Holy pig... I must be crazy.

[Liamm_1]

In this great land of ours, I certainly trust your meat will be halal

 

[CDennis]

CL had a posting today for 40 dollars as well, which is a REALLY amazing price around here, when 4H gets going in the spring prices go up to around 100. I would love to buy one, but am not sure how much work they would be and I would also needed to convince my DH to allow me another "project"

 

[RedReiner]

I am not sure what kind of pigs you guys had but I pastured mine with electric fence and they do not charge when threatened or shocked. quite the opposite! I had two wires, one at 6 inches and one at shoulder height for 10 week old pigs. they all went to check it out, each one stuck their snout right on it, screamed bloody murder and ran backwards and then away shaking their heads. pigs know what an electric fence is after the first time. trust me. mine never got out, they did not root dirt up onto the fence to short it out...if you have a good box that wont happen anyway. I fed mine well along with the pasture, not scraps or garbage either. a good grower food not full of preservatives, they rooted up grass roots and stickers and lots of other stuff but given enough room they will not destroy a pasture completely. contrary to popular belief pigs do not like to live in the mud.
I always knew when one got pushed into the fence as they would bark/screech. they never tried to thwart the fence. if they do root up by the fence, just walk along and stomp the dirt back down to keep the fence clear. I also had a hot box, 3 joules output. the higher the joules the hotter the fence. I loved my pigs and they gave me relief from a nasty disease when they hit the frying pan. clean raised pork is the only way to go.
I was told they are not dogs, do not trust them, do not let them put their mouth on you or push on you, a good whack on the snout or back with a stout stick taught mine to respect my space and I never had any problems with mine.
and 40 bucks a piggy?? heck they are 100 bucks around here....good deal!

 

[ColbyNTX]

Down here in Texas we shoot every pig we see! I don't know if y'all have a wild hog problem up there but they are destroying everything here. Texas A&M did a study stating that you must kill 80% of you wild hog population to maintain current levels. They destroy the hay fields in one evening and if you like to deer hunt, forget about it when the hogs are in your woods because the hogs run them off! I have seen hogs blow threw a 5 strand barbed wire fence like it wasn't there. If you don't have a ferrell problem up there, make sure you don't start one. They are the most destructive critters ever. They are great to eat and we can shoot them 24/7/365 but you can only eat so much. many people down here get what they can eat and then start to gut shoot them so they will go off and die. I do bow hunt them year round because it is good practice and they need to die but please make sure your fence will hold them.

 

[dreamcatcherarabians]

I would love to raise a pig or 2 for our table, just haven't found any at my price yet.

When we lived in Tucson, we had bands of Javelina that roamed the hills where we lived. You could always smell the 'musk' before you ran into them thankfully! They are some destructive little beasts and they do taste great when you get one. Otherwise, they went through an unconsionable amount of my horse grain until I managed to 'control' the local population.

 

[terri9630]

Around here the 4-Hers pay more than $400 for a pig. Last years grand champion was a $150 hog and people were outraged that such a cheap pig won even though he was the best there. If I could find a $40 pig I would let my girls show but I was taught that 4-H was supposed to teach animal/farm management and spending outrageous amounts for an animal/feed that you will never get back just isn't right.

 

[redhen]

*Gasp*... No Brunty... Dont kill the piggies..

Just Kidding

... BACON!!!!!

 

[Sunny Side Up]

Watch the spider webs in your barn for messages, that white pig on the far left in picture #4 looks just like Wilbur!

I too would love to raise up a pig for some good home-grown pork, but I just wouldn't have enough help from the family to do it. Not until it was time to eat the cooked meat, that is! I've been trying to persuade one of my boys to do a 4-H pig project, perhaps if there are a few others in my area doing it they'll take an interest.

Keep us posted & mail us some bacon...

 

[PoultryParadise]

Just a warning about electric fencing. We have our usual pigs who are used to one strand, however whenever we introduce a new Berkshire pig, they always bolt through the shock. We train them first in a small coral with electric fencing on the inside. Learned the hard way of chasing pigs around and slowly coaxing them back to the barn with food.

 

[speedy2020]

It probably hard when time to butch them.