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For anyone reading this in the future, the pig eventually recovered. Leg trembling and weakness was the longest-lasting symptom. I never figured out what caused it, but ten days or so later she was acting like a regular pig again.

I have a pig, a 6 month old gilt, a production pink pig weighing over 200 lbs. She has been acting oddly and off her food since yesterday, and I am hoping someone can offer me some help as I can't find anything likely in my online searches. The worrying behavior started yesterday afternoon, when...

That might work, thanks. I’ll look into it. We are only keeping him one more month. His attitude is making him the 4th of July dinner. I was surprised at his attitude when we got him but assumed I was just naive about what pigs are like; I only recently had it confirmed by more experienced pig...

I have a mean pig. He has started to challenge the gate to his pen. His pen is hog panels outside with electrified Premier 1 hog netting inside, set up with a gap 4 feet wide where the gate (hog panel and wood) is. How can I electrify in front of the gate? If I move the netting to cover it then...

Or, that’s where learning the actual science comes in. The reason pressure canning exists, the temperature the various pathogens need to reach to be killed or deactivated, what it takes to get all the food to that temperature, etc.

Oh, dear. Let’s back up a bit. To safely pressure can foods, the food must reach a temperature of 240 degrees. When meat is being canned, it must either be put into the jar raw and plain (with without an approved liquid), or it must be put in cooked and covered with an approved liquid. There are...

I'm so looking forward to the wealth of information that is here. I'm Llimi, I've had dogs, cats, chickens, rabbits in the past. Now that we are looking for our own piece of farmland, I'll be able to have goats! So I'm saying "hello" and "glad you are here" to all the experienced owners. Thanks...