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NEW JERSEY Potbelly Pigs Hatching Eggs, Goats and Other Great Farm Stuff
Southampton New Jersey
NEW JERSEY Potbelly Pigs Hatching Eggs, Goats and Other Great Farm Stuff
Southampton New Jersey
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POT BELLY PIGS HALF WAY HIGH TO YOUR KNEE
Pot Belly Pigs Are Slowly Replacing Dogs And Cats As The #1 Family House And Apartment Pet
THIS IS THE PLACE TO PICK UP A HEALTHY PIGLET, EATING WELL, VACCINATED AND READY TO GO.
MINI PIG TYPES
We raise Vietnamese Pot Belly Pigs which are considered to be the only true pot bellies, Mini Juliana Pigs that are also a small type like the Pot Belly and Pot Belly Juliana Mix piglets. These piglets will grow to around 60 pounds if fed properly. Click here for an interesting link that defines different types of small pigs including Vietnamese Pot Belly - Juliana and other small variety pigs. Many people like to be sure of what they are getting and if it is to remain relatively small.
WE DO NOT RAISE TEA CUP PIGS
The so-called Teacup or Micro Mini pig's, are just normal potbellied pig's that have been REPEATEDLY underfed and malnourished throughout the breeding process in an attempt to keep them small. This started in Great Britain. Their life span is maybe FIVE YEARS as opposed to the true pot belly pig that can live 15 or more years. This is because the pig stays tiny, but the organs continue to grow normal size for a normal size pig. Organs strangulate.
Teacups, Micro-Mini's, European Bluebutts, these are all fancy names made up by breeders. Do your research to be sure what you will end up with.
I have TRUE VIETNAMESE POT BELLY PIGS. The real thing. Do your research and know you can get a real, healthy Pot Belly Piglet when you are ready.
VITAMINS
Give your piglet a small pinch of the granulated vitamins you were given in one of it's meals per day until gone. All pigs are born vitamin diffecient especially iron. These vitamins will be more than enough to get your piglet to where it needs to be by the end of the vitamins.
Comfort
Make sure your piglet has a blanket or old sweatshirt to crawl into to keep warm. If your piglet begins to shiver, put a 75 watt light with a reflector dome in a corner section of it's box. A desk lamp will work or a grow light. It will go under the light or near the edge if it needs to be warmer. I hang one on a broom stick over the box. Most piglets after 2 weeks old generate and hold their own body heat. Some need a light or heat blanket though until a month of age. Your piglet is about 6 weeks old.
Litter Box
I use the least expensive cat litter and change it every 2 days. Leave a couple of tirds in the clean litter for a week or so until the piglet goes there regularly. Keep an eye on your piglet just like a new puppy. You will know when it squats that something is about to happen. Grab it and place the piglet in the litter box. Give it praise after the deal is done.This sometimes takes 2 days to a week. Place litte box within 2-3 feet of where the piglet sleeps. You can slowly move it farther away and toward the back door or to it's permanant spot. If toward the back door you can eventually take it away and just let the pig go outside. By that time it will let you know when. At 5 - 6 months your piglet should be able to hold it for 8 hours or so.
Training
Good Luck With Your New Addition
Farmer George
Pot Belly Piglet Feeding And Care
1. Pot Belly Piglets are very easy to litter box train. Construct or but a the litter box 3 - 4 inches high so your piglet can easily get in and out. Make sure it is large enough for the piglet to turn around in plus about 3 inches to spare. Place some of the piglets droppings inside the box. It may need a few hours for your piglet to use it. Show it where to go but be patient. It may have an accident or two. You can see when the piglet starts to squat. That't the perfect time to place it in the box. Give it praise after the job is done. Keep it within 3 feet of it's sleeping quarters and empty it every 2 days. You want to leave a scent in it at first. After it gets use to the box in a few days, you can move it farther away to eventually be where you want it. To train it to go outside, slowly move the litter box toward the outside door each day for about a week. Then take away the box. Your pig will let you know when it must go outside.
2. Feed your pig mini pig feed found at Tractor Supply, Agway, Petsmart and many other pet supply stores. Follow portions to age and weight. Full grown pot belly pigs require no more than 2 cups mini pig feed per day. Vegetables are good for them and make good treats when training. Do not feed it table scraps or meat of any kind. If you do this the pig will become overbearing in it's demand for food and too fat for it's own good or yours.
3. Potbelly pigs are very, very smart and should constantly be taught names of people, rooms of the house and the do and don't rules of the house when they are young. They are capable of easily learning 60 or more commands in their first year with you. You can teach an old pig new tricks but it may take longer. They, like humans often become stubborn and set in their ways. They can become very loving and dependent not just on the food and water you supply but also the love and discipline they need as all of us do.
4. You can easily train your pig to walk on a leash. A halter or harness works best. After a few weeks a leash may no longer be needed.
5. You should worm your pot belly pig every 4 to 5 months. I give all of the pregnant moms swine wormer that carries onto the piglets through the mom and her milk. You can get swine wormer at the same places you get the feed. Adgard or Wazine works good.Worm treatments will also last a lot longer if it is an indoor pet. Worming will prevent many complications that may arise with infestation just as with dogs. There are effective treatments you can get at many pet stores or your local vet ranging from injectable to edible forms that work well. I use Adgard Swine Wormer for my larger pigs that live outside. It is very affective and they don not seem to build a resistance.
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR NEW ADDITION
We usually let
piglets go at four or more weeks of age. They do not generate their own body heat until about two weeks old. A heat pad or warmed up bag of beans should be used for piglets younger than two weeks. I use a 75 watt flood light 2 feet above their bedding. They go to it if heat is needed. In the corner of their pen will do just fine to keep their young body warm while they sleep until they can generate their own body heat.
I bottle feed the very young ones 4-6 times a day. Their bellies are small and do not fit much in the beginning.
UNLESS YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE DOING, MOST PIGLETS DO NOT SURVIVE AWAY FROM THEIR MOTHERS AT A YOUNG AGE.
I bottle feed the very young ones 4-6 times a day. Their bellies are small and do not fit much in the beginning.
UNLESS YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE DOING, MOST PIGLETS DO NOT SURVIVE AWAY FROM THEIR MOTHERS AT A YOUNG AGE.
georgeabbott1@comcast.net
Although we usually have piglets available year round, there are times when we are out for a few weeks at a time. I use to have a waiting list but it did not work out well. The best thing to do is watch my website for available piglets.
Although we usually have piglets available year round, there are times when we are out for a few weeks at a time. I use to have a waiting list but it did not work out well. The best thing to do is watch my website for available piglets.
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THE RIGHT TO FARM ACT
Some farmers like myself have had trouble with municipal government and my farming. Click here for the RIGHT TO FARM ACT that protects us farmers from municipal governments trying to impede farm practice because of local zoning laws.
Some farmers like myself have had trouble with municipal government and my farming. Click here for the RIGHT TO FARM ACT that protects us farmers from municipal governments trying to impede farm practice because of local zoning laws.
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