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| schoolmama |
Posted - May 05 2010 : 9:57:50 PM
now that we have a few acres,and a few outbuildings, we were thinking of raising a few pigs.
what do we need to get started?
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| 1badmamawolf |
Posted - May 09 2010 : 6:23:11 PM
Debra, DG is decomposed granite, it helps keep the dirt from turning to mucky mud and gives good drainage as well as good footing.
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| sunflowercritters |
Posted - May 09 2010 : 6:18:51 PM
Teresa what is DG?
We raise pigs and piglets. You said to use DG.
farmgirl sister Debra
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| amomfly |
Posted - May 08 2010 : 6:42:16 PM
I have a pottbellied pig. At first he lived in a small area, I heard all the bad things he could do. I have learned to really love his big ugly mug! He has a swimming pool of his own, and he free ranges in the feild with the horse and llama! What a trio they are! I really do not smell my pig. He poops in the same place, so clean up is easy. And an eletric fence has taught him well!!!!
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| 1badmamawolf |
Posted - May 07 2010 : 08:56:53 AM
Amy, raising pigs on concrete makes it easier on you, but not the pigs. Consider dirt. What makes pigs stink is too many in a small area, and not cleaning up from them, they need ground that drains well, you can add DG to the dirt for help with that.
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| kristin sherrill |
Posted - May 07 2010 : 06:36:17 AM
Amy, 2 won't be too bad if they have plenty of room to roam. And they will use the same spot for their "bathroom". You could shovel it up every few days and make a compost far away from the house.
Kris
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| schoolmama |
Posted - May 06 2010 : 8:10:08 PM
we just want to raise 2 or 3 for butchering- a short term commitment I suppose. will only 2 or 3 smell that bad?
dh keeps saying we need to pour concrete first. hopefully we'll get that done in June,and have our pigs by July or so. |
| sherrye |
Posted - May 06 2010 : 5:06:18 PM
well i love pigs. i love pigs lol...we use a 2 part system for ours. we use heavy welded wire panels that are 12 or 16 feet long. we use t-posts deep.then we run an electric wire along the lower area. they respect hot wire. we use both solar and or plug in chargers. a happy pig stays in his pen. if he is water stressed, hot, hungry,scared you need secure fencing for that.i have chased my fare share of piglets running down the road. or in my beets one year. nose down in the cool wet garden soil. pop no more beets. just happy cool pigs. misters are a good thing for sure. for us i can turn on a sprinkler outside the pen. and spray them lightly. they love running through the hose stream. did i say i love pigs. just like all other farm livestock..be it dog goat cow pig chicken each has its fit. we will have about 12 gallons of milk a day when my jerseys freshen. i make cheese. they eat the whey. the dogs are raised on range fed beef, pork, chicken.i try to do the whole full circle thing here. just my thoughts happy days sherry
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| Farmtopia |
Posted - May 06 2010 : 4:30:35 PM
I think we had this topic awhile ago! Someone also asked about pasture raising. Pigs in general are rather willful and will uproot a good bit of your property so you definitely need to hog proof whatever property you intend them to be on.
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| kristin sherrill |
Posted - May 06 2010 : 3:22:54 PM
Lots and lots of food! I am actually thinking tha same thing. I am crazy. But I want 2 more to drink up all this goat milk. I am still thinking though. They also like a little shallow pond to get wet in and waller around in. The more room they have the less the smell but they do smell. Good luck!
Kris
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| 1badmamawolf |
Posted - May 06 2010 : 08:27:39 AM
1st you need a hog proof pen, they can and will walk thru a weak fence. They need lots of shade and in real hot weather, water misters. Their feed bin needs to be large and very sturdy (mine are on a cement pad, bolted down, same with their water). Are you planning on breeding, or just raiseing weiners for butcher?
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| willowtreecreek |
Posted - May 06 2010 : 03:58:05 AM
Nose plugs! They STINK!!!!!! ;)
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