Posts by Nicky Hoseck

I have raised pigs for years, but I almost didn’t because my first experience with a pig resulted in multiple pig bites. My first boar was aggressive and intimidating and bit me several...

Being bullied or attacked by your pet pig is no joke. Even a mini-pig weighs almost as much as the average adult human. Any act of aggression is potentially dangerous. I’ve been bitten and trampled...

Pigs can survive in a wide variety of different habitats. Its ancestor, the wild boar, lived in almost every corner of the earth, except for arid deserts and cold, alpine regions. This adaptability...

Pigs have big appetites and effective digestive systems to cope with them. They are the opposite of picky eaters and will try almost any available food source, including tomatoes, potatoes,...

Dealing with 650 lb of an angry pig is no joke. It compromises the welfare of other pigs within the herd and endangers anyone involved in handling those animals.  Our first boar was so...

I'll never forget our experience with pig savaging. When I heard Lisa scream next to the enclosure where we keep the breeding sow, I knew it was something serious. As I came around the corner of the...