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 […]
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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 […]
Syren had Bunny Babies
Well, I am on the road at a dog show. But knew that Syren was nest building. So, sometime Thursday night, she had seven little babies, various colors and sizes. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Automatic Waterer
I don’t have a ton of time, so it is super important to save it anywhere possible. Filling up individual water bottles is a ton of work, so connecting four […]
Rabbits FINALLY Have a Proper Setup
So, i have been REALLY behind with the rabbit setup, what with the fact that I got so many on the bargain. It takes quite a bit of capital to […]
Composted Manure Heating System
Well, cold weather is going to fall this weekend. We are looking at nightly lows in the 20’s come this weekend. So, it is about time to get the piggies […]
Two More Lost
So, this morning, I pulled all babies out of the green box and out them out back. Maple leaves and pine straw blew in from somewhere else and these toxic […]
Finished Sow Cage
So, I have finally finished the Guinea pig cage! It is for the sows to breed and birth in. It is split into two 16 square foot segments, and is […]
Genetic Defect and a Lost Pig
Guinea pigs can live a few days without food for a few days. It has been a few days since Cassius has given birth, and one of her babies was […]
New Guinea Pig Diet
Part of designing sustainable agricultural food systems is to test out the best ways to raise your livestock for the least amount of money. I have pellets freely available for […]
Last Set of Guinea Pig Babies: Cassius
Well, this morning I moved Alchymyst to a temporary cage with a nesting box, as her and Magician were hormonal as all get out! While I was out, I got […]
Lost My First Guinea Pig in Labor
Last night, I noticed that Albie was in labor. Her back was hunched and she was grunting. Usually, labor takes an hour maximum. Three hours later, she was still in […]
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