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A Martinez

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6 years ago
I'm so hoping there is a wonderful farm out there that would like my sweet pigs to be part of it. We have been trying to find a loving home for a while now, and it's becoming discouraging. People back out at the last minute, often. These girls deserve a happy home, a happy life. We are hoping for the best, please contact us if you think you can help.
6 years ago
Ok I edited the previous post and now the pictures are visible. Thanks for the advice on how to post pics, much easier. I will put up a video soon
6 years ago



Well here are some pics, months later. I know it has been so long since i have posted on this thread, I'm doubtful that there's much chance you're still interested but if so that is great.
To anyone else, it is with such a heavy heart that we are trying to find new homes for our sweet girls, but if there is anyone out there who is looking for some wonderful loving creatures to add to your farm, please consider. We are so hopeful that we can find someone who will fit our desires for the future of our pigs.
6 years ago
Ok great. Yes, I totally understand. Thanks for considering. I will work on getting some pics up, I'm sorry its taking so long.
6 years ago
We are also vegetarians so it is really so awesome to hear from someone who is in the same boat as us!!! Sad to hear you became allergic to your ducks, that must be so hard. Wishing you the best on your endeavors in finding them a new home
So the pigs - They really are so special and we love them to death, it is going to be so hard to let them go. Your situation sounds perfect. We use movable fencing and move them almost every day, every other day depending on how fast they break the ground. Electric fencing is a good option, they have been in that as well and understand it. The bigger their area, the less often you will need to move them. We keep them in a small area because we want the ground cleared quickly and that's the best way to do it. The most important things to consider are shade, and water. They are black and they cannot tolerate direct sunlight in the warmer months and they will do whatever they have to in order to find shade, so we always always put a shade roof over their pen. They use a lot of water so an automatic waterer is a great option. They are super cheap to feed, kitchen scraps are a great one, moving them daily supplements what they need, we feed them small amounts of whole grains and alfalfa pellets as well, which they LOVE grains of course. They also love hay and eat hay happily all winter, much cheaper and less fattening than satiating them with grains. We have 4 dogs, and they have been around them plenty. They mostly just ignore the dogs, literally even if the dogs are barking right in their faces. The dogs seem to like them, as well. So I assume they will have no issues getting along with your dogs. They have also been enclosed with chickens with no problems, they mostly ignore the chickens. The chickens love to follow them around and eat bugs as the pigs root the ground.
As far as dates. we can rehome them basically now. The latest dates will probably be sometime in September although we are ironing out the details.
Okay, so my husband has a ton of pics on his phone but he is at work at the moment, once I see him later today I will work on this picture thing.
6 years ago
We are looking for a forever and ever home for our beautiful and sweet American Guinea Hogs. They are 2 years old and have been raised from 3 months old at our farm. They are very intelligent and sweet, love belly rubs and understand english (of course).
To make a long story very short, we love our pigs like family and we do not take this lightly. We would not let them go, but we are have a dire family medical situation and we must move states to seek medical care, and unfortunately have to let go of our entire farm in order to find necessary medical care. These are amazing girls, their names are Sweet Pea and Petunia. They are UNREGISTERED american guinea hog gilts (they have never been bred) and they have been pastured and fed only organic grains (but to clarify, we will not sell them to someone who will slaughter them).
These girls WORK. Need land cleared? Garden beds made? Tilled? Nasty weeds smashed out? They will do it, and fast. We put them in new paddocks and move them daily as they strip the ground and uproot rocks leaving it ready for raking and planting right after. We also deep bed them in the winter, and then moving them in the summer leaves a huge compost bed to break down and be an incredibly productive garden bed the next year. It is more important to us to find them a forever home than it is to get money for their sale, but some sort of compensation would be nice. Please feel free to contact us with possibilities. We are in Northwest Arkansas. I can happily supply pictures although I am not savvy enough to figure out how to put them on this post :)
6 years ago
We also have one Black Australorp rooster.
6 years ago
Hey there, we also have Black Dorkings, Exchequer Leghorn, Auburn Sumatra and Sicilian Buttercup. Some pretty cool birds in the mix 😊
7 years ago