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Title: MICRO/MINI POT BELLIED/PET PIGS FOR SALE - THE FAMOUS "LITTLE PIGS".....
Post by: littlepigfarm on December 08, 2009, 10:09:15 am
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Easy to keep- very low maintenance and extremely intelligent!!! No allergies with pigs. I have all ages and sizes from £500 each- Piglets being born EVERY month. BE VERY CAREFUL OF THESE £200 MICRO PIG ADDS - ONLY BUY FROM A REPUTABLE BREEDER. All vet checked/inoculated/microchipped - very friendly absolutely love human contact -They will grow to aprx 16" about knee height. Smaller ones avaliable - please email through website for full info. You must have a CPH from the rural payment agency and access to outside space. DEFRA approved for delivery countrywide. Located in cambridgeshire -www.littlepigfarm.co.uk


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Title: Re: MICRO/MINI POT BELLIED/PET PIGS FOR SALE - THE FAMOUS "LITTLE PIGS".....
Post by: Sylvia on December 09, 2009, 11:37:00 am
Would you send me more details, please?
Title: Re: MICRO/MINI POT BELLIED/PET PIGS FOR SALE - THE FAMOUS "LITTLE PIGS".....
Post by: Hilarysmum on December 09, 2009, 04:18:39 pm
How big do they grow to?
Title: Re: MICRO/MINI POT BELLIED/PET PIGS FOR SALE - THE FAMOUS "LITTLE PIGS".....
Post by: shetlandpaul on December 09, 2009, 10:06:58 pm
check the river cottage forum under pigs before dealing with.
Title: Re: MICRO/MINI POT BELLIED/PET PIGS FOR SALE - THE FAMOUS "LITTLE PIGS".....
Post by: shetlandpaul on December 09, 2009, 10:26:58 pm
i said check the forum. i nether implied or infered that the goods that you offer are of an inferior quality or standard. if you have something to hide thats your problem. by the way its only worth suing if the person has something . your really do need to change your attitude people will think your selling dodgy goods.
Title: Re: MICRO/MINI POT BELLIED/PET PIGS FOR SALE - THE FAMOUS "LITTLE PIGS".....
Post by: shetlandpaul on December 09, 2009, 10:40:44 pm
 
The BKKPS Statement on ‘Mini’ or ‘Micro’ pigs

With the current climate of media attention and ever growing popularity for pet pigs advertised as mini, micro, miniature and teacup pigs, the BKKPS committee has prepared this statement to clear up confusion and help educate prospective pig owners in their search for pet pigs.
 

As a society we are regularly contacted by people who have bought a 'tiny' pig, that has grown to an unexpected size.

There is no breed of pig called the mini, micro, miniature or teacup pig.

These words can conjure an incorrect image in the minds of those who are not familiar with the sizes of pig breeds.  


The smallest breed of domesticated pig in the world is the Kunekune. However, it is not the size of the kunekune breed that makes it most suitable as a pet - it is the personality, temperament and ease of management honed over hundreds of years and countless generations.


There are varying sizes of Kunekune across the breed and indeed at times one sees very large Kunes as well as some slightly smaller ones. The breed standard states that Kunekunes should measure between 24 and 30” at the shoulder at full grown. Full grown height is not usually reached until the pig is at least two years of age.


Kunekune piglets are very tiny at birth and are still very tiny when weaned and this may be misleading to a novice pig keeper. The ‘runt’ or the tiny pig of the litter who does not do as well as the others will eventually reach the same size as his siblings, albeit, he may take longer to reach that size. Similarly mating 2 runts together may result in smaller piglets at birth, but these piglets are just as likely to grow to their full genetic potential as others.


Pigs that are the result of cross-breeding programmes have not been classed as a breed as they do not have a documented lineage controlling the pedigree bloodline. As a result of this genetic make up, pigs bred in this way will not breed ‘true’ to a type and therefore cannot be guaranteed to grow to, or stay at a particular size or type. Any individual pig may contain stronger physical and behavioural characteristics from their mixed heritage resulting in unexpected characteristics or growth patterns that may not be exhibited at birth.


