posted 12 years ago
I'm setting up a rotational pasture system, moving/butchering pigs after each pasture is turned over. Then replant with comfrey, sugar cane, squash, sweetpotato etc etc. My worry is that the pigs might eat too much comfrey - it grows faster than any of the others and excludes them. The pigs, of course, love comfrey, and will eat the entire plant before most other pasture crops. I know comfrey is linked to liver problems in humans. Isthis a concern with pigs? Should I let them eat their fill, or paddock off smaller sections so they aren't gorging on comfrey?
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