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beautiful mom & dad & adorable babies. congratulations!

getting closer to getting a couple of pigs. at the moment leaning toward kune kune because they can reportedly thrive on pasture alone. not knowing the nutritional strength of my pasture, i'm wondering if there are physical signs in a pig to say their nutrition is not adequate?

I think i'm going to be ready for pigs by early spring. it's just hubby & me. I thought I would get two weaners. my questions... 1. do I get them just as they are weaned? I want to know what their diet has been & their living conditions 2. do I keep them till a specific age (what would that...

or what if one ear goes up & one lays down. now that would be a goat for a calendar.

so I can just scoop up the leaves (oak) from my back yard, dump them in the goat area & they'll eat them? i'm going to try that tomorrow.

I've read several of your posts this evening. you have great info & as a newby I appreciate it. I currently have chickens & goats. hoping for a couple of pigs in the not too distant future.

for those of us in hot climates, do we need dark colored pigs? if they have plenty of shade, do they still need the water hole/wallow?

parsnip, when visiting, what are you looking for?

thank you all for the advice and input. i'm going to work toward a herd small enough they can thrive on native forage. i'm about four goats too many & i'm going to have my daughter teach me how to take pics & post them on craigs list. boy, the alfalfa pellets were a mess. i'll reserve them...

I want to learn more about the pros & cons of breeds. I want to learn more about pigs being pastured w/other livestock - is it ever safe? I want to learn what they need for winter & how their birthing goes. the questions go on and on. I also want to see pictures - they're so wonderful...

Congratulations! it was a great blog!

the other forum pages consistently have new posts. i eagerly look for new pig posts to read ( i hope to have pigs one day). days, many days go by & no one says anything. so much to learn & nobody's talking.

I've never killed an animal & I will be trying soon, starting on a rooster. I have a good place to work, but it would be where the animals range. does this make them more skittish to be around you? same question applies for goats. if they saw me kill one & process - would they fear me then...

I've overdone it & my girls are paying the price. I thought I had kept it to a manageable pace for introducing the pellets but they have developed diarrhea. I've got minerals available, baking soda & I am backing off the pellets. how else can I help them?

thanks for replying. it does not seem to be bothering her. my fear is that the spines will work their way in - like porcupine quills do

mine are meat goats & I use them for brush control. I need to thin my herd & am considering harvesting some of them. I've never done it & am looking for a place where people talk about such things. thanks

I have definitely gone through this. wounds, worms, & the willies (I think something's going on but I don't know for sure). right now, my biggest problem is working out the balance of feed. they're costing me money right now & not being productive for me - I need to turn this around.

that's really too bad! what a loss. I was having my doelings stick their heads through the gate for a few days (I hate my gates!). my larger doe would ram them from the side & I feared she would break their neck or rupture their bellies. I've fixed the problem, but it makes the gate that much...

for the first time I saw today one of my girls had cactus spines in her ears & under her chin. do I need to pen her down & remove them? do they rub them out? (my girls always rub a lot), or do I need to take action? thanks.

they're beautiful!