Merry Christmas to All Beings!The above photo is from our family trip this year to Lookout Point on Mars. Hold your cursor over the photo. Now move it away. Now move it over the photo again… Now click on the photo…
Outdoors: 34째F/19째F Sunny Piglets from Girdy (P1)
Tiny Cottage: 67째F/59째F
PS. Find the eight difference in the above photos…
Walter Jeffries: Tinker, Tailor... A bit eclectic & a tad eccentric: A Quantum Farmer. Also lucky in cards.
Holly: I always wanted to be a farm mom! Multi-generational farming with our kids. 
A very merry christmas to you and yours in your cozy cottage.
Judy,
If they were dead piglets then this is natural behavior – recycling. It seems gross to us but they are conserving valuable resources.
It could be that the sow is lacking in some nutrient or her diet is low in protein. Check her diet and condition.
I would watch her and make sure this does not become a learned behavior. You may have to cull her.
As to the others, if they do not start nursing during a critical period they may miss out on learning how to do it. The new sow, previously a gilt before she had piglets, is normally fairly insensate during farrowing. If she's moving around a lot and not letting newborn piglets nurse this is a bad sign, a sign that she may not be a good choice for a sow. On the other hand, it could have been circumstantial and they may be fine the next litter. Hard to tell without a lot more observations.
Best of luck next time,
-Walter
Just noticed the "underwater" view when I clicked on the photo hoping to see a larger view of the image! Too funny. Happy New Year to you and your family, Hilly
Happy New Year!! Think of me as I freeze to death working in Times Square ensuring the safety of all the tourists.
Lovely family pix!
That was a beautiful photo… wishing you a healthy, productive and Happy New Year!