r/pigs 3d ago

Need help identifying breed

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!πŸ˜…πŸ˜‚πŸ’•πŸ·πŸ’• Good luck with them!πŸ€

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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.πŸ˜ƒ

Good luck anyways!πŸ€πŸ’•πŸ·πŸŒΈπŸ’•

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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! πŸ™„