So my husband and I got pigs about a year ago (some domestic pink pigs i cant remember the name of the breed of) and we got them slaughtered in April. Suddenly this morning, we had these two wandering in our backyard and I was able to pen them in our empty pig pen. They are quite friendly, definitely were familier to the sound of a shaking feed bucket and me saying "here pig pig pig pig pig pig" and then just…trotted into our pen.
And now we have pigs.
We are currently asking our neighbors if anyone is missing any pigs, but we also live on 60 acres and they came allll the way up to our house. And one neighbor got back with us and said he's killed about 60 wild hogs about a mile from our property line in the last two months. So odds are, these are not someones escaped livestock (still checking anyway).
What should we be aware of if we are now raising two feral hogs as opposed to domestic pigs? Im assuming these two are chock full of parasites so ill need to get a worming medication. For preventative measures, what other meds should i look into? Our goal would would be to eventually turn these guys into freezer food, so what size should they be taken to slaughter? They are both fairly small, though one is noticably bigger than the other and the smaller one follows the bigger one around closely which makes me think the bigger one is probably mama pig (i think both pigs are female).
by Wishydane
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Having grown up in Missouri, I would turn these into “freezer food” yesterday, and even then I’d be cautious of any meat.
These aren’t pets, they can and will kill you, indiscriminately.
Feral hogs are no good. They will destroy your land, livestock and possibly you. They taste alright. Not like the supermarket pork, but it’s good.
Kill them. Not kidding. Feral hogs will take over.
Shoot them now. Like now.