[rispainfarm]

Well it sounds as if you have a sorted flowerpot. The problem on a forum is other people including myself don't know the situation, I had it in my mind that your front gardeni was in a terraced type street with a piece of garden in front of the house next to the drive and looking out onto a street, so sorry for the presumption, but if you have a large garden and good fencing, sometimes that is better than some smallholders I have met who keep a couple of pigs in a minute piece of scrappy ground (they have country views though so that makes it ok  )  Anyway good luck.

[Lesley Silvester]

I must admit, I saw it as a sort of open plan estate type garden so glad you explained.  Having neighbours on board makes so much difference.  When we moved here (also urban) having told the people we were buying from that we had a goat, we were amazed to find that the neighbours had no idea.  Fortunately, the one the side of the goat yard her loved and and the ones that followed and the other side are quite happy to have goats next door, especially when they go off with a few barroloads of manure! 

[plt102]

thanks for clarifying. good luck. nothing compares to your own bacon! xxx

[The Woodsiders]

I must admit to having reservations when I first had a chat with Flowerpot about where the pigs were to be placed but having seen the setup when we delivered the Ark I was very impressed, it was a better setup than mine when I first started with pigs, lets all wish them luck with the venture, they are a well organised and determined family.

[Possum]

Just to get back to the original question....


Our weaners very quickly established a toilet area, under some trees in the corner of the run. I poo pick about once a week and have only noticed a smell once, when we had a few days of hot weather. (The only time we had a few days of hot weather )


I put the droppings on our large compost heap, where all the straw bedding is mixed with all our garden and kitchen waste. It is rotting down nicely now and certainly doesn't smell. HTH.

[Sylvia]

When swill was fed to pigs they did smell but, now that they are vegans I don't find their manure any more offensive than, say, horse or cow muck.

[flowerpotkitchen]

Massive big thank you to Markcott and everyone else for your positive respsonses, we are really excited and just want to do this so well so that we can continue to do this again and again. 

[Lesley Silvester]

Don't forget to put some pics on so we can see for ourselves.  Seeing other people's animals is nearly as good as having them for myself.

[Ina]

I'm always reluctant to call manure "waste". If you haven't got the place to keep it as fertiliser for your own garden (i.e. compost heap not in wind direction of your neighbours!), can't you maybe find smallholders / allotmenteers in the area who'd take it off your hands without having to pay for waste disposal? Try freecycle... I know around here there's often an offer for chicken or horse muck. If you load it into lidded bins (the smaller type, not the big wheelie bins), they easily fit into the boot of a car. We've done that in the past with sheep muck.

[Beewyched]

I'm always reluctant to call manure "waste". If you haven't got the place to keep it as fertiliser for your own garden (i.e. compost heap not in wind direction of your neighbours!), can't you maybe find smallholders / allotmenteers in the area who'd take it off your hands without having to pay for waste disposal? Try freecycle... I know around here there's often an offer for chicken or horse muck. If you load it into lidded bins (the smaller type, not the big wheelie bins), they easily fit into the boot of a car. We've done that in the past with sheep muck.

Good idea Ina 
With pigs now being fed as vegetarians, their manure is really good stuff for the garden    I used some of ours last winter, that had only been standing for a year & my roses have done    & my veg beds were doing well, until my OH's bl**dy Marans got through a hole in the netting 

[Lesley Silvester]

Freecycling is great idea.  I give away most of my goat manure through Freecycle.  In fact, I now have my regulars.   

[flowerpotkitchen]

Thanks guys will look up free cycle and I spoke with council today who said I should speak with the person in charge of my local allotments, small bins really helpful advice thank you, I am photo mad so I look forward to updating pictures when the girls arrive and when our adventure begins and how we do !    Thanks again for your helpful comments and suggestions.

[Beewyched]

Thanks guys will look up free cycle and I spoke with council today who said I should speak with the person in charge of my local allotments, small bins really helpful advice thank you, I am photo mad so I look forward to updating pictures when the girls arrive and when our adventure begins and how we do !    Thanks again for your helpful comments and suggestions.

  You never know - it may be a way for you to get trimmings etc for your weaners.  You provide the "fertiliser" & they can help you fill from the other end