My pig, Baby, is currently in the process of blowing her coat and she’s being a massive pain. She’s been trying to bite me (she almost never does that) and successfully bit my arm the other day, resulting in a massive bruise. She’s also been extremely annoyed with the dogs and has been pushing them around. At night, she grumbles for several hours before going to sleep. Does anyone else have a pig who gets grumpy when it’s that time of year? If so, do you have any tips?

Now that the weather is getting hotter in a lot of places we are starting to see the yearly questions about people's pigs losing their coat.

A lot of pigs will blow their coat every year as the weather warms up and gets hot. This is natural and ok.

Here is some info on this and a second link for other more serious skin issues.

Seasonal Issues-Spring/Fall

Skin Disorders

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He got taken from the bush by a hunter when he was teeny tiny a few weeks ago and put in a pen on a friends orchard. All by himself with no straw in winter..

Absolutely not. Far too young for this so I might have stolen him.

He is such a funny bouncy happy little lad who loves his blankets and toys and piggy porridge and he learn new things everyday.

He hangs out underneath the couch or my bed and sleeps like a dream.

He has big Zoomies and big opinions. Everyone is mad jealous. He eats better than I do.

Excellent communication skills for such a wee tot. His playtime is hilarious

But he is so dang cute

This little guy and three of his litter mates are coming to live with us soon. We do equine assisted psychotherapy and are assisting pigs and gots to our herd!

My mother has a pig not sure what kind. It's black with wiry hair and is probably about 5 yrs old. My mother had a partner that would clip the pigs nails but he is not around any more. And I can try to but the pig gets way to wild to cut them all. Is there a nice way to restrain her or sedate her without injury so that I can cut her nails? She is like 250lbs maybe a little more from my eyeball estimations.

We are on day 2 of the Nature's Best. So far Captain loves it...I will let you all know if his eye rust eases up. Thanks for the recommendation! Fingers. Or hoofs crossed this works. Not that I care to clean his eyes but I am sure it isn't the most pleasant thing for piggy.

Curious if anyone else keeps their tusks after they're trimmed?

she makes a small noise like a high pitched moan-ish? and it’s very short and quiet idk what this is

I will try to keep this short. Like most of us I read everything I can about pigs...I read that their intelligence level is that of a toddler. Our boy is happiest when it is my husband and our 2 little dogs. This past Thanksgiving we had the kids and tbeir person here for desert...it was loud and people were in and out of kitchen. Ooing and goong over him. After about an hour Captain started squealing ,, at first just here and there...after 20 minutes he got louder then it was a full on tantrum. It was the loudest I ever heard from him...after 15 minutes of this everyone started leaving. As soon as the door closed from the last guest he stopped...got in his bed and went to sleep. He was tired and wanted all the guests to leave.....spoiled. My fault too...lol.

So... Abner is FINALLY about done with his blowout... Maybe a dozen or so stubborn ones on his ruff that refuse to go. He's regrown a coat, about an inch or so long, and... It's starting to come out again. I was loving on him about 20 min ago, started giving lil tugs, and... the space between his ears is now BALD again... Any ideas? He's about 4 years old, fed Mature kibble, lettuce, and carrots for meals. Apples as desert. Not seen this before... Inside piggo, so it shouldn't be a heat issue... Why is he losing the hair he's just started growing back!?! Any help out there Reddit? Ruff is solid, but gentle plucking is removing hair that is new and should be holding firm. =(

EDIT: He also gets a bit of what I'm eating most times despite his diet. As well as a bit of olive oil from time to time on bread. A coconut oil rubdown if he seems flaky or irritated. If that helps. Lil guy didn't choose me, nor I him, but that's not his fault. =/ Doggo feller here, and I'm just lost... Worried, but don't know how worried I should be. He's not acting odd, just the hair thing. Hope it helps...

Yes...our last name is Kidd . My baby boy! Lamar billboards used this photo last summer for an advertisement. This is the face you saw coming from Cincinnati into KY on I-75.

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Hey if anyone needs any advice on an all natural pig rust remover kit me know. My boy has alot of pink and he gets rust under his chin and his armpits. He also gets eye rust. I used all kinds of different things but ended up making my own concoction that is natural and doesn't dry his skin. I would be happy to share how I remove it....

Cherry-Sue and Lila-May are just so beautiful they shimmer in the sunshine. Tamworth pigs are stunning 😍