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We raise chickens and have egg shells that we do not use (I cannot be bothered drying them in the oven for the chickens to eat as a calcium supplement). Someone told me recently that I can feed the pigs eggs shells that have not been cooked - aka with raw egg remnants inside. Would this be ok...

Thank you! We just tried it and found out our guys are about 100 lbs each which surprisingly is exactly what my husband has been saying - lol. We did the divide by 400 method (after a google search which seemed to confirm that figure). For early July that seems decent I think. :lol: Thank...

I am curious if someone knows how to estimate a pigs live weight. A friend told me they sell measuring tapes and you measure a few areas - do a little math - and it gives a decent estimate. Anybody know where to measure and how the math is done? We have two mixed breed pigs we are raising for...

Hubby and I will be putting two piglets into a rather small area of approx 20 x 12 ft and would like to install electric fencing as it seems that everyone recommends this. My husband is concerned that it is such a small area that if we put in the electric fencing it will make the space...

Baconandeggs - that is funny! After all this wonderful advice hubby has purchased the supplies needed to put in an electric fencing in the pen. Our piglets were born two weeks ago so the fun will begin here in NH in 6 more weeks. Note to self - keep food away from edge of pen (check). I am...

Thank you all! I love the pig stories - although I have to say in a way they make me a bit nervous! I am setting up this "pig pen" in a rather residential area :D and at the edge of our 2 acres. I can only imagine what the neighbors would be thinking if they see a pig walking around here! :hide

Thank you all for the posts regarding electric fencing. We had planned on doing that and then went to visit a guy who was local and he doesn't have it and kind of steered us away. Hubby is an electrician so setting it up will not be a big deal at all so I will let him know that several people...

So I have done some research over the past 6 months and have 2 piglets coming in the next few weeks. Hubby has built a pig pen for them with TSC hog panels and hoping they don't need electric fencing. We have a nice shelter built and when leaves pop they will have a nice tree cover for shade...

Hello and greeting from Litchfield, NH My husband and I have 17 laying hens and raise Cornish hens for meat production for our freezer (two batches a yr). This upcoming spring we would like to raise a couple of pigs or sheep. We do not have great pasture land the area we have is a hard wood...

Hello, My husband and I are planning on raising a couple of goats for meat next year can you recommend a particular type of goat that would be preferred to be raised to fill the freezer and has a disposition that would be good for a newbie to deal with? Thank you so much for your thoughts!