We as a society, do not agree with keeping pigs as house pets, as it clearly states in the guide to keeping Kunekunes on this website that a minimum of half an acre of grazing is required for two pigs and that pigs should be kept in groups of two or more as they are a herd animal.
If you are searching for a pet pig a responsible breeder will always be happy to show you all their stock and answer questions before taking deposits. Do not assume that a pig photographed at just a few days old will remain small after two or three years.

Use common sense, ask questions, ask for details of other pigs sold by the breeder in order that you may see the ‘finished product’, and above all, consider the long term commitment and responsibility of owning pigs.  
 
Title: Re: MICRO/MINI POT BELLIED/PET PIGS FOR SALE - THE FAMOUS "LITTLE PIGS".....
Post by: Sylvia on December 10, 2009, 11:44:30 am
What sort of carcasse size do they make? ;)
Title: Re: MICRO/MINI POT BELLIED/PET PIGS FOR SALE - THE FAMOUS "LITTLE PIGS".....
Post by: ukag0972 on December 10, 2009, 02:57:32 pm
Without posting my opinion of these"mini pigs", which I don't find very cute, and wholehartedly agree with the BKKPS, I would however say that I would sleep well too if I sold a mongrel pig for upwards of £500!!
Title: Re: MICRO/MINI POT BELLIED/PET PIGS FOR SALE - THE FAMOUS "LITTLE PIGS".....
Post by: Hilarysmum on December 11, 2009, 10:57:27 am
When he came he was smaller than the cat .......  4 months old in this picture   ...... and growing
Title: Re: MICRO/MINI POT BELLIED/PET PIGS FOR SALE - THE FAMOUS "LITTLE PIGS".....
Post by: shetlandpaul on December 11, 2009, 11:17:25 am
you either have a very bad tea habbit or a very big handbag.
Title: Re: MICRO/MINI POT BELLIED/PET PIGS FOR SALE - THE FAMOUS "LITTLE PIGS".....
Post by: Hilarysmum on December 11, 2009, 02:03:34 pm
Well I do like my tea ....!!! 
Title: Re: MICRO/MINI POT BELLIED/PET PIGS FOR SALE - THE FAMOUS "LITTLE PIGS".....
Post by: doganjo on December 11, 2009, 04:14:27 pm
So do pigs not poop if they are in the house then?  Can they be house-trained like puppies?
Title: Re: MICRO/MINI POT BELLIED/PET PIGS FOR SALE - THE FAMOUS "LITTLE PIGS".....
Post by: shetlandpaul on December 11, 2009, 04:37:18 pm
not forgeting the farts. and the pigs ones are bad to.
Title: Re: MICRO/MINI POT BELLIED/PET PIGS FOR SALE - THE FAMOUS "LITTLE PIGS".....
Post by: ukag0972 on December 11, 2009, 05:06:14 pm
Do they not poo in the cat litter trays, seen they're Alledgedly that small!!!
Oooo piggy farts in the house! I suppose it saves the dog from being blamed!!


Title: Re: MICRO/MINI POT BELLIED/PET PIGS FOR SALE - THE FAMOUS "LITTLE PIGS".....
Post by: HappyHippy on December 11, 2009, 05:53:21 pm
OMG ! There's no way I'd have them in the house (just my opinion though ;)) no matter how small they were  ;D But I believe it is possible to train them to go outside Annie, just like a dog, mine certainly never messed inside their house.
I remember not long after getting our 2 weaners, we went out for the day and came home to find that they'd escaped their fence and somehow managed to shut themselves in our kitchen with the 2 dogs, my kitchen was a hot, steamy, smelly mess ! LOL! It took a pressure washer and bucket loads of bleach to get it sorted out  :o :o :o ::)
To me though, mini-pigs ARE very cute - would I have some ? NO WAY, just too expensive, I'm not into fashion accesories and not enough eating on them  ;)
Title: Re: MICRO/MINI POT BELLIED/PET PIGS FOR SALE - THE FAMOUS "LITTLE PIGS".....
Post by: Hilarysmum on December 11, 2009, 06:06:36 pm
I should explain that this is the Accidental pet pig.  Not that we would have had a pet pig, and we do have normal pigs so he has company, he just prefers humans.

He is very clean.  We often leave him indoors whilst we go shopping never have to worry about him, and he keeps the dog company.   

