Sadly, but as expected, the two teeny hoglets that came in earlier have died. Poor little buggers never had a chance, too long away from mum and too cold.
All I can say is that they died warm and peacefully.
The Autumn babies continue to arrive, this litter of 3 was found squeaking in a compost bin earlier today, and
Another busy day, and more hoglets coming through the door, one of which died shortly after arriving, his sister is
This poor old fella came to us Friday afternoon, he was found wandering around in circles.
Upon examination, we found that both his eyes are missing, with small wounds around the area, which suggests that birds have pecked his eyes out .
He does have a respiratory infection, which could explain why he would have been out in daytime and was able to be attacked.
Hogs like this cause us ethical and moral issues – do we keep him alive to live in permanent captivity, all be it in an enclosed garden, or do we have him put to sleep.
We’ll have to sleep on this one, poor bugger.
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Thank you for taking in another 4 babies on top of your 160 !