Oreo had a Baby
Well, after the tragic carnage of the last month, it was looking like some of the guinea pigs were pregnant, including Charcoals baby that was born in June. Well, Oreo […]
Category Archives: Guinea Pigs
Lost them all… And finally a fodder setup
Well, I haven’t posted because the homestead has suffered from a major setback. Because of that one day of wind chill below zero, I have lost all of the baby […]
Krinkle had Babies!
On January 4th, 2015, three new babies were born! They are my first babies of the new year. These guys are around 0.2 lbs, and are utterly gorgeous! I am […]
Sorting Hat of November Piggies!
Well, I am trying to get a handle on my breeding records by creating a new base page for all of my breeding harems. I also really need to build […]
Abby had Babies (For Real)
Well, a few weeks ago, there was an entire litter that I attributed to Abby (my white Abyssinian sow). Well it turns out that she was still super fat, and […]
Three New Sows
And craigslist had three more sows of breeding age (approx 1 year). They are big girls. Flora is 2.65 lbs, and is on a crash diet, as she is FAT! […]
Creme Finally Popped!
I thought she was going to have babies last week, as she was SO BIG and eggplant shaped. But, she turned out to have four lovely little baby piggies of […]
Introducing Mandarin and Waffle!
Craigslist has been pretty dry as of late for guinea pigs. I am always on the lookout for some new ones, and my patience was rewarded with two AMAZINGLY GORGEOUS […]
Lost a Baby Piggie and the Chosen Boar
Well, one of my baby piggies ended up with a URI, so I moved her into freezer camp. I really think it is something about the white piggies that makes […]
New Baby Guinea Pigs and Bunny Mortality
Well, i have some sad news. While i was away at the dog show, Syren had seven babies, and lost all but one by today. She is only 8 months […]
The Escapee…
So, every time that I go out to check on the males in the growout pen, I am always missing one… He is always running around the pens, trying to […]
Sorceress had Bunny Babies, and a Third Baby from Abby
Last night, I noticed that Sorceress had pulled out a bunch of her fur into her nestbox. But, by that time, my hands were freezing, so I didn’t want to […]
Abby had Babies
Today was my last final exam of my academic career. Well, it is dark and very cold, and I was outside doing dog agility for the last hour, and it […]
Buffy had Babies!!!!
Well, we have the second birth in the back yard pen! Buffy the American gave birth to three healthy pups! All wandering around. Since there are two males in this […]
Rain, and Cold Water Guinea Pig Management
The end of the semester is nigh, which means that I have a TON of papers to write, and lab work to do. So, I have a bunch of academic things […]
Sorting Hat for October Babies!
One of Cassius’s babies born in late June, Pop, is ready to breed! She is in the back box with 14 other pigs, and the 4 newborn babies. One of […]
Four New Babies!
Well, after my horrible error giving guinea pigs cold water in the morning (which gave them hypothermia), I haven’t lost a single pig. Even though the temps have been brutally […]
Lost Four Piggies?
So, today I lost four of the piggies from the growout pens. Two males, and two females. The last two nights have been brutally cold, 23 F and 32 F […]
Rabbits vs Guinea Pigs for Meat: Costs and Considerations Part 2
Now that I talked a bit about the pros and cons that I have found while raising both rabbits and guinea pigs for pet food and my own consumption in […]
Roasty Toasty Piggies!
Well, I took out the plastic drawers out of the drawer holders. I then stuffed them totally full of straw. The plastic part has some holes in the bottom, but […]
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