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We use 4 strands of high tensile electric fence. We don't need that much electric for the pigs, but they run in the field with cattle, goats, and a dog. The electric is great for keeping them all in!

The piglets are growing, eating grass, and just drifting around the field independent of their mothers at times. One thing I've noticed is that the moms don't care whose babies nurse on them. They are all excellent mothers.

We had 3 litters of pigs this week from our pastured pigs. I have been amazed by this experience, as we have always had our pigs farrow in a crate indoors. We have a total of 37 live pigs! Litter sizes of 11, 11, and 15 and these are first time moms. Altogether they had 44 babies! The first...

Just mixed grass hay: orchard grass, clover, misc. They are hogs---not picky at all! They have been on grass (pasture) totally since May. They will be farrowing the end of the month and still look good!

Wow! Thanks! I do love my "girls"!

They are in a natural pasture that has been grazed for decades, so no pasture mix is used. They eat hay supplemented with grain in the winter, drink from a small creek that runs through the property. In the fall, they eat acorns and several varieties of nuts that grow on the farm. We give...

A pic of my 90% pasture fed pigs who get an occasional scoop of grain...they are wonderful weed eaters! This was taken in April before the pasture grew. Four of these hogs are now bred, the other was sent for sausage for my neighbor.

My "other" herd, a new bee swarm, going into their box.

The "girls" hanging out...

Spot and Precious

Very nice babies!

My goats are doing well on lots of good old West Virginia brush! Of course, they are brush goats!

Well, she's kind of a mixed hillbilly. She's mostly Nubian with whoknowswhat mixed in! She and her 2 sisters have wattles, but their Mom does not have them. I was told her mother is a Nubian, but she has 4 teats like some of my Boers! Go figure!

What part of Va, 20kidsonahill? I live in western WV, near Ohio.

I posted pics in the BYH "post your herd" thread and it worked. Thanks for the welcomes! I'll keep trying!

Thanks for the welcome! I'm trying to post pics again since I messed up the first time! Unfortunately, I can't post my pics. It's bedtime...so I'll just keep looking at your pics until this old gray head can figure it out!

Hi from West Virginia! I just joined, but have been checking out the forum for a while. Who can resist all those baby pictures!! I have a few pictures to share, hopefully more in the future! Right now I have 13 goats. Lucky 13! 6 Nubian X does, 6 Boer does, and a Boer buck. Some before...

Best friends...by the way he IS a white pig!

The bees gather on a limb!

Bee swarm ... ...they are a "herd" !!