[Hilarysmum]

Sausage and cash, my feelings exactly. 

[The Relic]

not really related to yeast but was hand feeding my pigs some apples today and got the notion that if i hand feed them they will associate my hand with food and will always want to nibble on it resulting (when they get older 11weeks now) in me or some else losing a digit. any thoughts on hand feeding.

[doganjo]

Like horses, feed from the flat of your hand, not using your fingers - sure way to get 'em bit!

[sausagesandcash]

Don't worry relic, we've done it from the get go. They're very smart creatures. When we hand feed them (like Doganjo said) the take the food, if we go to rub them they never try to nip.

[The Relic]

cheers guys. only started hand feeding yesterday and they are letting me rub them on the nose still fairly nervous tho.

[Ginny B]

successfully feeding mash at each mealtime now and they love it, although they do smell like they have been in the pub too much! left large yellow bucket in thier paddock by mistake and quick as a flash Pinky shot off with it on her head, the other two hot trotting behind licking up what she was spilling ... wish i'd had me camera !

[Hilarysmum]

For pigs and mash an interesting viewpoint here .....

http://www.lacef.fr/postbox-contents/contents.html

Pigs on the zider

[MiriMaran]

Brillant!

[sausagesandcash]

Great story, sure made me laugh.

Relic, I sat out in a pile of straw today and had four Tamworths swarming around me looking for rubs. Truly wonderful creatures these pigs!

Morgan

[The Relic]

they are after getting very friendly Morgan. i give them a little whistle and they come running over. can give them a rub on the back (no belly rubs yet). they also love to munch my trainers.

[MiriMaran]

My pigs have now got to the stage when they collapse when getting rubbed - I love it!

The shoe chewing I'm not so keen on!

[Hilarysmum]

MM best to stop the shoe chewing now if  you can.  (Not sure of the best method).  Otherwise when they get bigger they can upend you.  Very messy if you fall in the pig !"£"

[MiriMaran]

I've been giving Snuffle a good shove and shout and it seems to be working, but you're right its not a good habit especially if he does it to the children.

[Hilarysmum]

Sorry my comment came across as a bit bossy.  Not meant that way

[MiriMaran]

It didn't and you were absolutely right!  He bit my foot again today - the little blighter!  He got a big telling off though!