My brother and I are tossing around the idea of getting a piglet or two to raise for food. This is day one of researching the subject. Anyone have some input or documentation to help me decide if this is something I want to tackle or not?
They grow fast, eat a ton, get extremely strong, and can be extremely destructive, depending on the breed.
not to mention the manure . . . you ever spend time near a pig farm?
not to mention the manure . . . you ever spend time near a pig farm?
Seems like a lot of trouble and work. Do you have feral hogs in Oklahoma? Read this!
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=449721
Great site/blog on pig farming (As well as a lot of other stuff)
Here's a link to his part of advice for raising pigs for meat
http://sugarmtnfarm.com/2005/08/keeping-a-pig-for-meat/
Pretty cool how he grazes them.
How many acres do you have?
Seems like a lot of trouble and work. Do you have feral hogs in Oklahoma? Read this!
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=449721
Enter your email address to join: