Pig Rearing - Simple Ideas About Rearing Pigs For Small Time Farmers

You have always wanted to lead a simple life in
the province and raise your own food. The
next thing that you are eyeing on is to learn
more about pig rearing. You are slowly
accomplishing such a feat because you now how
chickens and cows on your own farm. You
want to start by raising pigs for food, but
eventually, you aim to make a profitable
business out of this.

This is the reason why you are very persistent
in knowing everything that you can get your
hands on about pig rearing. All the information
that you are gathering about pig rearing
actually get you more excited about the venture.
You already have learned that pigs are
intelligent animals, so must pay extra attention
of their housing and the fencing that you need to
enclose it with. This way, you won't lose them
easily.

It is also uplifting to know that pigs are
generally clean animals. They don't defecate and
urinate on what they consider as their sleeping
quarters. You have to give them space where they
can do these activities. You also have to make
sure that they area where they will nest is
always dry and there is sufficient hay in it at
all times.

For the basic pig rearing purpose, the shelter
must be big enough for the animals to be able to
roam even when they get bigger. Aside from the
bedding, the area must have a feeder and water
trough and you need to give them space that will
serve as the bathroom. If you keep pigs outside,
be sure to provide protection from the sun, pigs
have sweat glands on their snouts only and will
sunburn and over heat quickly. What ever housing
and fence system you use, make sure it is pig
tight.

If you aim to get your pigs reach the weight of
200 pounds, you need to allot about 700 pounds
of food for each pig. For starters, you can
begin by caring for two pigs to give them
competition when it comes to food. This way,
each one will be engaged to eat and this will
help them become bigger at a faster rate.

Pigs also love treats every once in a while. You
can give the animals fruits or vanilla wafers as
snacks. You just have to make sure that they
aren't overfed, or else you have to exert effort
in walking them on a leash to help them get rid
of the excess weight that they have gained.

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You will find that learning about pig rearing
does not need to be difficult when you're
learning from someone who have experienced.So
keep these points in mind. If you would like
more tips on how to raise pigs, take a look at:
http://www.howtoraisepigs.com

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