Guest Countryboyo Posted March 9, 2009 Report Share Posted March 9, 2009 Hi lads I have a 50 yards x 50 yards chicken run. the wire is only 4 1/2 foot high chicken wire. I only have three chickens in there so there is room for something else. what type of fencing would i need to put around the enclosure to keep the pig in? would sheep fencing do? advice please. also would this size enclosure be big enough? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest oldskool Posted March 9, 2009 Report Share Posted March 9, 2009 we kept a pig for slaughter a way years ago when i was a cub.... i hope you like pork we were eatin f****n bacon and pork and whatever else you can pull from a pig every day for about 6 feckin months :sick: there was nothin worse than eatin your fill at dinner only to wake up to bacon for breakfast and then bacon sandwiches for lunch :sick: we kept ours in a concrete pen mate so i'm not really sure but i would say if you posted the fence and put a strand of barb round the middle of it you should be ok Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Countryboyo Posted March 9, 2009 Report Share Posted March 9, 2009 thanks lad. id spose the fence would have to be very strong to keep the pig in. at what age would you slaughter it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest oldskool Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 i'm tryin to recall mate but i think it was over 8 months old... the mistake we made was that it was fed on spuds and meal... we were left with more fat than meat at the end of it... mum says a pig isnt hard to keep in, and your pig should fair well out in the field... they do do a bit of hokin and messin around but i dont think you should have any bother with a good tight fence... i strand of barb wire about knee high around it would probably stop him stickin his snout through it??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Countryboyo Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Thanks lads at what age could I get the young pig/bonham to rear outside? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Antonia 0 Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Have you seen those German Micro Pigs?? Don't grow bigger than small dogs - bitesize! I couldn't though, too darn cute! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Countryboyo Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 Id be looking at a pot bellied or just regular factory pig Quote Link to post Share on other sites
coneycatcher17 3 Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 I think its unfair to keep just one pig as they are very socialable and lose weight easily so theyre temperature has to be regulated, theyre also very jealous animals ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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