We've been raising pigs for a while but have never thought to ask what the breed we were buying was until someone asked what breed we had. Anyone have any ideas? The big one is from one breeder, the three small ones from another.
I live in the desert and am interested in getting a couple of dexter cows.
My plan is to build a coral type pen, devided down the middle. I would plant a seed mixture of bermuda, alfalfa, clover, etc. on one side to create a small grazing pasture. I would then use electric netting to section it...
We are getting ready to build some pig pens to house a sow and two hogs, one will be castrated for slaughter, one left intact for breeding. We have have done all the research and have our design all figured out, but I can't find anything on pig poop management.
We have a friend that has let us...
We have went back and forth between trying to decide between getting a dual purpose heifer or a few dairy goats. I ran across a a youtube video that mentioned the Irish Dexter as a good small dual purpose breed. I did some research and we have settled on the Irish Dexter for our milk and beef...
We are getting ready to build some pens. We are going to get goats, but there's already plenty of info on that. So Any info on proper housing, including shelter, and size and material of of pens for pigs, cows, horses, sheep and donkeys.
Thank you!
Kingman, AZ here. We're looking properties in Golden Velley, AZ. Actually, We're getting ready to make an offer on a house that has just over 2 acres. We have a hog that we're currently keeping at a friend's house. We've had chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese as well. We're thinking about...