a probably 3 month old pig walked into my yard..now what?

[Baymule]

Your little Hereford boy is a beauty. Maybe one reason the hot wire isn't holding him is because he is not trained to it. There needs to be a strong barrier behind the hot wire, so he can "see" it. I recommend cow panels also. they are 16' long, and 50" tall. I love them, use them for all sorts of things. Do be careful around him. Pigs are strong and they can bite.

 

[jhm47]

Pigs are always restless and will try to get out when they are not getting adequate nutrition. Get some commercial hog feed and let him eat as much as he wants. You can also supplement with acorns or whatever other food you have available. A full hog is a happy hog, and I suspect that some of his nutritional needs are not being met. Good luck!

 

[heckerdy]

Thanks so much you guys I will up his feed for sure
I have been literally toss loaves of bread out the bedroom window down to him (I bake sourdough so I just baked up extra ones this week with some older flour for him) ..he thinks it rains bread!

I have learned so much about pigs! thank you so much for your help it is greatly appreciated I am exhausted and going to fall over now

funny thing about the wine ..I found two gallons of wine I had "put away" and they are PERFECT double fermented like brandy!

 

[Latestarter]

Oh my! That "wine" definitely does NOT go to the hog!!! That's a special "I'm taking care of an A-whole pig" libation! Good for what ails ya!

Yeah, the more I thought about it, the more I thought "not enough to eat"... they are indeed little pigs. The amount of food they can pack away is amazing, as is the amount of weight they can gain almost overnight. I feel for ya, though I'm sure you'll come to the conclusion it was all worth it when you're eating those first center cut "Bacon" chops

 

[heckerdy]

he needed more food! WOW I feel so guilty like I was starving him ..we built a trough this morning and he adores it!
what crappy pig people we are!

but who expected a pig to walk in the yard right?

 

[Ferguson K]

Yayyyyy!!!! I just loaded two more feeders (hogs) into the trailer to be dropped off in the morning.

 

[heckerdy]

Happy Bacon!
truly learn as we go here thanks to your help! wow I am so glad I found you ..I am looking forward to rain coming so I can just sit and read threads here! so much to learn about so many things
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thank you guys so much something so simple he does need lots of food ..more than I even imagined!

I am just going to have my husband build a water slide from my kitchen to his mouth then right?

so my husband is spending more time with him he has a glove on a stick and it is the magic wand ..he is like a lobster when you rub his belly he passes out..but now he is like my dog and asking scratch before bed…. and that is not helping us ..I am getting attached you guys… he is kind of hysterical


but still put pork belly in home made ramen for dinner

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[Latestarter]

So keep us updated on the outcome now that you're finally feeding him! <---JK!! Let us know if that settles him down some.

Thought I posted this last night, but the "post" button musta stuck... was still here all grayed out when I scanned down to the bottom of the page. Glad more food seemed to help. Seriously, I believe the attraction will lessen as he gets to be 200 then 250 then 300 pounds!

Edit to add: Maybe you should consider a large-ish dog to become attached to? that way Bacon can remain future bacon?

 

[Ferguson K]

He looks like a Hereford cross. He's a good looking pig. I'm glad he's settling down finally! Expect him to go through large amounts of feed in a matter of days. One 50lb hog can eat 50lbs of grain in a weeks time if free feed completely!

Keep up the good work!

 

[Baymule]