The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: Mel on June 29, 2011, 10:56:12 am
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Morning :wave:
I went to feed my pigs this morning,and one was running about insanely,being chased by three others.I called them up for brekky,and they came,but I noticed this on had something in it's mouth.!
Upon getting closer I though,OMG it's a pigeon!! I went over and then found the remains of feathers,the pig dropped it by the side of it's feeding bay and I nipped around and disposed of what was left,a tail and two legs! :o I did not actually realise that this occurred,anyone else had this experience.
The pigs are healthy,lord they run around like my Labrador wanting to play,they seem to love it when I go in and jump about in their wallow and see it as some form of game ;D
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They are omnivores! All those slugs and snails they eat are still meat. I do wonder if they would go for the chickens if really hungry - or me, if I got stuck in the mud!!
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Yes it can happen. Not the first time I've read of this sort of incident.
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Hi,
They WILL eat anything .... Just make sure you never knock yourself out in a pig pen .... or you will become a tasty meal .... :bunny:
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we can beat a pigeon.....a pheasant although we didnt see it happen, just a pile of feathers so it may have escaped!!
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My mum bought me a trio of beautiful buff orpingtons many years ago. They happily pecked around the yard with my other chickens until one day when they discovered the pig pen. The last I saw of them was a waft of pale brown feathers and the pigs had an evil smirk on their little porky faces. As a side note, the pigs would kill the rats that we were inundated with but they never ate them. ;)
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A rabbit wouldn't have stood a chance with my Berkshires :o Have never seen the Kunes' chase and eat a rabbit though. Do you think it fair to insist that an omnivore become vegan?
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A rabbit wouldn't have stood a chance with my Berkshires :o Have never seen the Kunes' chase and eat a rabbit though. Do you think it fair to insist that an omnivore become vegan?
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May not be fair, but it protects against spread of disease - Gone are the days when we scraped our school dinner plates into a big plastic bin destined for the pig farm..... Yikes - just shown my age :bunny: