Raising Pigs

Homesteading book list…

These are some of the books we benefitted from in understanding homesteading and beginning our homesteading life. Joel Salatin—(also has a website, YouTube videos, and several podcast resources available)             The Marvelous Pigness of Pigs (not really about pigs…but rather “Respecting and Caring for all God’s Creation”)             The Sheer Ecstasy of being a Lunatic […]

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Who Says You Can’t Herd Pigs?!

Today we move our American Guinea Hogs from one paddock to another. With the simple use of a bucket of feed and 2 sorting boards (found here: https://amzn.to/31FCddo) we walked the pigs 100 yds in open space in less than 60 seconds. The pigs almost got into a single file line like elementary school kids going the lunchroom!

But it does take patience and persistence. If you spend just a few minutes each day training your pigs to a feed bucket, you can do the same!

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