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How low of temperatures can pigs handle? What kind of housing would be sufficient enough? I have a three foot tall lean to with the sides and back enclosed. I have a bunch of straw in it, should part of the front be enclosed too and also, should I put my two pigs together for body heat? They...

I got a big tuff rubberized water bowl thing from tractor supply. My pig leans in on it and collapses the side till all the water runs out. What kind of water setup is best for pigs? I would like to have one like this but not too sure if it will work...

I was wondering if there was a vaccination schedule for pigs, kinda like there is for dogs. Is all you treat for is worms or are there other things? What ages and how long before you butcher?

I got a three month old Duroc two weeks ago. I have pig fever now and I found a wingling that Im getting this weekend. Can I keep the two in the same pin? I went out yesterday and found that one of my chickens got in the pig pin and the pig ATE it! Im kinda scared to put the little pig in...

I just got a 100lb female duroc yesterday. I have chance to get another pig this weekend. It is a 30lb male york cross. Can I keep them together? The duroc is my first pig so I dont know much about raising pigs. The male is uncut, if that matters.

I have a barn that my caged rabbits and chickens share. I had a chicken barn too, but the chickens liked hanging out in the rabbit barn because of the water cooler. I didn't see the point of two barns so I disposed of it. Anyways, I am getting a pig this weekend and I was planning on building...

He told me that he sells a pig this size for 100-120 bucks, so I offered 11 rabbits to him since Im running over with baby rabbits(my wife dont want me to butcher them cause they are cute).

Im getting a 3 month duroc pig sometime this week. How big are they at three months compared to a dog? Any one have any advice to a person that has never even seen a pig in person? What do they eat, how big of a pen do they need, do you vaccinate, when do you butcher, what are some do's and don'ts?

Had three does kindle on the same day. There are two kits from one litter(9 total) that look like this. All 22 of the other kits are normal looking. Is this some kind of disease? Should I cull the two that are like this?

Its only one eye. She acts perfectly normal and isn't scratching at it or anything. Been like this for two days.

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I was just wondering how much everyone else feeds their nz's. I have been giving mine a large tuna can full every evening. I noticed one of my does has a roll under her neck and I think its because maybe they are fed too much? When I feed, she acts like she is starving and tries to pry her...

I feed him pellets

He is acting pretty normal, shedding a little more than normal though. No bloating.

My 1year old buck went from eating his whole dish to just picking out a few pellets. He hasn't drank hardly anything at all either. The 8 week old next to him has drank three times as much as him over the weekend. I took his water bottle and shoot the nozzle just in case there was blockage...

How much time do I have till its too late to breed again?

Weaned my kits last week and decided to rebreed the doe today. I put her in and my buck went to town, only problem was he was in the wrong town. :lol: Anyways, she wanted no part of him or was playing hard to get. I ended up just leaving her in his cage and went on with my chores. She was in...

I separated the kits from the doe today (5weeks) and tried to sex them while I was at it. They all look the same to me. They look like females, but I figure that it is next to impossible to have a whole litter of females.

Anyone wean their NZ's at 5 weeks? I have people insisting on buying mine at 5 weeks. I was planning on weaning at 6 weeks. As fast as these things develop, it seems like one week is ALOT. Also, how to you wean anyways? Take them out for an amount of time and increase every day, or just take...

Oh, that reminds me, week three