
Belle had already given birth to two piglets and we watched a further six blood covered, wobbly legged but perfect piglets appear. We had some heart stopping moments. Belle decided to change position during labour and almost squashed one of her babies. Another little piglet just couldn't find the milk. First it was sniffing and pawing round her back, next around her face. The farmer who was watching with me said, "I don't think it's going to make it - it's getting cold." We were all rooting for the little cold wandering piglet. And there, with the farm already long closed, we had to leave Belle with eight piglets and still in labour.

Oh wow! What an experience to watch! I bet you really didn't want to leave!
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I'll never forget getting up in the middle of the night to go a friends farm to watch piglets being born. I'd have about six at the time and it was an amazing experience.
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