GBov
Well-known member
This one has got me baffled, I must admit.
I had skin problems in the last batch of pigs I raised in my pen, mange like thick skin and dry cracks along their flanks. Ivermectin sorted it out enough at least to have comfortable pigs and clean carcasses.
The pen lay idle for about 3 or so weeks and then I got these little Juliana pigs in trade for some carvings.
All has been well, fine fat happy little pigs.
Until Tuesday, when it looked like the sow had skinned the top off her snout, shallow, raw and oozing. I went through the pen to find what she had done it on but no signs of anything at all she could have injured herself on.
It scabbed up and looked to be healing so I was just keeping an eye on it.
Today though the boar had it too and on closer inspection, they both had skin peeling back off their snouts, bloody cracks and swollen raw flesh around their eyes.
I caught them one by one in my catch cage where they promptly did maximum damage to their snouts trying to bang their way out :roll: but I ivermectined them and decided against putting anything on the bloody mess they made of their faces.
Then I opened the pen right up and turned them loose in the fenced yard. The boar spend 5 weeks lose and did no damage - another reason to like this breed - so they now have clean, fresh pasture to be on, lots of cover to make them feel better and fingers crossed whatever is wrong can be sorted out with their own fantastic healing powers.
But what is WRONG with them???
Poor things.
I had skin problems in the last batch of pigs I raised in my pen, mange like thick skin and dry cracks along their flanks. Ivermectin sorted it out enough at least to have comfortable pigs and clean carcasses.
The pen lay idle for about 3 or so weeks and then I got these little Juliana pigs in trade for some carvings.
All has been well, fine fat happy little pigs.
Until Tuesday, when it looked like the sow had skinned the top off her snout, shallow, raw and oozing. I went through the pen to find what she had done it on but no signs of anything at all she could have injured herself on.
It scabbed up and looked to be healing so I was just keeping an eye on it.
Today though the boar had it too and on closer inspection, they both had skin peeling back off their snouts, bloody cracks and swollen raw flesh around their eyes.
I caught them one by one in my catch cage where they promptly did maximum damage to their snouts trying to bang their way out :roll: but I ivermectined them and decided against putting anything on the bloody mess they made of their faces.
Then I opened the pen right up and turned them loose in the fenced yard. The boar spend 5 weeks lose and did no damage - another reason to like this breed - so they now have clean, fresh pasture to be on, lots of cover to make them feel better and fingers crossed whatever is wrong can be sorted out with their own fantastic healing powers.
But what is WRONG with them???
Poor things.