Can pigs live off of pasture like other animals?

[Cornish Heritage]

If you can, you really should rotate their pasture - the grass & them will be much better for it.

As to no grain - that is OK but remember they have a digestive system like ours so they do better if they have a variety. If you only have a couple pigs especially the smaller ones you will be amazed at how far your kitchen scraps will go Good hay in the winter when there is no grass is good too. We feed an alfalfa mix here. If you feed eggs, part boil them first - easier for them to digest.

Liz

 

[secuono]

I have ducks and chickens, so eggs I can give them. But we really don't have much other scraps here and it we do have a handful, we give it to the birds. We only have 10 chickens, 5 ducks and 4 guineas. But also have 4 dogs and 2 cats, so meat goes to them, raw goes to three of the 4 dogs.

I can toss them pig pellet, corn or dog/cat food as a supplement, I just want to limit it as much as possible.

Do PBs root a lot? Will I be filling in a lot of holes so my horses don't break their legs?

 

[cat1994]

Kune Kune pigs are grazers as they dont plow under the grass and are able to grow out on grass they actually say that giving them grain just makes them to fat. Im not sure if Pot Bellied Pigs would move around enough and really graze all that much or at least enough for them to live off it they may root it all up. But if I remember from when I had PBs they didnt root all that much as they were just a smaller hog like how my Kune Kune pigs are now.

 

[Cornish Heritage]

I can toss them pig pellet, corn or dog/cat food as a supplement

Don't feed them dog or cat food - most of that is junk. If you are going to feed grain either feed a non-medicated pig pellet or a soaked crushed whole grain. If you feed regular grain without soaking it for 24 hours it will just pass right through them & your chickens will be very happy

Liz