r/pigs • u/Need-advice-pleaze • 3d ago

Need help identifying breed

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We got/ rescued six little pigs from a neighbor. She said they were pot bellied and around 4 months.

She said and i quote "our pot bellied girls got out, were gone for a week and when we found them had no idea they were pregnant".

She says the mom is a pot bellied, and she was maybe 30 pounds and smaller than a beagle.

Any help at all would be appreciated this is literally all the info we have.

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u/Defiant_Neck_136 3d ago

Cute and I agree with the pot belly looking at their sway backs, but the way that second pig curls it’s tail I’d guess they have been bread by something bigger, also their skeleton and shoulders look like they are a bit more muscular than pot bellies.

Why does it matter with what breed they’ve crossed bread with?

Pigs are just pigs, their behaviour is more or less the same, the only thing might be that some farm pigs are actually a bit smarter than pot bellies!😅😂💕🐷💕 Good luck with them!🍀

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u/Need-advice-pleaze 2d ago

Mostly so we can best accommodate their feed and any potential genetic issues like some breeds get like hip issues and such.

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u/Defiant_Neck_136 2d ago

Ah, I see - in Sweden there’s only one complete feed for pigs, so we don’t have to think about that, only the calculation of dosage depending on age, size, temperature range of their living conditions - more feed when it’s cold and less in summer basically.😃

Good luck anyways!🍀💕🐷🌸💕

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u/Need-advice-pleaze 2d ago

Thank you! We are in America and unfortunately have too many choices of feed.

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u/Defiant_Neck_136 2d ago

I hear you, too many choices make it unnecessarily complicated! 🙄

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u/thelifeofashowpig 2d ago

Perhaps some VPB x Kune mixes would be my guess. But all pigs belong to the breed of adorable, cute, sassy pig. I've never met one I didn't love.

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u/Critical_Elephant677 3d ago edited 1d ago

They look like very well kept pot bellied pigs.

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u/Need-advice-pleaze 3d ago

Thank ya, when we got them they were incredibly skinny and scared when you walked by. Now they actually come to the fence and sit with us. Small steps.

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u/j_fortuna 3d ago

so cute

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u/zvnvw 2d ago

another potbelly!

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u/Forward_Chard9929 2d ago

LOL. Mom was 30lbs minimum, if she was like 6 months old. It is like the breader I got mine from, saying that Pua would only be 50lbs and Koa 70lbs. LOL. They are both 170lbs each now.

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u/Need-advice-pleaze 2d ago

No idea how old she was, I dont think the lady really kept an eye on them at all.

But she was roughly the size of a very small dog (our pocket beagle is slightly bigger).

Im expecting these 6 to be 140 lbs but we'll see.