Ashton's Eggs.

Ashton's Eggs.

Ashton's Eggs.

4 male piglets left, rest gone to new homes, PM me if interested

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Can anyone re home our 2 Billies? Lovely friendly boys, very good with children

Starting to leave to their new homes, if you are thinking about having some please let me know ASAP as now limited

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the piglets are now ready to find their forever homes. £100 a piglet, kunekune breed. A bit of information about kunekune pigs The Kunekune pig comes from New Zealand. They were kept by the Maoris for meat, living not in enclosures, but free to scavenge around the houses. This probably explains their love of humans and excellent temperament. Kunekune pigs vary from 24" to 30" high and weigh between 140-220 lbs. They are covered in long hair, which can be straight, wavy or curly. There is a wide range of colours, from cream through gold, tan and brown to black. They also come in a variety of spotty colours. An interesting feature is they have a pair of tassels under their chin called Piri Piri. They have a medium to short head with either prick or semi lop ears. Their body is best described as non-extreme, not long and lean like a commercial pig, or short and pot bellied like the Vietnamese variety. Kunes have a steady temperament, and are extremely easy to handle. They are very gentle, and ideally suit the new pig keeper who may be intimidated by larger more boisterous pigs. Because of their small size they do not cut the land up as much as larger pigs. How much land do they need? As Kunes thrive on grass it is very important that they have enough grazing for most of the year. The normal recommendation for keeping outdoor pigs is 5-6 pigs to the acre. It must be remembered that as well as eating grass they also walk on it all the time, and in wet weather the land will get cut up especially in gateways etc. you therefore get better use from your land if you can divide it up in to fairly small areas, either with pig wire or electric fencing. Your grazing will also last longer if you have some hard standing, a pen, a yard or a stable, where you can keep them if the land is very wet. What kind of housing do they need? If you have a stable Kunes will do very well with a thick straw bed in the corner of it. Alternatively they will live in a sty or an Arc in the field. There are many different types of arcs including wood, plastic and corrugated iron. Kunes are hardy animals and do not really need an insulated arc. They will do well in any of the above with plenty of bedding in winter (barley or wheat straw or old hay is ideal). Do pigs need mud? Pigs need to wallow in summer to keep cool and prevent sunburn. You can either keep an area moist so they can turn it into mud or provide a metal wallow bath. If you do not provide a wallow they will often knock over their water in an effort to create one themselves. They only like mud when they are hot. In winter they are very unhappy to be wet and dirty as this can cause rheumatism and arthritis.

Ashton's Eggs.

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8 weeks old today, now ready to go to new homes, please PM for details

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We are looking at rehoming some of our pigs, if anyone is interested please drop me a PM; also piglets are for sale at great price

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4 weeks old today, PM me if you want one, ready to go in 4 weeks, will start taming them this week

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Very peaceful up the farm today, and piglets getting out and about