Our piglets are big enough to start leaving home. They're white Yorkshires raised on pasture by homeschooled kids (: and all in excellent health (pigs, piglets...
October newsletter is ready lost two computers due to last storm it been a job getting this to you again. Hope things are going well and we have a better...
Hi there We're hoping to start raising pastured pigs next year, mostly as a vehicle for using our large quantities of cull eggs, which I know several pastured...
I don't think the shells hurt them. I feed ours some eggs, not a tremendous amount, but they never seem to cause a problem. Electric fence, polywire from...
... Gee... I hope my pigs are still alive. They've been eating egg shells for years... :) [looks out the window...] Yup, they look very lively! No, I don't...
In following this thread, just a friendly reminder... too many raw eggs in swine will bind the vitamin Biotin...symptoms will appear as dry flaky skin (yea,...
... I use eggs as a treat to train pigs to come to their names when called. They open there mouths like orca whales & I drop the egg in. Usually they crush egg...
Rich, We raised 3 feeder pigs up to 6 months of age and probably fed them at least 30-40 eggs each day. No problems. They loved them. We also used the cull...
Thanks for all of the great responses.... also, I've been using Basic H for worming our sheep, and have had no problems (but only been doing it for a year...)....
k, that's as good as I can type with one hand! Just got back from picking up the pig (the gilt). Oh my, what pretty bacon!
I'm snacking on a few slices as I...
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... Well it seems to be working out. A month ago we put an add in the local classifieds newspaper (Its Classified) and hung up posters at the food coops, feed...
Any of you ever had pigs with swollen feet? If so, why.... Pris Show Biz Tricks for Pigs! Is your house pig bored to death and destructive? "Potbellied Pig...
In a message dated 10/26/04 4:52:38 PM Pacific Daylight Time, ... Ear notching ... only way to go. Tags tear out and tattoos get muddy (try reading a number on...
In a message dated 10/26/04 5:29:52 PM Pacific Daylight Time, ... Like all hoofed animals, pigs can get fungal hoof infections or strep\staph infections of the...
I just heard about this group from Walter, who I was bugging after finding his Web site. We raised our first two pigs this year, and we loved the meat, but we...
regards to the list- i have read a little about these pigs and found very few in the u.s. they are supposed to be a grass fed pig- little grain needed. they...
I have 2 Kune Kune pigs. The ones in the US have been brought in to the country by Katie Rigby in Kansas. In their native country they do subsist on grass. ...
... They were imported into the US to be pets. But most of us were burned by the size of the potbellies....these are a bit bigger... I think they are two small...
Just had a thought regarding pigs and birds ... At our farm all the pigs are on various sized pasture or paddocks and birds free range all of the various pens...
I have a pasture that is 3 acres. How many grower/feeder pigs can this amount of pasture sustain? We are hoping to raise some pigs free range next year....
In a message dated 10/29/04 5:56:08 AM Pacific Daylight Time, ... This Question will depend on many factors: Soil type, forage type and growing rate, water...
... Jessica, it will depend a lot on how good the pasture is and how much your piglets get in supplemental feed. We put about 12 pig units (200 lbs or so made...
Too bad about the hog dying on the way to the slaughter house. It's true, you don't want to run them literally to death. Besides, the stress of the chase can...
May I have a show of hands of who has done a pig roast...? We're planning to do one at my brother's fall party this month so I have been reading about it where...
We have a pig roasting and chicken barbecue business. My first advice is it takes a lot of hours to cook a pig properly. Personally, I roast them with the...
