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Post by Wendy on Mar 30, 2015 18:35:00 GMT
Do they count as pigs?? I used to have 2 & have been wanting to get another just for a pet. I mainly just posted here because this forum looked lonely with no posts.
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Post by amylou on Mar 30, 2015 19:25:22 GMT
I'm in Texas and would like to find some Landrace pigs.
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Post by grannyg on Mar 30, 2015 19:59:19 GMT
We used to have two potbelly pigs....Jimbo and Suzi.....Jimbo belonged to little boy who had to give him up because the city he lived in outlawed them...and Suzi belonged to a man here who was very ill and called me to take his pet pig and his parrots...we had them for MANY years...wonderful pets...Loved the little piggy noises...Suzi would lick my shoes and untie my shoe laces...they kept the barnyard clean and now rest side by side...Suzi had several litters of little pots...I gave them away mostly...had a couple done for eating but they were just too fat....did not like the taste...so no more little ones.....
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Post by Wendy on Mar 30, 2015 22:06:58 GMT
Oh my gosh, my brother's pigs just had babies yesterday & they are the cutest things ever! Besides a baby goat that is!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2015 22:11:04 GMT
Oh my gosh, my brother's pids just had babies yesterday & they are the cutest things ever! Besides a baby goat that is! |
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Post by Wendy on Mar 31, 2015 4:15:13 GMT
They were too far back in their little hut to get a good picture.
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Post by mollymckee on Mar 31, 2015 6:31:55 GMT
Little pigs are so cute! We used to raise Durac cross feeders and they are very smart. Iwould like to have them again, but I hate to butcher them. That was one of the reasons I raised feeder pigs. Also it takes a lot of feed when you are finishing pigs.
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Post by Wendy on Mar 31, 2015 14:37:03 GMT
Not sure how anyone can make any money. I paid 48 cents per pound for the hog we just had butchered.
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Post by amylou on Apr 1, 2015 14:53:39 GMT
My DH found someone he knows yesterday that has some weaners at a decent price that will be ready I three weeks. They aren't landrace but will help fill the freezer.
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Post by mollymckee on Apr 1, 2015 20:02:49 GMT
Not sure how anyone can make any money. I paid 48 cents per pound for the hog we just had butchered. You can't make money at that price! We raised all our own feed, but selling the grain would make more that that. |
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Post by karenp on Apr 7, 2015 20:14:38 GMT
We have had a few PBPs 2 of them are in the freezer now. They looked tubby enough, but not as much fat as I expected from the comments.
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Post by Crafty Chick on Apr 13, 2015 2:23:28 GMT
There was an old poster on HT who raised PB for meat. He lived in KY if I remember correctly. He had a number of them and said they were the easiest pigs he had ever raised and they were good mothers too!
I had a potbelly years ago but I bought it when it weighed about 6# and apparently it was a cross because it grew to about 240#! He was still just as sweet as a dog but he was lonely as the only pig, so I gave him to a farmer who wanted a boar for his gilts.
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Post by princessferf on Apr 18, 2015 21:40:14 GMT
My sister just contacted me that her neighbor (in the city) has a pot belly pig that is now about 70 lbs, a 2-year old female. Very friendly. They keep her in an outside pen, but now she's escaping. They believe she needs a new home.
I've never kept a pig before, pet or otherwise. We certainly have the land and we're allowed to have any livestock. I would need to build a pen for her, and have enough cinder block to make something strong.
Questions I have: is she full grown at 2 years old? I wouldn't want to keep her alone, I think she'd need a companion correct? What would be a suitable shelter size? How about a wallow and outdoor space? What else am I not considering?
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Post by Otter on Apr 25, 2015 11:13:42 GMT
Princessferf, that should be about as big as she'll ever get. After spending 2 years as a pet, she'll need human companionship, she may or may nto get along with other pigs, so I'd go slowly there. Outdoor space is always good. My potbelly goes back into her stall at night on her own and has the run of the place during the day. For a wallow, we have a round rubber feed tub that makes a great piggy pool. They don't actually need mud, water is fine. Some pigs prefer water, but, I assure you, if one wants mud, they will find a way to slosh the water out and make some!
We raised potbellies for meat for a while, because often, they get far bigger than what people want as pets. When sensibly raised, they are not only not fatty, but the very best bacon I've ever had. And the hams of a 100-150# pig are just the right size for the average family. And, if they look to go oversize, they are often incredibly cheap or free. The last ones we bought were $10 each and actually didn't grow! For the very first time, we had 40# pigs at a year old instead of the more common, 150 pounders.
Our remaining pig, the tiny, black, blue-eyed Daisy, is no taller than a tomcat at 8 months old. We're looking for a Julianna male for her. If, after she's a year old, a vet says it's safe to breed her, we'll have some more micro-minis.
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