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Stephanie FrisbeeNovember 22, 2020
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Just harvested pumpkins.

We had a few rows left in our field and decided to try our hand at growing some pumpkins for the pigs to eat. Not only are pumpkins nutritious for pigs, providing fiber, vitamins and minerals, but they can be down right fun to play with. Pigs love to roll and move things, we actually even bought the pigs a ball to play with, so having a pumpkin can be a fun challenge if it is not cut up before being fed to them. We are adding pumpkins to the list of pig approved treats!

DID YOU KNOW? While our pigs may appear “dirty” or muddy, they are actually just keeping themselves cool. You might say what? Well in case you didn’t know, pigs can’t sweat so they roll in mud to help keep themselves cool. If our pigs were raised in a pasture the mud would actually also serve as a sunscreen for them. Our pigs are raised in the woods so they have the added benefit of shade to help keep them cool. Also, pigs are fairly clean when it comes to their living habits which might be contrary to what you would think. They use the “restroom” in a certain area of their paddock, their food and water is located in a separate area, and their mud hole is in a separate area. Ours have a little house that they can go into to sleep, take naps or get out of the elements and it is really clean in there. With all that being said they are destructive by nature, so they will not leave any rock, limb or soil unturned.

 
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