Yes, a pig has four toes on each foot but only walks on two. But, that’s not what I want to talk about. If there’s anything I love as much as raising pigs, it’s getting others hooked on raising pigs. And, that’s the aim of this article.
Livestock
Get Your Goats To Mate With These Six Tips
If you want to breed your goats, it helps to know about goat breeding behavior. Female goats don’t need a romantic dinner with champagne or whispers of sweet nothings to get it on. No sir! All she needs is little urine, some strange noises, a good tail wag and it’s on.
The Importance Of Ventilation When Raising Pigs
When raising pigs, you want your herd to be as healthy as possible. You don’t want to spend money treating diseases that could have been prevented. Also, you want to raise healthy pigs because they are more productive and profitable. The best way to do this is to ensure that they live in a well ventilated building. Healthy pigs breathe easy. And when they do, you will too.
Four Good Reasons To Start Raising Quail
Raising quail is not only easy, but because they are less than half the size of chickens, they take less space, time or resources. However, quail are not as common as chickens in Zambia. Therefore, you may have to do a bit of work to find them. So, if you’ve never really considered raising quail, then this post could definitely be the one for you.
Healthy pigs are happy pigs
If you’ve decided to raise pigs, you won’t be disappointed as it’s a very rewarding experience. Pigs won’t only make your bank account smile but they grow faster, and are usually both healthier and happier than other farm animals. Furthermore, there are not too many large scale pig farmers in Zambia. Thus, you’re on the right track. Also, there are over 50 different types of breeds but most farmers rear landrace and large whites.
So, whether you want to rear an exotic herd or just a couple of hogs, these four tips will help you keep your pigs healthy and happy.
A few tips on raising chicks for eggs
If farming is your passion and you’re thinking about following your heart then poultry farming is a great place to start. Chickens are the least expensive, easy to care for and very rewarding. If you plan on buying baby chicks, the one question you should be asking yourself is whether you’re ready to be mother hen for a couple of weeks?
Today, I’m going to talk about layer poultry farming – particularly keeping chicks.