Author Topic: Free range or indoor pigs?  (Read 18067 times)

welshlass181

  • Joined Jan 2011
Re: Free range or indoor pigs?
« Reply #30 on: February 29, 2012, 11:27:37 am »
Mine are out in the field with arks on hard standing :) no fixed building in place anywhere and they are out and about 24/7 :)

HappyHippy

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Re: Free range or indoor pigs?
« Reply #31 on: February 29, 2012, 11:31:27 am »
Ps forgot to say i don't belive in organic either its just a rip off! So long as you know what you've fed your pigs and how they've been kept that good enuff in my view.

They were saying a really similar thing on telly the other night. Had someone from a supermarket on saying their sales of organic produce were down but sales of local & ethical products were up - so it would seem that organic isn't necessarlity top choice for consumers either.
I'd certainly prefer to buy local and high welfare, it wouldn't bother me that it wasn't labelled as organic.
Karen  :wave:

Edit- Think so indeed Ohlala  :o Fingers crossed it's sorted now  ;)
« Last Edit: February 29, 2012, 02:47:31 pm by HappyHippy »

OhLaLa

  • Joined Sep 2010
Re: Free range or indoor pigs?
« Reply #32 on: February 29, 2012, 11:53:57 am »
I think your quote box threw a huly happyhippy...... quote not mine.....

 ;)

Fowgill Farm

  • Joined Feb 2009
Re: Free range or indoor pigs?
« Reply #33 on: March 03, 2012, 05:27:06 pm »
Check out swap shop under postal library topic have posted about a book which may be of interest to anyone thinking of keeping a small commercial herd.
Mandy  :pig:

Tudful Tamworths

  • Joined Aug 2009
    • Liz's website
Re: Free range or indoor pigs?
« Reply #34 on: March 04, 2012, 12:13:40 pm »
Large blacks and GOS can more or less graze themselves to pork weight? News to me. Where on earth did that info come from?
I'm forever getting queries from people who want to start keeping pigs and expect them to fatten on fresh air. It's hard to believe that people don't understand the basics of nutrition.
Think I'd better go now, otherwise I might get myself into Robert-style trouble!
www.lizshankland.com www.biggingerpigs.com
Author of the Haynes Pig Manual, Haynes Smallholding Manual, and the Haynes Sheep Manual. Three times winner of the Tamworth Champion of Champions. Teaching smallholding courses at Kate Humble's farm: www.humblebynature.com

robert waddell

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Re: Free range or indoor pigs?
« Reply #35 on: March 04, 2012, 12:27:41 pm »
o do come and join me in the corner that lovely welsh accent would take the boredom away :farmer:

 

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