I […]
Fodder Harvest Day!
Today, the wheat fodder is ready to harvest! All animals get 2% of their body weight in fodder. But since it is winter, and there have been very few greens […]
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