stebi wrote:
I never heard of trying to keep pastured pigs.
stebi wrote:
Pigs are diggers(children of the earth) Earth provides food and minerals, dirt and mud to keep cool. In the wild also earth provides a burrow to protect from the elements. Pigs wear dirty but are not filthy or foul unless the have no choice.
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Alison Freeth-Thomas wrote:
Please please please does anyone know how to keep piglets in their allotted pen?
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Alison Freeth-Thomas wrote:
Our five are now 4 months old and have escaped the electric fence AGAIN (this is a 3 times a day event) and got into the orchard.
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Leila Rich wrote:
opsrto, that sounds like cruelty to me, not training!
I would've thought an animal would remember that a fence was 'hot' much more effectively if it discovered the fact through its own exploration?
I've never kept pigs though...
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