Are you looking to raise the best tasting pork you and your family has ever had? Here’s a list of feed sources that will keep your pigs happy, provide high quality nutrition and make great tasting pork. Fresh and clean water is the forgotten feed ingredient As crazy as it sounds, the most important feed…
You’ve raised some pigs of your own for the freezer and now you are beginning to wonder: “Why do we keep buying pigs from someone else when we could raise our own feeder pigs? It can’t be that hard!” True, having pigs born on your farm and raising them to feeder pig size is certainly…
You’ve finally done it, some wonderfully delicious pork is headed your way! How do you know if you have enough space in the freezer as is or you need to get another freezer? Freezers hold 35 pounds of packaged pork per cubic foot. A whole hog needs 4 cubic feet of freezer space, while a…
You can and should make a profit off of every pig you raise, the question is how many pigs do you need to raise to hit your net income goal for your pig business. You need one pig that is sold for more than the cost to raise it, to make a profit. Most people…
Thinking about raising a few pigs this year? Good call, nothing is better than a freezer full of your own homegrown pork, especially when everyone else is scrambling to be at the meat counter when it finally stocks up again! What are you getting yourself into, here? Now that you have decided that raising pigs…
You’re thinking about raising some of your own meat this year! Wonderful idea! The next step is to pick which animal to raise and pigs are at the top of the list. But… how involved is all this? Sure, you can get a few pigs but will you be glad you did? The real question…
Now that you have decided to raise a few pigs, you’ll want to figure out what you should feed them. If you have looked around online, you’ll know there are a lot of opinions out there! Here’s the challenge, which ones are providing common sense advice and which opinions are just folks trying to get…
Consumers want pork from pigs raised in a happy and healthy environment, pigs that live a good life. The opportunity to make a business out of raising healthy pigs is high in many parts of the world. What’s the outlook for pigs in your area? Are pigs a likely good investment of your time and…
What on earth is a sorting board for pigs? And why would anyone want to use one to begin with, can’t you just use a gate or some plywood? A pig sorting board is a durable, light weight plastic panel used to block the sight of alternative options while moving a pig so the pig…
Happy, healthy pigs live a good life and taste great! So, how do you raise happy pigs? What do pigs need to be happy, healthy and raised as naturally as you can? Heathy pigs are kept in a comfortable, spacious area with pen mates and free choice food and water and are frequently observed by…