Sheep and Pigs

[ACTS Village]

I have a very simple question: Should sheep and pigs live in he same pasture? I have approx. 1/2 an acre and I'd really like to have both rather than choosing one over the other. Thanks!

 

[purplequeenvt]

Personally, I wouldn't keep them together. Pigs are omnivores and will chew on the sheep. It would probably have a tragic ending for the sheep.

 

[Baymule]

I don't have experience with that, but pigs are opportunity eaters and they do eat meat. http://sugarmtnfarm.com/home/ This guy puts sheep in with his pigs, but not when they are lambing.

 

[ACTS Village]

Thank you both for your assistance.

 

[poundinghooves]

If you're just raising hogs for a small part of the year, until they're big enough to slaughter, why not just buy 16 X 16 panels and make a pig pen and let the sheep run on the rest?

 

[ACTS Village]

Thank you. That would be a good suggestion, but I'm actually planning to have a breeding pair of pigs.

 

[BrownSheep]

I don't think that would be enough space to keep breeding stock of both.