Raìsing pigs

[DFBrews]

Good call with not breeding right off the bat.

Bacon seeds are fragile.

And if you do have a litter you have to castrate vaccinate cut needle teeth and dock the tail so their siblings don't try and eat them. All while a pissed off 300+ lb mama pig is trying to eat your face because you are messing with her babies

[DFBrews]

Speaking of here is the half a hog I just bought off my dad getting ready to become tasty bits


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[TheGrey]

My Uncle raised pigs for a while. I don't remember much because I was still pretty young, but I do remember this: DO NOT TRUST A PIG.

Ever.

Pigs can be evil like you wouldn't believe. Wolves on the hoof. They will eat ANYTHING that gets in their pen. If you have beasties that are used to roaming free on acreage, I'd put the pig's pen inside a second pen to keep everything else out.

Pigs are delicious. Dangerous, but it sounds like there's lots of good advice on this thread.

[Great-Kazoo]

If the boar gets overzealous with me, it will be bacon within a week. I have got the plans bb's of my cold smoker and all the supplies I need to build it. I think I may try and talk her into only a couple sows or a gilt and try it out first. Thanks for the tips.

I consider them domesticated hippos. They look harmless & cute, till they move on you.
Looking forward to your updates of the upcoming project.

[encorehunter]

I'm all ready behind the 8 ball. I poured concrete for the porch yesterday instead of building the pig pens. I guess we will be putting the cart before the horse and get the piglets tomorrow, unless I am lucky enough that they will be gone before we get there. I have all the materials at the house, so it can be built on Sunday. Thank you for all the tips. I'll probably be putting them down near the pond away from the house. My wife works at a restaurant, so that will help with the feed. I have about 80 pounds of bacon in thr freezer, so I should be able to make it until they are ready to be butchered.

[Holger Danske]

If your goats are milkers, you can feed the pigs goats milk. They love it and will help them bulk up. That what you he kids do with their 4h hogs.

[encorehunter]

I thought I would revisit this thread. I was working a wildland fire the other day. When I got home from a 10 hour day, the wife told me I needed to build a shed and building. She had bought two pigs while I was on the fire, and we were picking them up the next day. I got the shed and pen built the next morning. We ended up with two female piglets around 50 pounds each. When I mentioned raton them, I was informed they were for breeding. I can get my own pig. I bought a 140 pound sow to butcher this fall. So far so good. We have been feeding them corn and table scraps with good success. They are all "Old spot" pigs. Im going to try and borrow a boar, or else buy one next year for his services and then eat him.

[Irving]

Pictures?

[Great-Kazoo]

Pictures?

Family Portrait

[encorehunter]

That is what I am hoping one looks like later this fall. For now, here are the two little ones. I don't have any pics of the large one.