I just wanted to let the group know about a website that will help the hobby. It's called BreedCentral.com; it allows you to search by location for birds....
I am new to the group and have a lot of questions, but I'll limit it to just a few. 1. Tamworths appear to be one the best breeds for pasture, are there ...
Hi All, Joal S talks about having a large feeding unit that he uses in the field with his pigs. Can anyone tell me what the proper name for this is and where...
They are called "bulk feeders" and they hold between 500-2000lbs feed, have a hinged lid, number of holes\feeding flaps differs from one to the next. Best off...
www.enasco.com might have something in their Farm & Ranch catalog. Shipping might be a killer, tho' Aaron On Wed, 12 May 2004 17:04:47 -0000 "pat_hagenbuch"...
Hi, all. Does anyone know if it is okay for pigs to eat buckwheat? I generally use it as a cover crop and wanted to see if it was okay to run the pigs in...
Have any of you ever used rings to keep pigs from rooting? I have my six little pigs out on pasture and I don't really want the pasture dug up because I also ...
Pete, My experience with rings was when I was a kid, they seemed to work ok, but as the grew, the rings would pop out. Never reinserted them. Now we just let...
Hi All, I have four pigs on pasture. Actually, they are in a 5000sqft pen in the pasture. They root a bit but not nearly as bad as I had expected. My problem...
... Here is what seems to be working well for us, but note we don't hay... Sheep first who eat down the grass and brush, then pigs who till it up and remove...
... We have several different watering spots, all of which are fed by a spring further up the mountain. The water runs from one to the other. If you can ...
I have what I have found to be an excellent, inexpensive, clean design. Take half a poly barrel, if its the bottom you use, cut a 5x5 inch hole toward one...
One thing we did this winter was install a $30 hot water heater timer on the well pump, cutting it on and off at six and six. The animals took the pressure...
Hello Emile.... I used somehting similar for the 16x16 pen my pigs are in... I take a 200g cattle water feeder... open the plug at the bottom middle of it and...
On Wed, 26 May 2004 10:17:02 -0500 "Jim Wilderman" <jimwilderman@...> writes: Hi All, I read about nipple waterers and built a very sturdy frame for a...
Thanks Emile for your suggestions. If you do get time to post that picture I would like to see your setup. The pigs don't seem to able to drink from the "lick...
I will put some pics up somehow this weekend. Try putting peanut butter or honey or anything sticky like that on the nipple to get their attention. I have...
Late answer and I haven't had time to read all the responses ... but several suggestions: Pigs need both clean drinking water and a mud wallow to stay cool......
Hi Jerry, Thanks for your response to my original question. I understand what you are saying about spending time with the pigs. I feed them in the morning and...
... *grin* an amazing thing... Well here abouts we grow rocks. You can go out and pick a full crop in the fall and next year you can pick another crop. :) It...
I had similar problems last year, filling a bucket and then they tip it over. This year I am raising them at my home, but I work on a farm elsewhere so I...
Hi Jim... One thing you will notice right off about pigs and water troughs... They will stick the whole head pass the eyes into and love to blow bubbles. What...
Hi Keena, Thanks for the input. I looked up the Trojan waterer on the Internet and I like the idea of being able to attach it to a barrel. I assume a plastic...
Hey Jerry, Thats good info. Yes, I have observed the head dunking. Usually right after I have filled the barrel with nice clean water :-). You have confirmed...
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I don't agree. All of our pigs have plenty of water holes to wallow in, but they would much rather flop down in their drinking water, no matter what. I think...
while doing a search for pasture pig waters, I came across a bullitin put out by South Dakota using concrete pads in the water and feed areas. The pads are to...
New Searchable Breeder Directory and Auction I just wanted to let the group know about a new website call BreedCentral.com The site has a searchable Breeder...
I do not have the problem with the pigs wallowing in wasted water. With 5 pigs they use I would say 1/2 a container each day. I have a large Log( to keep it...
