Understanding & Raising Pigs : Common Problems When Raising Pigs

Watch a naturalist from the Massachusetts Audubon Society's Drumlin Farm explain common pig raising problems in this free online video.

Expert: Tia Pinney
Bio: Tia Pinney is a Teacher Naturalist and Adult Program Coordinator at Mass Audubons Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary in Lincoln, Massachusetts.
Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso

Category:

Pets & Animals

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• behavior
• breeding
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• facts
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• farm
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• husbandry
• habits
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[aallppiinnee]

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[MadBadVoodo]

Great Video!!

Five Stars!!

[OZZYSCRACKMEUP]

if you keep pigs in a single spot like that and dont clean it up then its going to be bad for the pigs.  do some work you lazy farmer and keep it clean

[wigwamman1]

Love farmers..we NEED them! I like the idea of raising my own food and knowing the animal was well cared for and fed a healthy diet. I appreciate your video. Thanks.

[GunReveiw]

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[RedAntBlackAnt]

Due to beauty and sheer loveliness the pigs may touch one another, with nose (snout) and skull socket, respectively. The face was moved, with bone structure, often hurt with lengthened fur upon the snout (nose) without blood, until the day of severe hurting. Also while looking toward it.

[cullywilliams]

@nogerdsurg It's not the space, it's the lack of straw. If there is straw for the hog, the scent will me almost unnoticeable. The straw will have to be cleaned out regularly, though.

[jimistephen]

if you put hog rings in there noses they wont root up so much.

[RobbytheLion]

Neighbors might not like a pen of dogs or a yard with dog poo that isn't picked up. Keeping a pig in that regard isn't much different than keeping dogs. A big difference is that pigs like to roll in mud when it's sunny and always love to root in the dirt. The problem isn't as bad if you give them more space than this. That pig is wading in it's own excrement.

[nogerdsurg]

The pig needs a larger area. What would it smell like if you had to stay in that small area to live. It would smell like chit too, and there would be flies and mosquitos. Use common sense, an animal especially one of that size needs a larger area in which to live. However it is better than those inhumane crates, where they can't walk or turn around, and get sores by having to be in such a cramped space.

[wantmorednb]

understanding pigs?

what? XD

[smileyfarmgirl]

great educational video for people who dosent understand how much work it takes to farm. I raise sheep and caves and this shows the cons but the thing is there is always good and bad thing in farming as well as other things