I just wanted to intoduce myself.
My name is Michelle I am a "city" girl trying very hard to reform myself LOL
We have lived on our small 1 1/2 acres for 3 years now. I started off with 25
red sex link hens and one rooster, several breeds of show chickens, broad
breasted bronze turkeys, a dozen guineas and a couple of ducks.
I really want to try pigs...
How much area do they need and what do you use to keep them contained?
At what age are they butchered? I have checked a ton of websites but I don't
seem to find one that explains everything.
Also my guineas are prolific eggs layer but they won't set. I find dozens of
their eggs in different heaps around the trees. I have tried setting up nesting
boxes in several locations but they don't use them. Any ideas? Also I have heard
that their eggs are good for baking.....has anyone tried them? Of course I
wouldn't use the ones I find since I don't know how old they are. I have tried
hatching them in an incubater but none of them hatched so I assume they are too
old.
Thank you in advance for any advice.