Awfully quiet on these lists... I guess everybody is busy with farrowing. Question to all: I am getting tired of "sticking" all my pasture raised breeders,...
Jerry, I too was thinking how quiet the pig list was. I will be starting my pig operation in about a month, so I am no help regarding the worming issue. Will...
For those of you who pasture pigs, do any of you try to do it naturally? Without chemical wormers, etc.? How much grain do you feed, if they are on pasture?...
Hi; I only use chemicals as a last resort. Use food grade Diatomaceous Earth mixed in their chop once/mth.Have had no worm problems so far. Diana "Out of the...
Diane, What do you feed them in the chop? If we had milk to feed them (which we do) and extra eggs and some corn, would pasture be enough do you think? Only...
Greetings to all. This is my first post to the board. I suspect that I'll be able to take more info here than I can give. Jerry, Wondered the same thing a...
In a message dated 5/2/02 6:44:52 PM Pacific Daylight Time, ... HI Mark.. I feed the food grade Diatomaceous Earth as well, Also I have not had a single...
Boy.. sure is quiet. Well, I am getting too old and too tired to keep chasing pasture pigs for their vaccinations. I ordered yesterday this new automatic...
Anyone have weaned pigs for sale in Nebraska to a small farmer - we would like perhaps 9 and would prefer that they have not been given any medication. Thank...
Anyone have weaned pigs for sale in NE Nebraska. Preferably ones that have not been given medication. We do not mind belly rupture ones as we direct market...
Does anyone have feeding stalls? Do they allow for the mixing of smaller gilts and big sows? Will aggression and vulva biting be prevented (even if water...
Sorry, don't have any info for you on stalls. But I am happy to report that our much awaited pastured pig venture is now underway. We started with 2 purebred...
Yeah, the waterer device search is interesting. I'm just squirting water in a tank for the barrows. They sit in it and play with it, filling it with mud....
I bought a 8 week old Pig.I'm not sure what breed he is.He is white with little black eyebrows and a little bit of black on his nose and 3 spots on his tail....
... If he has big floppy ears that hang over his eyes, he might be a Gloucester Old Spot, but he's more likely some White or Yorkshire cross. Oklahoma State...
Need some pig health info here. Came home yesterday evening and found my 13week purebred landrance barrow dead, bloated, and smelling pretty bad. I got him...
In a message dated 7/1/02 8:09:43 AM Pacific Daylight Time, ... Not enough information to make a very good guess... I would suspect he was sick and the...
Sorry to hear about your loss. I'am new to Pigs myself.My Pig is pampered. I tie him on a 100 ft. cable near the creek in the heat of the day.I use him on a...
Arnold started 3 hours ago acting mean and having problem using back legs after laying down. Snakebite? no sign of a wound.He won't eat his sweet feed and he...
Old wisdom states PH of feed should be acidic, try to include some vinegar with feed. If gastro intestinal problem, this may solve it. Jude Becker ... From:...
I found Arnold a new home where he will be put to work turning overgrown area into tillable land. I admit I spoiled him and he was getting to much to handle on...
My name is Ray. I'm new to pigs but not a new farmer. I do intensive grazing and feed some grain. One of the pigs I bought for breeding looks like she has a...
In a message dated 7/8/02 8:52:38 PM Pacific Daylight Time, rayi_99@... ... The ultimate question is was this caused by birthing trauma/injury or is it ...
Yes she will probably breed but what if the hernia ruptures when she is 12 weeks pregnant. If you really want to breed this pig then she should be surgically ...
The economics of surgical repair can be costly, but it could work. It is really always a question of economics. I would breed her and if it broke so what?...
I am a new member of this group. I am a high school student living in Gainesville, Texas. My family and I live on a small farm where we raise a variety of...
In a message dated 7/13/02 5:49:53 AM Pacific Daylight Time, ... As unfamiliar with Texas as I am, I can tell you "It Depends." What's drainage like? What's...
Does anyone have information about breeders of Kune Kune pigs in the United States? They are a rare breed of grazing pigs from New Zealand. I live in New...
