Pot belly pig pen

Pig pen

This is one of those posts that I should have made a long time ago, however procrastination always seemed to win. When we first got pigs, I did some research online on some shelters and out of the ones I found we ended up choosing this one. Its funny that I have already shared with

Pot belly pig pen

Customized Pig Pen for our Kune Kune Weezie

Getting ready for pigs is a little more complicated than I first realized - DON'T bring home pigs til you've thought through these 6 things!

Well after much getting ready and several months going by we finally have a pig. He is our only male animal out of 4 hens, 2 cats and 2 turtles. He's pretty little for now, only 15kg but will grow quite quickly. I wished I had taken a photo of the road up to the property that we got him from, it was very steep, almost 4wheel drive, scary but we got to the top to be greeted warmly by two slightly bemused pig farmers. No 1 son drove back down the hill! Its such a cold night for him to go to a…

There is no life without water, apparently we can live for 30 days without food but only 72 hours without water. In the past we have looked at this diy automatic pig waterer as well as this diy tire and battel pig feeder. Another viable solution you could implement is this diy pig watering bowl.

The Mini Pig Farrier aims to help pig owners find better alternatives for mini pig owners who are seeking to improve their miniature pig's health. Check out this infographic for healthy pig treat ideas.

Quote: We have the same style pen as yours but we didn't bury the panels...there is even a few inches gap under some parts but in 8 years there hasn't been...

Pigs are cheap to feed, but don't let that fool you: they cannot eat everything. Here're a few cool ideas of leftovers to feed them. #pigs #homesteading

If you've ever had pigs, you know how hard it can be to keep their water trough clean. Heck, even if you've never had pigs I'm sure you know how much they love mud. Pigs + water = mud! I started out with a few shallow water pans for the pigs, and I'd have to fill them several times a day. As soon as I'd fill them, the pigs would flop over on them. I got tired of having to refill them all the time, so we made a pig waterer. It cost us $5, since all it took was a barrel and a nipple. We…

Harness training your pot belly pig is much easier then it may seem. Pot belly pigs are extremely smart and can pick up on new things very easily if you know how to teach them correctly. Remember t…