CounTrey K: Baby Pigs from August Litters

Trey Knepper shows us his two litters of baby pigs born on August 4, 5, and 6 in Berkeley County, WV! Trey Knepper started raising pigs five years ago as his 4-H project but had his first couple litters on February 8. The piglets were born while Trey and his family were busy at the Berkeley County Youth Fair in August.

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[vidinman]

So your a good old southern boy who might be able to give me some advice.

I have a bit of land which i was going to put a couple of piglets on for a few month until they are ready for the freezer.Are they hard work to keep contained,take care of,feed etc.

Ive kept goats,chickens and ducks before but not pigs.

[MudboginTK]

@vidinman I don't think pigs are too high maintance. Clean water, straw bedding, and fresh feed goes a long way. We like grain feeding them but pasture is ok too depending on what your perfer, they might just take a bit longer to grow. Once they get older they have a bad rooting nature and they will like to chew on things. If they get to rooting too bad you can put a ring in their noses to help prevent that. Otherwise that is about as bad as it gets. Make sure they are wormed good as well.

[vidinman]

@MudboginTK Thanks for the advice.

The reason i want to pasture them is cos i have some land covered with old grape vines and i think the pigs will clean it up for me.

Is your farm a family affair and how big is it (the farm that is)

[MudboginTK]

@vidinman I actually have them at the farm of a good friend of the family who lives nearby. I help him out a lot in exchange for getting to keep my animals there because I can't at my actual house. It is over 200 acres approximately.

[MudboginTK]

I was goofing a little bit more than normal but yea that's pretty much how I talk lol

[vidinman]

@MudboginTK Ah thats sweet,your lucky to have such good friends but then im sure you give back.

Take care and thanks for the advice,Rich.

[vidinman]

Do you really speak like that or are you joking about.

[fitwittools]

haha trey i love you. the pigs are so cool. sad i missed that