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PIGS
Spanky the pot bellied pig cruizin' the yard wishing someone dropped some treatsThe search for treats has proved to be futile.Closeup of spanky. Aface only a mother could love. He really a big sweetie.Polly is camera shy. I forgot my crackers so she left. "Polly wanna cracker?"
We currently have two Pot bellied pigs that free range on our 22 acres though I rarely see them leave the yard.  They are more loyal than the dogs.  Both are neutered and they have very different personalties.  Pot bellied pigs make great pets if you plan for their full size from the begining.
  • "Spanky"  is the black pig and he follows me around so I have quite a few more pictures of him.  I purchased him as a little piglet but did not think to do leash training on him while he was little.  So even though he is sweet and gentle enough to take treats from your mouth.  (Yes I tried it just to see.)  I can't take him to petting zoosunless I do some training.  He is neutered.
  • "Polly"    is our white potbellied pig.  She is spayed.  I adopted her off Petfinder and drove to Texas to get her.  She was very people friendly but she was truely rotten to the other animals and extremely food aggressive.  After getting in trouble for biting the other animals she was less friendly with me for a while.  She has mellowed out a lot and has made herself at home on the farm but will never be petting zoo material.

Pot bellied pigs
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I would like to get pigs to raise for meat production also.  I want to pasture raise them and in doing my research on heritage hogs, I think that the Tamworth is the breed I want.  But before I could consider this, I would have to do some serious fencing.  Even wth the pot bellies I have found that they can tear through anything .  I know electric is really the only sure way to contain them.  are

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Spanky the pot bellied pig cruizin' the yard wishing someone dropped some treatsThe search for treats has proved to be futile.Closeup of spanky. Aface only a mother could love. He really a big sweetie.Polly is camera shy. I forgot my crackers so she left. "Polly wanna cracker?"
I have considered purchasing another piglet to train to go to my petting zoos and events.  I am considering another pot bellied since they stay small (for a pig anyway) enough for me to load.  Remember they cannot jump up in the car! 

I have also looked at some other pet breeds  breeds and there is a spotted breed that I would be interested in.  But I've forgotten the name.  I only remember they were expensive and the only ones I saw were in Ohio.
Meat pigs
Another pet pig?