I have a wild bore hog and need tips on caring for him!

[sparkles2307]

He's pretty cool lookin. I dont have any tips but welcome and thanks for the pics!

 

[Mandy_tgb]

Hi!!!!!!!!!!!

I am evilkitty's sister, I figured there would be [big]SOMEONE[/big] who wants to know the pigs name. The pig's name is Piddy!

I [big]THINK[/big] that is how you spell it...

 

[Evilkitty162]

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He opened the door one day and when I called him he came running his fastest back home.

 

[deb1]

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He opened the door one day and when I called him he came running his fastest back home.

I have heard that pigs were smart. Wow. I didn't know that they could open a gate. That is pretty cool.

Can you put a lock on the gate?

 

[Wolf-Kim]

You could get an electric fence, I've heard one or two strands keep hogs in. I bet he would be a happy lil porker if he had the chance to come out of his pen and root around. Electric fences are pretty cheap and can be moved around easily.

-Kim

 

[pips&peeps]

medium heat, not too crispy....

 

[FlChic]

What tips are you looking for? What are your plans with him?

That being asked, I have two wild pigs that I have raised since they were about yours' age and they are now about 1 1/2 .

Mine live in an enclosed pen (hog panel with timbers along the bottom ) have a nice sized house, mud hole and best of all......a litter box! Their enclosure is about 16' x 32 '
I let them out most days to run the pasture with my horses in the afternoons. They are grounded about 2 days a month because of their "female attitude" but otherwise they are very friendly and mindful. They come when they are called (doesn't hurt I usually feed them when they are called

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I have 3 clips to keep the gate closed and they have never escaped, their pen nor my property . Well , actually thats not true, they did go out the gate one night when we left it open I went to feed and they weren't around. They had high tailed it down the road into the woods. We tracked them, called them and they happily followed us home. Yes my neighbors LOVE ME !

We feed them cheap horse grain, and anything else we can get our hands onto. Friends are good about bringing over stuff gone bad and they get garden leftovers as well. My only rule is NO MEAT for them. I dont want stinky poop and my babies are gonna be vegetarians, BUT I'M NOT

So, they live a great life until the time comes. Next year I start all over!

 

[Evilkitty162]

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He opened the door one day and when I called him he came running his fastest back home.

I have heard that pigs were smart. Wow. I didn't know that they could open a gate. That is pretty cool.

Can you put a lock on the gate?

nope.

 

[Evilkitty162]

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My plans where to keep him as a pet but he is to big now. I try not to feed him meat.

 

[Mandy_tgb]

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He opened the door one day and when I called him he came running his fastest back home.

I have heard that pigs were smart. Wow. I didn't know that they could open a gate. That is pretty cool.

Can you put a lock on the gate?

KITTY! BAD GRAMMAR!