A recent highly scientific poll conducted here on the Pastured Pigs site sought to characterize the feed management systems used by pastured pig producers....
Hello. A little different, but I put my pigs in with my pygmy goats... I had 1 500# sow and her 10 babies, all about 2 months old. They had woods, brush and...
My animals ate fairly well off plant products in good weather... but have fed almost entirely grain since October. I really don't know how many American...
Has anyone in Virginia found a butcher that will take intact young pigs? I'm pretty sure I remember reading that Andy Lee took his somewhere in the Shenandoah...
Larisa, We raise pastured pigs on the Prairies in Alberta, Canada and would appreciate any information you could share with us in regards to raising intact...
Ron & Kathleen Eriksen
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Mar 3, 2003 6:54 pm
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When we lived in VA (five years ago) we used someone in Harrisonburg. Jenny [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Mar 3, 2003 7:29 pm
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I was wondering if anyone has pastured pigs in an orchard and if so how long can you get away with them being in there before they do some damage, if any? I...
On homestead lists, it is common for pigs to be raised without any bought feeds, just kitchen scraps, roots, veggies, skim milk etc. But you would need an...
I need a bit of advice on what type of shelter to have for pigs for this summer. I hope to get 4 weanlings, and I know what I am feeding them. I'm going to use...
Unringed... probably about 5-10 minutes, 30 if you're lucky... Fruit trees won't last long before they are being "tasted" and rooted around. Plus they are so...
I recently butchered two intact 3 month old pigs, they were in with barrows. I would not recommend leaving males intact. I have no idea how people would get...
I'll take you up on your offer to help.... Do you farrow on pasture, and if so, do the sows and their litters have their own huts? Is there any trouble with...
I would ring them like crazy. Humane ring in the center and several hills on top of the nose. Then keep them out when the ground is wet. I've never had pigs...
Gunthorp Farms
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Mar 5, 2003 2:02 pm
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I've raised some on pasture alone after they weighed 120 pounds. Very good alfalfa/clover pasture and access to woods. They grew very slow. Moved them into...
Gunthorp Farms
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Mar 5, 2003 2:06 pm
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Someone else wrote they could taste the "boar taint." I couldn't taste it in pigs up to 7 months old. I have a couple of boars I probably won't get around to...
This is a dangerous idea!!! I have some friends at Stribling Orchard in Virginia who let their pigs in their orchard ONLY when there are lots of apples on the...
My experience has shown that some boars have more scent than others and maturity certainly has something to do with it. I can castrate a pig quicker than I...
Chase Hubbard
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Mar 9, 2003 3:37 pm
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I have been researching pigs with the hope of getting some in a couple of months for growing out this year. We had pigs with cousins when I was a child but it...
Walter, I have had some success in the past putting pigs to work in this way and they can do a good job but be warned if the weather is wet they don't go on ...
Megan and Wil Seiler
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Mar 10, 2003 6:48 am
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Hello. My experience is this works well with very young pigs moved often. I know some folks who farm in the Shenandoah area of Va who build wood and wire...
We had a very aggressive border collie that was quite good at herding pigs. My friend in IN with a pig confinement operation used to use an aussie/border ...
Peacepast@...
Mar 10, 2003 1:26 pm
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My grandfather would lightly spread shelled corn wherever her wanted the pigs to till. It seriously accelerated their progress! Jenny Peaceful Pastures All...
Peacepast@...
Mar 10, 2003 1:28 pm
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Hi Everybody, Hope everyone is warming up and still has plenty of fuel. I have a small pet peeve that just got loose and I hope y'all might be able to help me...
... Can't help on many of your other requests, but i can on this. Yahoo does...go back to each list you are on and change your preferences. Also, to get rid of...
simplycrazy
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Mar 12, 2003 3:33 am
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We had a customer contact us looking for pork raised on pasture alone. They said they had heard that there were lots of places around that didn't feed any...
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the PasturedPigs group: i would like to know how people farrow o box stalls o farrowing hut o straw...
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Mar 16, 2003 4:54 am
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A producer would need to have very unusual conditions in order to raise more than a few pigs without grain to market weight in a reasonable timeframe. If...
Hello. I thought the no-outside input note about feeding pigs was idealistic, myself. 7-10 pigs on pasture and whatever's at handy at home? Have you tried...
... <PETALTOTHEMETAL@a...> wrote: I don't try to fatten my pigs fast, but ... Oops... I forgot to mention this includes two pregnant females. Most of them are...
We do not feed our pigs grain. We raise about 40 pigs (all at once) each year (Tamworths and Herefords) on pasture. Our pasture is VERY good with different ...