For anyone considering a pig as a pet they are easier than cats, dont shed, dont scratch the furniture (although he does eat cushions given the chance) dont spray, and now he is bigger doesnt climb on to laps.  Ours sleeps in the barn at night.

And yes those farts are obnoxious.  Never have him indoors after he has raided the hen house for eggs!!!!!
Title: Re: MICRO/MINI POT BELLIED/PET PIGS FOR SALE - THE FAMOUS "LITTLE PIGS".....
Post by: HappyHippy on December 11, 2009, 06:21:45 pm
HM I think you've got the right idea though. He sleeps outside and is with his 'own kind' for much of the time - and that's how a pig should be  ;D. Of course every one of us that keeps them, either for meat or breeding considers them a 'pet' but yours is a very, very different situation to people who are looking to buy a mini pig, to keep like a dog (and show off their status perhaps?) when they've possibly no idea exactly what they're taking on and haven't really got the experience or suitable space for them.
He's VERY cute by the way  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: MICRO/MINI POT BELLIED/PET PIGS FOR SALE - THE FAMOUS "LITTLE PIGS".....
Post by: shetlandpaul on December 11, 2009, 06:25:42 pm
our 8 week old weaners could poo for britian. it would have to be a very large cat litter tray.
Title: Re: MICRO/MINI POT BELLIED/PET PIGS FOR SALE - THE FAMOUS "LITTLE PIGS".....
Post by: ukag0972 on December 11, 2009, 06:26:42 pm
I hand reared a tamworth. It obviously had to live in my house, for ease of night feeds, and my sanity. He slept in a dog cage in the kitchen and was cleaned out every morning but he was stinking! He stayed until I got him on the weetabix.
He was brilliant and would sleep with the dogs throughout the day and lie infront of the fire in the evening. He was as clean as a pup and could possibly be house trained but not for me! Pigs are for outside, they have long snouts to dig and thick skin to survive the cold.
I did love my wee Horace, but we ate him last Xmas! Yum
Title: Re: MICRO/MINI POT BELLIED/PET PIGS FOR SALE - THE FAMOUS "LITTLE PIGS".....
Post by: HappyHippy on December 11, 2009, 06:33:55 pm
Oooo you're so bad ! LOL!  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: MICRO/MINI POT BELLIED/PET PIGS FOR SALE - THE FAMOUS "LITTLE PIGS".....
Post by: ukag0972 on December 11, 2009, 06:44:40 pm
When you see it written down, you think heartless cow!
I loved him but he was getting too big and strong to "play with". He was always for meat, I deliberately castrated him so I wouldn't be tempted to keep him as a boar.
The other worse bit is that our local school used him in their project and weighed him every week and measured him. They too ate him!!
Title: Re: MICRO/MINI POT BELLIED/PET PIGS FOR SALE - THE FAMOUS "LITTLE PIGS".....
Post by: HappyHippy on December 11, 2009, 06:48:28 pm
No, I don't for one minute think heartless cow !
It just made me laugh, cos the potted history of my pigs sounds similar, people are enthralled by the stories of all they got up to, then the look on their faces when they ask if I've still got them and my reply is "yeah, there's still some of them in the freezer" ho ho ho - the joys of smallholding !
Title: Re: MICRO/MINI POT BELLIED/PET PIGS FOR SALE - THE FAMOUS "LITTLE PIGS".....
Post by: ukag0972 on December 11, 2009, 06:51:58 pm
There is still a few people that think he went to a petting zoo! I just couldn't tell them he was in my freezer!
But life goes on, lambing starts in 3 weeks!!!
Title: Re: MICRO/MINI POT BELLIED/PET PIGS FOR SALE - THE FAMOUS "LITTLE PIGS".....
Post by: HappyHippy on December 11, 2009, 07:36:37 pm
LOL ! My greengrocer's mum was the same, wouldn't give me their waste if she thought I'd eat them, little does she know her son enjoyed the best chops he's ever had  ;)
Title: Re: MICRO/MINI POT BELLIED/PET PIGS FOR SALE - THE FAMOUS "LITTLE PIGS".....
Post by: Hilarysmum on December 12, 2009, 08:35:29 am
Its what they are born for to be eaten.  Digby is far too fat to eat!!!