Hi all!
I am trying to find some good advice on owning Pot Belly Pigs see if they really would be a good fit for our family or not!
We own a small hobby farm in northern Wisconsin that includes: ducks, geese, chickens, 2 dogs, some cats, 2 goats, and a cow! We (well lets be honest I) am very interested in getting some PB's to add to our little zoo
! However, I have no clue in what they need, besides shelter, a pen, food, water, and of course lots of LOVE!
I wasn't planning on getting any over the winter since we have to build the outside pen and of course its been negatives here so that wouldn't go over well. But this spring I am hoping to find some.
Now for the questions:
What type of food is best? Just the normal Pot belly pig feed?
How much space would they need for an outside pen?
Shelter is a must I assume?
Do they need heat lamps and what not when there piglets still?
Whats some of your favorite breeds?
Would they be fine around chickens since we can't keep ours out of the goat and cows pen, I am sure they will be trying to get into the pigs!
Last is this time of year best for breeding? I have found a lot of piglets on craigslist/local ads. Just wondering if I will even find any in the spring?
And lastly I am hoping to find a brother and sister piglets, and have the male neutered, but are males aggressive or anything? Would 2 sisters be a better choice?
Thanks for the advice! Add anything more to the mix!
I am trying to find some good advice on owning Pot Belly Pigs see if they really would be a good fit for our family or not!
We own a small hobby farm in northern Wisconsin that includes: ducks, geese, chickens, 2 dogs, some cats, 2 goats, and a cow! We (well lets be honest I) am very interested in getting some PB's to add to our little zoo
! However, I have no clue in what they need, besides shelter, a pen, food, water, and of course lots of LOVE! I wasn't planning on getting any over the winter since we have to build the outside pen and of course its been negatives here so that wouldn't go over well. But this spring I am hoping to find some.
Now for the questions:
What type of food is best? Just the normal Pot belly pig feed?
How much space would they need for an outside pen?
Shelter is a must I assume?
Do they need heat lamps and what not when there piglets still?
Whats some of your favorite breeds?
Would they be fine around chickens since we can't keep ours out of the goat and cows pen, I am sure they will be trying to get into the pigs!
Last is this time of year best for breeding? I have found a lot of piglets on craigslist/local ads. Just wondering if I will even find any in the spring?
And lastly I am hoping to find a brother and sister piglets, and have the male neutered, but are males aggressive or anything? Would 2 sisters be a better choice?
Thanks for the advice! Add anything more to the mix!
