tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post376811453673154539..comments2023-12-15T02:04:08.213-08:00Comments on meat: Rotational grazing, pig styleBruce Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10995706761794063165noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-88002784889135812562011-04-28T22:23:02.763-07:002011-04-28T22:23:02.763-07:00No problem. Pigs love water -- the canal will not...No problem. Pigs love water -- the canal will not stop them, they'll dive right in unless you fence them out of it. <br /><br />Once they're in, they're just as likely to come out the other side as this one, or stay in the water for a while and go on an adventure, so if it were me I'd fence them out of it. <br /><br />If you choose to give them access, make sure that they can get out easily. A low bank with a ramp up to it under the water helps a big sow get out. If it's too hard here they'll swim around and find somewhere else they like better to get out, which may not be where you want them to be.Bruce Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995706761794063165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-1668602913556264582011-04-27T13:29:00.216-07:002011-04-27T13:29:00.216-07:00Thank you for answering my previous question. I wa...Thank you for answering my previous question. I was thinking about pasturing my pigs along the canal by our house since there is always a lot of grass that grows there. I'm just worried about one of them falling in. do you think that its a bad idea?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-40827229611145019352011-04-26T22:09:08.027-07:002011-04-26T22:09:08.027-07:00In the top picture (the one with the sheep grazing...In the top picture (the one with the sheep grazing) you can see the electric fence I'm using. it's the 5/8" poly rope, with a double strand of it. The top strand is to keep the sheep in, the bottom is for the sheep and pigs. <br /><br />We work with the pigs to condition them to respect the electric fence. that basically means we keep them in an hard-fenced enclosure that has a strand of the polyrope on the inside. The hard fence keeps them in, and they soon learn to avoid the poly rope. Once that's established, you can keep them in with pretty minimal fencing in normal situations. <br /><br />Check out the pictures in this entry for an example of a a minimal pig fence once they're conditioned: <br /><br />http://ebeyfarm.blogspot.com/2011/02/moving-food-no-lets-move-pigs.htmlBruce Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995706761794063165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-70204029707447614462011-04-26T11:21:09.059-07:002011-04-26T11:21:09.059-07:00What do you use for fencing? We pasture cows but I...What do you use for fencing? We pasture cows but I am afraid my piggys will roam too far would electric fence work?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-61514330747434358322010-05-21T20:37:12.639-07:002010-05-21T20:37:12.639-07:00Solar energy put to its best use.Solar energy put to its best use.sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10216149086520612937noreply@blogger.com