Pigs

New on Raising Pigs

Posted on July 9, 2009 by Laura Childs and has no comments yet.
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Watched the news lately? Specifically the news about chemical and medication residue left in the meat we buy at the grocery store?
Although most news stories have focused on the obscene feeding practices of cattle and the horrendous living conditions for poultry, I’ll hazard a guess that a large percentage of North American pigs are living [...]

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Raising Pigs – Barn Yard Beauties

Posted on July 6, 2009 by Laura Childs and has 14 comments.
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We like to raise our pigs out in the barn yard. They can root around in the grass, splash about in the spring mud and tuck themselves out of the mid-day sun under the shelter we built just for them.
Raising Pigs on Pasture

When pigs are young, fencing isn’t much of a challenge – they [...]

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