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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: TG on January 26, 2011, 01:23:14 pm

Title: Pigs & fencing
Post by: TG on January 26, 2011, 01:23:14 pm

I have noticed the latest additions are busy chewing the fence posts. They are 4 month old OSB gilts. Are they missing something from their diet ? They are being fed on organic grower / finisher plus a few apples left over from last autumn.

Thanks
TG

Title: Re: Pigs & fencing
Post by: OhLaLa on January 26, 2011, 01:55:16 pm

Pigs love to entertain themselves, chewing and destroying stuff passes a few hours. With me it's their arks they destroy.

You could try popping a bale of straw in there (no baler twine!) so they can pull that apart.

 :pig:

Title: Re: Pigs & fencing
Post by: JulieS on January 26, 2011, 02:30:20 pm

Some of mine like to play football.....Make sure they are really tough balls though.

Title: Re: Pigs & fencing
Post by: Eve on January 26, 2011, 03:08:29 pm

You could try a horseball (snak-a-ball) to keep them busy for a bit, they come with an extra lid and last for ages (ours was attached to the ark to stop it from rolling under the electric fence), and a bale of straw will indeed give them a few hours of fun.

Title: Re: Pigs & fencing
Post by: HappyHippy on January 26, 2011, 04:37:30 pm

Echo everyone else - snak-a-ball and bales are great ! Also if you've got some extra fence posts knock them in tightly together and bind at the top with rope instand scratching/chewing post, without risking damage to your fences  ;)

Title: Re: Pigs & fencing
Post by: Hilarysmum on January 26, 2011, 06:07:56 pm

A good heavy tree branch and a couple of tyres also make good toys.