We have a Berkshire sow, a Saddleback sow and a Berkshire gilt called Poppet, Marie and Sweetheart respectively. We sell the weaners at 8-9 weeks when they've already had a great start in life being outside with their mother, expressing their "pigness" (Joel Salatin).
Our pigs are very hardy and cope extremely well with very hot and very cold weather conditions. When it's very hot we make sure they have plenty of mud to wallow in and when it's frosty or snowing, I take extra straw to their huts so they can make deep beds to burrow and nest in.
Our pigs are very hardy and cope extremely well with very hot and very cold weather conditions. When it's very hot we make sure they have plenty of mud to wallow in and when it's frosty or snowing, I take extra straw to their huts so they can make deep beds to burrow and nest in.