Pig keeping on small plot
Posted:
Mon Apr 14, 2008 8:37 pmby Annie
Please help,My friend is thinking of keeping a couple of Gloucester old spots,She lives in somerset (uk) and has 1 and a half acres of paddock and garden, owns two sheep, chickens and a dog,
She lives near a stream(will this be allowed?) she is planning on having their night quarters near her property,however her nieghbours property is near the pig pen.What do you think?
Posted:
Mon Apr 14, 2008 11:11 pmby wheels
Annie
Welcome to the forum. Hopefully, someone will come along soon that can answer your question.
I know I'll be in trouble, but the guys on Downsizer may know:
http://forum.downsizer.net/Mind, when you've got the meat,
this really is the place to be for advice on processing it.
I hope this helps
Phil
Posted:
Mon Apr 28, 2008 2:34 pmby Bodger
No problems with keeping a couple of pigs in that situation described.
Piggy Area
Posted:
Tue Feb 17, 2009 3:42 amby GaryP
I usually keep 2 pigs on an area around a quarter acre which is also an orchard, everything is fine as long as they have ringed noses. If they start digging your quarter acre will be destroyed in very little time. After six years of keeping pigs ive worked out that they love only two things, number one food, number two escaping, electric fences or a hot wire work well.