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Guinea
Hog Piglets
Sows
are pregnant for about 114 days which equals 3 months + 3 weeks + 3 days
or approximately 4 months.
Guinea Hog mothers are easy going and allow the farmer to be next to her
during birth. Sows usually don't need any help with the birth process. They
are good mothers.
At birth American Guinea Hog piglets weigh about 1 pound.
They can be weaned at 6 to 8 weeks, though they will nurse for months if
they are kept with the sow. I have kept piglets with their sow for 4 months
and they still happily nursed though the sow sometimes got tired of it.
The piglets in these photos are a few days old. They are nursing on their
mother. |
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11-Day-Old
Piglets
Pigs and piglets love comfrey. |
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6-Week-Old
Piglets
Recently weaned
piglets, a boy and a girl. They grunt to each other and to the other pigs
in the barn and outdoors. |
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4-Month-Old
Piglets
These Guinea
Hog piglets are foraging in our pasture. They will eat just about anything
green. They are a living weed eater.
They also love nuts especially acorns.
A combination of weedy pasture and oak tree forest is ideal for their health.
The pigs enjoy going outside to eat in the fresh air and sunshine. Rain
does not bother them. We also give them formulated pig feed from our local
country feed store.
After they are done roaming the pasture, they come back to the barn and sleep next to each other.
The last photo has my foot in it to show their size. |