Thursday, January 23, 2014

Raising Your Own Backyard Pig Or Hog

By Lianne Derocco


Yes, it may be within the understanding of the majority that a great number of hog farms can be found in the United States but not everyone is aware that many of these hog farms are but small-scale and not really big factory ones. Besides that, most people have become enthusiastic about the back-to-the-land campaign in that they raise their own backyard hogs.

It seem rather obvious that when you raise hogs it is unlike caring for dogs or cats given the fact that hogs are animals intended for slaughter and consumption when the time comes. So before you start buying hogs do a good research about things concerning them like the different types, their need for housing and feeding, their health and many more.

Before you bring home your hog, be sure to have your housing already set up and ready. You need to create housing that protects the pig from the elements as well as providing an area with easy access to food and water. It takes about 170 days for a pig to be ready for slaughter, so this is a lot of food and water.

You might not be aware of this fact, but one pig produces far more waste each day than even a very large dog and if you have several pigs, the waste accumulates quickly. For this reason, you will need to have your hog waste pit which serves as your waste containment area. Waste should be kept here and at the same time, it should be treated in order to avoid having an exceedingly smelly place. You know, odors are not only horrid but also can be quite toxic as well and draw in disease-carrying flies.

It should be easy to treat agricultural waste if you have a product like AgraSphere. With a mixture of helpful bacteria breaking down waste solids, this agricultural waste product is able to reduce the likes of sludge, crusting and foaming. It is as easy as tossing this product into the waste pit in order to see solids begin to be eaten away.

The sphere itself is biodegradable, so you just toss this waste pit treatment into the pit and go. The product also contains no chemicals, so you aren't adding extra toxicity to your waste and the waste will be a better source of fertilizer because the bacteria increase the nutrient value.




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