Emma arrived at Apricot Lane Farm more ghost than animal, a discarded breeding pig whose body had been pushed beyond its limits. No one expected her to carry a healthy litter, let alone survive the birth. When 17 piglets arrived, chaos replaced hope. Thirteen clung to life, their mother sinking deeper into fever as the farmer, Chester, made an impossible choice: separate them to save them all. Away from her babies, Emma deteriorated even faster.
The pregnant sow went into labor with a high fever, and they feared she might not survive.
