What in the heck is a Mule footed Pig??

[WIChookchick]

There is a person who is selling mule footed pigs on our local CL's.. so just wondering what is one??

TIA
Carol

 

[weimarmama]

They have a solid hoof instead of a cloven like most pigs. There's a breed called the Mulefoot Hog & then it can also show up as a mutation in other breeds.

http://www.albc-usa.org/cpl/mulefoot.html

 

[Celtic Hill]

do you need to trimm them as often as a horse?

 

[weimarmama]

I have no clue. But here's the the Mulefoot Hog Association http://mulefootpigs.tripod.com/

It might be on there. They sound pretty cool though, but it's sad that they're so rare.

 

[welsummerchicks]

That is a tiny foot, I don't imagine it holds up their weight as well as a normal hog's foot.