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gregotyn

Joined: 24 Jun 2010
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Location: Llanfyllin area

Posted: Tue Sep 08, 15 1:07 pm Post subject:

I think the law now requires that pigs must be kept in the company of, or in sight of their own kind. If they are kept in a piggery then as I read it they have to have a method of occupation regardless of the numbers in the pen, usually straw is added or a chain hung up as a toy. Unless of course you have a 'pet pig' and then the law isn't in force as I understand it. It is fact that pigs need stimulation as their intelligence is quite high. So anything you do to give it an object/s to give it a challenge or pleasure to play with helps, and everybody seems to have covered that, including you and a hose pipe! In my youth I worked on several pig farms and the main object of fattening a pig was to keep it stress free and that is what a pig is if it has mental and physical stimulation. We even kept boars with an 'in-pig wife' to keep him happy, and another when she went away to farrow. Happy contented pigs grow fastest too. I would put as many of the weeds you can find in the pen and feed on top of that.

Andrea

Joined: 02 May 2005
Posts: 2260
Location: Portugal

Posted: Tue Sep 08, 15 2:02 pm Post subject:
I wonder how a 'pet' pig is defined?

gregotyn

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Location: Llanfyllin area

Posted: Tue Sep 08, 15 2:15 pm Post subject:
Not sure myself but there was a spate of pigs which were kept by people as pets; all premises suitably registered with holding number-yes even 42 Acacia Avenue qualified. Surprising how destructive they can become in the living room as they are not so good in the house as a dog or cat, and tend to get large and don't understand 'no'.

Andrea

Joined: 02 May 2005
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Location: Portugal

Posted: Tue Sep 08, 15 2:26 pm Post subject:
I've never understood the farm animals in the house thing. There's a woman on one of my goat FB groups who keeps her goats in the house. She publishes photos of them snuggled up the sofa with her. Each to their own I suppose.

Tavascarow

Joined: 06 Aug 2006
Posts: 8407
Location: South Cornwall

Posted: Tue Sep 08, 15 5:53 pm Post subject:
A close friend had a Vietnamese pot bellied pig that was house trained but she couldn't stop it from chewing the electricity cables. Lived outdoors after they discovered why the TV didn't work. Lucky for the pig it wasn't on at the time.

Andrea

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Location: Portugal

Posted: Tue Sep 08, 15 8:54 pm Post subject:

dpack

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Location: yes

Posted: Tue Sep 08, 15 11:35 pm Post subject:
my half wolf came to me in a bit of a tizzy one afternoon,he showed me the problem which was a gos asleep in our bed .i shut the door when i went out after that

Andrea

Joined: 02 May 2005
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Location: Portugal

Posted: Wed Sep 09, 15 7:40 am Post subject:
So many opportunities there for an off colour remark I shall resist.

gregotyn

Joined: 24 Jun 2010
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Location: Llanfyllin area

Posted: Thu Sep 10, 15 1:58 pm Post subject:
Andrea, ask we all want to know what the other half is!

Andrea

Joined: 02 May 2005
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Location: Portugal

Posted: Thu Sep 10, 15 2:24 pm Post subject:
And that was the LEAST concerning part of the story

gregotyn

Joined: 24 Jun 2010
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Location: Llanfyllin area

Posted: Fri Sep 11, 15 1:43 pm Post subject:
One step at a time, Andrea

dpack

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Posted: Fri Sep 11, 15 7:06 pm Post subject:

gregotyn wrote:

Andrea, ask we all want to know what the other half is!

the other half was newfie x gsd.i think he was probably the runt of the litter at about 45 kg after a nice lunch.a perfect gentleman .

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