“If your going to offer poor nesting, then its best to not allow small females to reproduce. If you offer suitable nesting, then there is no problem allowing small females to reproduce. its that simple.”



This Frank, amoung a few other of your statements, insinuates that I do not know how to provide proper nesting, and that I chose to let my female reproduce without doing so. If that is not what you meant, then you might wish to re-word your statements. Simply using words like “One” instead of “you” can make a huge difference in how someone interprets your writing.



Do understand that we cannot magically sense the emotions or facial expressions you may have to go along with your text. Therefore, something you mean innocently can very easily be taken as an attack. Using proper grammar and punctuation usually also helps in this matter.



“So you feel lectured by someone stating that its normal for hogs to reproduce at smaller sizes????? That was the lecture and it was not aimed at you, but all those who write or think its not good to breed then at 120grams. Which as you state, you agree with.”



No, I never stated I felt lectured on that. I agreed with what you said. As someone who has a Bachelors in Animal Behavior, it is a process that makes sense to me. I may have come to that conclusion myself before posting if I hadn’t heard a lot of the “don’t breed below this weight” from almost every member of the community. The fact that so many people say not to do it due to health problems concerned me. I was simply seeking reassurance with my posts from breeders who have more experience. Everyone (including you) who has replied, except for maybe one or two people, has reassured me that it is okay to breed at a lower weight. I’m not arguing that, and I’m not saying I feel lectured at all. The reassurance was what I asked for. And I agreed with you on it.



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