Web alarm clock for 1:16 a.m.
As you hand the farrowing watch to another family member, set the alarm for 1:16 am so the sow is not left without someone nearby during the changeover. Tell them what you have already noticed, where the clean towels and torch are, and when you last checked the pen. The 44 minutes before 2:00 am give them time to settle into the watch and learn the sow’s current behaviour.
Before you leave the piggery, run a brief test alarm at the same volume and with the phone placed where your replacement will keep it. Confirm that the sound carries over the fan, rain on the roof, or other familiar farm noise. This browser alarm cannot alert anyone attending the farrowing if its page is closed or the phone goes to sleep, so leave the page open and keep the phone awake and connected to power.
A handover at 1:16 am can disturb relatives sleeping in a small farmhouse, especially when several alarms sound indoors. Keep the phone close to the person on watch, use a clear but moderate volume, and shut the door gently when returning from the pen. If a second family member must relieve them later, agree on a quiet wake-up method now rather than letting repeated ringing travel through the house.
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