There are quite a few pig breeds out there and they can look very similar, especially to a beginner! How can you tell the pig breeds apart so you can know which breed you are looking at? The...
Category: pigs
One of the best things about raising pigs is that they really don't need all that much equipment! You can get started with a few basic items that, once you have purchased them, can be used for many...
Pig prices, that's a big topic! Depending on who you are talking to, pig prices could be for selling feeder pigs, ready to butcher pigs, breeding stock or wholes, halves or cuts! We need some...
Bacon is always a favorite, at least it is for me! Since you are raising your own pork, you should raise a pig that will give you more of your favorite cuts, bacon being at the top of the list, of...
You can look at pigs and see them laying about, rooting around then laying about again. What is it that pigs do all day? Do they really spend that much time laying around? Pigs spend 75-85% of...
The thought is repulsive, a pig eating her own babies, yikes! But, does it happen? Do sows eat their own piglets, if so, how often and why? Sows will eat dead (stillborn or crushed) piglets, this...