[Gpdd] [MISC] Weight of Piggies

[DebJonSara at aol.com]

My biggest male piggie, Scrabble, weighs in at 3.24lbs!! The smallest male, 
Cannelletto, weighs just 2.19lbs, but he is not yet a year old. My biggest 
female, Cannelle (yeah, you guessed it - Cannelletto's mom!) weighs slightly over 
3 lbs, and the lightest female, Scarecrow, who is a fully grown adult, weighs 
just 1.85lbs. They all receive the same diet and the same opportunities for 
exercise - I guess that, just like people, their weights vary. I weigh all 18 of 
my piggies every week, and only worry if one piggie's weight seems to drop 
continuously - there are always fluctuations week to week. 

It my "herd" it does seem to be the longhaired piggies that weigh the least - 
I wonder whether that is typical? Unfortunately I can't say exactly what 
breed my longhaired ones are - as longtime subscribers already know, all mine are 
rescued "mongrels", which is why I call them my "Dolly Mixtures"! I would be 
interested to hear from other multi-pig households as to whether they also find 
the longhaired ones weigh the least.

I personally find the longhaired ones to have the most personality - but as 
mine all originate from the same unscrupulous breeder, I think that may just be 
a result of the original ancestors having particularly strong personalities. 
Again, I'd be interested to hear the opinions of other slaves who serve both 
longhaired and shorthaired piggies.

I'll be interested to see what weights other people post - I have always 
wondered myself what average weights were - the books only ever seem to mention 
the birth weights!

Condolences to the many who have recently lost piggies - my computer broke 
and I have been offline a fair while - it was painful to catch up and read how 
many more have crossed The Bridge.

Take care everyone

Debbie and her Dolly Mixtures