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How to Build A-Frame Pig Shelters
We have found that our A-frame pig shelters are the best protection for our pigs when raising pigs on pasture. Whether farrowing outdoors or just providing shelter to your adult pigs, some of the important things to consider are shape, space, dryness, and function.
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What Can Pigs Eat Out of Your Garden?
One common question I get is “What can pigs eat out of my garden?” The short answer to this question is pigs can eat pretty much anything, and a better question might be “What won’t they eat?”
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Pig Raising Basics: Bringing Home Your Feeder Pigs
If you’re just starting out with feeder pigs, these pig-raising basics will help you on your new journey.
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Getting Your Kids Involved with 4-H and FFA
The fair season was always filled with awe and wonder in my household, even from an early age. My father would take us through the livestock exhibits, and I would look up at the cages of poultry in amazement at the various colors and shapes of chickens.
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Raising Pigs for Profit
Finding the best return on your investment when raising pigs for profit is the ultimate goal. Piglets are cute and fun to watch, but they grow quickly and require a lot of grain to grow to market weight.
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10 Pig Breeds for the Homestead
With the proper homestead fencing and pig shelter, the quick grow-out time for most pig breeds makes them an ideal protein to raise on a small farm.
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Raising Idaho Pasture Pigs
The new pig in the pasture! The Idaho Pasture Pig breed has taken the homesteading community by storm this year.
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7 Pasture Pig Breeds for the Small Farm
Add to Favorites Raising pasture pig breeds is talked about frequently in farming discussions. Not too far back in agrarian history, pasture pig breeds were more common. Keeping a few …
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An Academic (and Organic) Approach to the Mulefoot Hog
Add to Favorites By Cherie Dawn Haas – When Bill Landon and Sharyn Jones, of Pleasant Ridge Hamlets in Kentucky, chose to branch into the unknown and begin raising the Mulefoot …
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Saving the Meishan Pig and Ossabaw Island Hog
The Meishan and Ossabaw pig breeds are two very dissimilar breeds. They are both at a critical juncture in their history.
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Free Range Pig Farming on the Homestead
Add to Favorites By Al Doyle – With free-range pig farming, you’ll be raising your own high-quality meat. Like other home-raised food products, meat from a homestead hog is far superior …
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