Guide her — you will not lift her, and pulling does not work
A Yorkshire is a large, strong pig, and safe transport starts by accepting she moves on her own feet or not at all. Pigs respond to a solid board held beside the head and shoulder, turning away from it, far better than to being pushed from behind, which makes them brace and back up. Build a simple funnel of hurdles or gates from pen to ramp so the only easy direction is forward, put a little feed in the trailer where she can see and smell it, and budget time — a pig loaded at her own walking pace in ten calm minutes travels better than one wrestled in over half an hour. Never lift by ears, tail, or a leg, and never use force on a pig who has planted herself; change the setup instead.
The ramp and trailer floor
Keep the ramp as low and shallow as the trailer allows, solid underfoot with cleats or matting — a pig who slips once on a ramp may refuse it for a long time, and a heavy pig falling off a ramp edge is a serious injury. Inside, partition her space so she can stand and lie down without being thrown across the trailer, on dry bedding deep enough to cushion lying on a hard floor during a long run. Solid lower sides stop legs poking through bars and reduce the visual stimulation that keeps pigs restless; check every gate latch twice, because pigs test doors with their snouts as a hobby.
Heat is the emergency to plan around
Pigs cannot sweat, and a big Yorkshire in a warm trailer is in danger sooner than almost any other farm animal — her white skin also sunburns through slatted sides. Travel early or late on hot days, keep air moving constantly, park only in shade, and carry water to wet her skin at stops if she is panting hard: fast, open-mouth breathing, a hot dry snout, and reluctance to rise are escalation signs, not tiredness. Cooling and shade come first; a pig who is staggering or unresponsive is a veterinary emergency. In cold weather the balance flips — deep dry bedding and reduced draught at floor level matter more than ventilation volume.
Feed, water, and stops
Travel her on an empty-ish stomach — a pig fed a big meal just before loading is more likely to be travel-sick and miserable — with feed waiting at the destination instead. Offer water at every stop from a trough she cannot tip, and expect her to drink deeply after travelling. At the far end, back the trailer to her new pen so she walks out onto familiar-feeling ground, give her water and then feed, and let her rest before any mixing with resident pigs, which should happen through a fence first.
After the journey
Check her over once she has settled: gait on all four legs, breathing back to a resting rate, appetite at her first real feed. A pig who is off her food, coughing, lame, or still breathing hard hours after arrival needs more than rest — get veterinary advice.
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