[Kitchen Cottage]

I know I know..... having asked about weight gain..... its now weight loss

I'm taking two pigs from someone who posted on here.  They are supposed to be oxford sandy/kune kune/saddleback crosses.  They look quite kune to me

They are also .....fat..... and this is from someone not known for their svelte figure

I think I've attached a photo....

For various reasons  I'd like to get some weight off by say..... 8th November..... how fat is this pig and how long to remove that fat..... they'll be coming into a big paddock.  Sorry, picture isn't mine but its all I've been sent

[Bionic]

KC, no pic attached
Sally

[Sylvia]

I suppose the same as for us, diet and exercise   You may try scattering fruit and veg around their paddock so they would have to trot around looking for it, they'll soon get the hang of it.
Or, if you want to get some weight off yourself, run up and down the field with a bucket of pig grub. The pigs may run faster than you though
I think the 8th of November is a bit too much to ask, it usually takes six weeks for the weight to start to get off.

[HappyHippy]

I don't see a photo Kitchen Cottage, but if they look like Kunekunes I can begin to imagine 

There's no quick way to get them to drop the pounds (not that I know anyway  )
Even complete starvation (which you wouldn't want to do anyway) it would likely take them 2-3 months to lose it.

The thing about Kunekunes is in the past they were used by sailors when going on long voyages. They used to feed them up so fat that their skin was almost splitting, then take them to sea where a handful of scraps would keep them fed. They lived off their fat reserves and by the time all the other food had run out, they were slim enough to slaughter and eat. (from the last KK newsletter  )

Plenty of space, if they are over 9 months or so they could go without hard feeding, but a handful of nuts might not be a bad idea (just so they learn to come to you) and fruit & veg and a bit of hay or hayledge that should keep them full without putting on any more fat. And willing volunteers to play football with them will help burn the calories too 
HTH
Karen 

[Kitchen Cottage]

The photo was too big, it came in hotmail and I can't make it smaller. I'll take some piccies myself when they come tomorrow.  They are very tame apparently (though I've heard that before), so it looks like Christmas at least then..... when you see the piccies you will see they are not so much pigs as balls with little legs sticking out