Hi Molly,

We got 2 piglets 2 weeks ago, the female was 1/3 bigger than the male,
they were only 8 weeks old, and had been raised on milk and bread in a
fenced in grassy area. They were bottle fed because the mother rejected
the whole litter, and there were 4 left unsold, we purchased the two
biggest that were left. We also have milk goats, and last year when we
raised our pigs, we gave them goats milk mixed in with their mash, and
they loved it, and they grew very nicely, not too fat, but just right,
and the meat was the best we have ever gotten from our meat pigs.
(We've been raising them since 2001)

These newest piglets have grown so quickly, it's amazing, and they are
spunky and spry and happy pigs, so I think there is something to this
goats milk for pigs thing. As our garden starts producing, they will
get garden treats too, and a local produce market gave me left overs
last year, so I need to see if they have any for us this year.

Anyway, that's about all I know on piglets, except if they are very
small, they will need a heat lamp for a few weeks.

Debi in WA


Molly wrote:
>
>
> Hi, atm I have 3 dairy goats, a horse with no job, 1 boer doe that is
> useless, chickens, ducks, geese, and fixing to get 2 piglets. What do
> I need to know about 2 month old piglets? Raised a potbellied pig
> before, but these will be the big pigs. Thanks.
>
> Molly
> Midway, GA
>
>