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[siscofarms]

Just thinking of a few but havent been involved in pigs since I was a kid and that was in a pig lot , not pasture . Looking for advice , comments . It could be just a few for the family freezer or I have 8 acres I could put toward this . You can find plenty of ,best thing ever , info . Just a feeder pig , raise to 350 , freezer thing , on Pasture , yea or nay ????????

[TJ Hendren]

GO FOR IT !!

[Ray 54]

Wild hogs seem to have as much if not more fat than the other "white meat"  type you get from Wally World.

 

 

But I can see it being a job to build a hog proof fence on 8 acres. So maybe smaller for a test run. 

[TJ Hendren]

A word on fencing. Hogs hate electricity a buddy that raises show pigs keeps them all confined with one electrical poly tape and as far as i know they are never out, and he lives next door. So an electric fence could do what you are wanting. Just a thought.

[siscofarms]

I do all my fencing with cattle panels on the border . And I dont want to hear OMG , CATTLE PANELS , little pricey at the store but it will hold anything , like pigs , or whatever , It is quick to go up , although meant as a permenant fence , it can be took down , repairs are easy . We can get into the discussion if you want    . 

I would use a hot wire for the paddocks , just like the calves . Im even thinking wether to have pigs follow calves , vice versa , or keep them in a completely different area ?

[TJ Hendren]

Hogs follow calves, they would help distribute your "organic fertilizer". 

[vhaby]

Somewhere on HT there is a previous thread on this topic, but I couldn't find it tonight...