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Thanks I just read your post Great I loved the pics :drool BTW what would you feed a potbelly that you were raising for meat the one web site I came across said they used regular hog feed but how much should I feed them so they are lean not too much fat? One site said 1lb of food each day per...

Thanks, I am trying to find your thread on butchering a potbelly pig. How do I find your past threads?

LOVED,LOVED,LOVED Both of your threads you are so lucky to have such a close community that get together and do things like this. WOW reading you threads made me so hungry. I have so many questions but before I ask any of them I'll have to re-read your threads to make sure I didn't miss...

HaHaHa I am glad you have a since of hummer. I didn't think about the way I asked the question. I am going to read your thread now.

Do you butcher yourself?

Mine are doing that also. I am so glad I got two it makes for a better life for them until........

BTW is it normal for pigs to do everything together. They eat,sleep and even go to the bathroom together. If one goes for a mud bath the other one follows. If one goes for a swim the other one goes too. They are very young about 7 weeks will this change as they grow?

We named them Bonnie and Clyde because they gave us such a .........Hard time catching them. I was running them down in their muddy 800 sq ft pen for about an hour, all I keep thinking was Bacon, Ham, Chop....ribs....

I know that is will be awhile before they are big enough to butcher. I like to think of them as" Pets with a purpose"

You gave me a lot to think about so I went back and made sure of what I was getting. It turns out the guy I got them from said they were mini pigs for fear I would not want to butcher what many consider as pets not port. Thanks again for your help Mraya

They are pot belly pigs and I ended up getting two of them thanks for all your great info.

I had herd that the taint in a mini pig is not as bad as a regular pig.

Well there are just the 2 of us and we don't need a big pig, a small pig would be easier for us to handle.( I hope) the meat is a little fattier but I make my own soaps so i would render the fat. Also the price of the pigs very cheap in this case because we are getting them from a friend. With...

Because they are small pigs I am thing of letting the graze in my back yard (about an acre fenced) so they would kinda be pets but not. I'll have to see how it goes with the dogs.

I hadn't thought about breeding they would be more for bacon, But they should still be treated well.

No these are not pets . I already have a pen out back for them and I plan to spend a lot of time with them.

Hello, I am getting a mini piglet at the end of the month it will be about 6 weeks or so. From what I have read and what people on the form have told me I should get two. My question is can two males be housed together if I get two brothers? Thanks Mraya

Hello Laterstarter, I am also a late starter. Thank you for your advice. I don't believe in hitting or even yelling at at animal I don't think it will do any good. I am not very computer savy but as soon as I can I will sent pics. I am having a hard time with fencing I would like the pen to be...

Thank you all for the warm welcome. I am in North Carolina. One dog Loki is a Rotti/German shep the other is a Zoe is a Rotti/Bel shep both 3 yrs old and the 3rd and oldest is Hailey about 8ys she is a MinPin/ Jack Russell. I have never raised a pig before it is part Asian pig part ? I am...

Hello, I am new here from BYC where I am also new there. I have 6 chicks, 4 cats, 3 dogs a husband and will be getting a pig at the end of the month. Glad to be here I have so many questions. Thanks Mraya