[NicAlford1234]

Well its been a very busy week! 
Luna farrowed last Thursday, and is now mum to 5 gilts and 1 boy!
Her sister, Bubble, farrowed yesterday, and now has 3 boys and 3 gilts!

They will be ready to be collected at the beginning of November, but orders and requests can be placed now.

All weaners are pure bred OSB, and boar is registered under the name Longash Jack 9.

Prices are as follows:
Gilts - £40
Boars - £35
However I often give out discounts to large sales.

I also have some 4 month old weaners around which are still up for sale. These are the same - pure bred from Jack, and are going for £40 each. There are 4 gilts and 3 boars.

Thanks,
Please email for any more info!   

[NicAlford1234]

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[AndynJ]

I would love to have a couple but we are just not ready for them at the moment.
Next spring we will be ready where abouts are you too, we be in Dawlish

[wolf1]

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[NicAlford1234]

Hi AndynJ, we're in Silverton near Exeter, and will most likely have some pigs around in the spring!
Keep in contact - Cheers!

Nic
[email protected]

[AndynJ]

Hi,
Nic I have built my pig sty (proper job) now I need to fence it, we are planning to have 2 weaners at a time, how big an area do they need, bear in mind we want the land to look semi reasonable when they have finished. they'll be on grade 1 agri with 2 apple trees in.
The only other question being this sty is a full size breeding sty made from slotted concrete panels it came with hinges that are only halfway up the sty do I just need a 2ft tall gate ?

[NicAlford1234]

The quick answer for how much land to give them is as much as you can! There are loads of topics on the forum about this, however in my opinion, you should give them enough space to have time together, time apart, somewhere to sleep, somewhere to eat, somewhere to use as a toilet and somewhere to drink, so nothing gets too over used! The look of the field at the end is dependent on the weather, their food (as they may feel less need to root if they are full up!) and the amount of space. It is really up to you - 100m2 is probably the minimum.

With regards to the gate, I'm not really sure what you are asking. If the gate is to keep things out of the ark, it needs to be the whole height, as wind, rain and other animals would be able to get over the top. If it is to keep the pigs in, I think this will be ok.
However, would it be easier to have no gate, just face the opening away from the wind and rain (perhaps in the shade), meaning the pigs can go out and in as they please.

Hope I helped!
Cheers, Nic

[AndynJ]

Thanks Nic flippin heck I'm glad I asked I wouldn't have given them that much. they'll have a fenced area plus I was going to try electric fencing the field so they can go on after the crops.

[Mannimel]

electric fence is great if you introduce the pigs at a young age they learn to respect it. but if like my big boy who was not introduced at a young age he walks through it as if it wasn't there. i swear by stock fencing and post, and the dreeded barb wire 1 run tight to the ground this stops them rooting under the fence
i have just had to make a piglet proof pen, to hold in 40 piglets all under 4 weeks of age, i have used the chainlink fencing in place of the stock fence holes being 2 inch square, this is proving strong enough to keep mams and piglets in, down side is the cost almost twice the price of stock fence.
hope this helps a little, just ask away if you think of more questions

[AndynJ]

I am slightly worried about pigs/chickens getting out as our new land is 1/3rd of a 6 acre field, 1/3rd kept by farmer who uses for crops what if my pigs get in ? and the other 1/3rd going to the house on the lane as formal garden and veg plot oh my I need to get this fencing right.
I have some poultry netted electric fence with 12v energiser that be ok ?
When we had pigs in the past they've never had ground just the concrete sty.

[NicAlford1234]

I initially swore by stock fencing, as electric was always getting tripped by pigs digging all the earth onto it. However, stock fencing is expensive, and so to experiment, I made large pen in the field with electric fencing. In this pen I had my boar and 4 other sows, although at the start they didn't notice it and one got out a few times, now they are completely aware of the fence and won't want to cross it - even if it is lying down! Plus, pigs can crawl under stock fencing if it is loose! Weaners won't need as much volts to keep them away - but you need it high enough to make it sting a bit! But not too high to zap the hens!! I will check what voltage mine is at for some weaners and let you know.
You could also have both (although this is more expensive) i.e. to have electric near the bottom to stop them rooting and then stock fencing to act as a physical barrier.
In terms of size, although I said 100m2 minimum, this is just what works for me, as the land is less churned up, however if you were to have 2 smaller pens which you moved the pigs between, this would also work.

[AndynJ]

Move the pens  the sty came on an artic and I couldn't lift it off with my mini digger, I have put a 6 inch concrete floor down with underground drainage to a pit. I think stock fence is cheap I ordered another 4 rolls last week and 4 rolls of chicken wire I buy my posts by the pallet load.

[quantock]

hi someone said you had some sows for sale if so what bloodline and how much thanks cj

[NicAlford1234]

Hi, yes I have 2 sows available for sale, however neither of them are registered. They are on sale for £100 each. You can email [email protected] if you need anymore information.
Cheers