Pigs

Isabelle Hansen

Apr 264 min read

Bottle Feeding Piglets

Millie, our Idaho Pasture Pig had her first litter of 11 piglets last Sunday (4-21-24). Everything seemed to be going fine, until we came...

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Isabelle Hansen

Dec 12, 20234 min read

Farrowing Pastured Pigs

Our Kune sow Honey successfully farrowed six piglets last saterday in her A-frame shelter with no heat lamp,farrowing rails,or assistance...

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Isabelle Hansen

Nov 7, 20232 min read

Idaho Pasture Pigs: Are they Better than Kunes?

We have been raising registered Kunes for about 2 1/2 years now. We processed 8 piglets at about 8 months old last year and loved the...

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Isabelle Hansen

Nov 3, 20234 min read

Tips for Successfully Pasturing your Pigs

Did you just purchase some grazing pigs that aren't supposed to root and now they are tearing their pasture up? Are they pacing the front...

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Long Creek Farm

Mar 1, 20232 min read

Stomach Ulcers in Pigs

When a pig gets stomach ulcers they will lose interest in food, sleep more than normal and will begin to lose weight. Ulcers are a sore...

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Long Creek Farm

Jun 16, 20221 min read

A-frame Shelters for Pigs

These are our A-frame shelters we use for our KuneKune sows and piglets. We got the plans and idea from “Raising pigs on green pastures”...

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