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Thanks for the insight. I definitely don‘t want to breed all my girls, so I’ll just pair them up however is convenient. I can’t imagine the havoc of pigs climbing walls like that! We only have BRIEF skirmishes, but those are loud enough to get everyone’s attention! The girls’ pen has 3ft...

Curious: do anyone’s barn cats get pocket gophers?

I chuckled when I read your post about luring your big boar with the eggs (darn neighbors!). I told my husband we’d have to remember that trick.

I recently purchased two kunekune boar piglets. They are feeding and growing well, and are about 4 months old now. My sows (all over 1yr of age) are kept separate, but when they are in heat, they go “checkout” the boars‘s area, and will lie down next to their pen. Occasionally, I’ll see some...

We go through quite a few animal crackers here, too. My pigs (and dogs) love “pig newton’s” as well! (I get the HEB branded fig newtons. Cheap treat that’s good for motivating them to go where they don’t wanna go!).

Hubby and I keep going back and forth on our best plan for long-term animal housing, so for now they have a vinyl fabric “carport” that is located within their corral space (surrounded by 6ft high panels). They can come and go from their shelter into their area, as it is never sealed up...

I have a 10x20 shelter for my 7 doelings that I am trying to work out a bedding plan for, so I love this thread! They have access to their shelter and a large corral area at night, and they range on 3-4acres during the day. I have sandy ground that seems to hold the pee (and the girls insist on...

I see three door options for my planned metal barn (doors that the goats/pigs will use to access corrals): typical “garage door” lift-up, roll-up doors, and sliding doors. Here in Texas, we have tons of mud daubers and wasp nests everywhere, and they love to get into sliders/tracks, etc. No...

Welcome from central Texas! What animals do you have? Pictures are always appreciated. :-)

Don’t you love tech!? Welcome!

I had the contractor dig a 12 foot trench along the front of the house, to below the level of the basement floor, “upstream” from the water coming down toward the basement. He installed a waterproof membrane along the house side, put a French drain at the bottom (that runs several hundred feet...

So true! The house is built overlooking a ravine. The back of the “basement” is fully above ground, but the front-facing side is fully underground (and well below the peak of the hill the house is on). The main floor is above the peak, so has no water issues, but that front wall was getting...

Welcome form Central Texas! I know nothing of cows, so I'll leave the advice to the experts, but everyone is so friendly and helpful. I am new to hobby farming myself, and learning so much here everyday!

I never thought about waste runoff, just flooding...great point! I have learned too much about rainwater runoff, as the person who originally built our home built it on a downslope, overlooking a ravine...with a basement below the level of rain runoff. Sigh. We had a massive french drain...

Welcome from Central Texas! Goats are great fun - enjoy!

I feel like I’m already making good progress with them with short sessions. They are smart! Thanks for the input. I’ll keep at it til they’re set!

I’ve read some of your other posts about your success with Paris - they give me hope as well as guidance! None of my boys have exhibited anything that strikes me as “terrible”. I just want to get them to their best possible selves ASAP. I spent a good bit of time with Clark this evening - he...

We bought the property 8 years ago, but started living here full time about three years ago, after I retired. We have about 8 acres around the house, but three of that isn’t usable for my animals as there is a ravine in one “pasture” that is not well fenced. We have another 100 acres of wooded...

Thanks! I’ll definitely watch this.

I have one 3 yr old pyr/toli and am working on training two additional 8 month old pyr/toli pups. We have never had a coyote on my property thanks to my dog, but I hear the packs most nights and they’re closer than I’d like. That road is ours, thankfully. There’s a 6 ft privacy cedar fence...