We raise American Guinea Hogs in a pine and oak forest in Northern California. During the 1980s, new herds of Guinea Hogs were established, partly in response to the pet pig market.” … ft.) = Amount of grain fed per rotation. They are efficient foragers. There are some very important reasons the American Guinea Hog is a perfect choice for today’s homesteaders. You may also …

or 7 sows with litters per/ac. my pigs live in a hutch made of old skids $0.00. Also known as the Pineywoods Guinea, Guinea Forest Hog, Acorn Eater, and Yard Pig, the breed was once the most numerous pig breed found on homesteads in the Southeast. The Guinea Hog is a small, black breed of swine that is unique to the United States. It’s less than half the size of most hogs! I am 65 and while reading ads on craigs list located and purchased 3 piglets @ $25.00 each. The Guinea Hog became rare in recent decades as the habitat of the homestead hog disappeared, and it survived only in the most isolated parts of the Southeast. They lost favor with big pork producers who mostly select breeds that grow to 700-1,000lbs each. As the habit of keeping homestead hogs disappeared, Guinea Hogs became increasingly uncommon.

So, if my math is right, the equation goes as follows: (# of Pigs) x (.004) x (sq. ... but what is a good ratio per acre? I read your story. ft. per pig. 10 gestating sows per/ac. We typically stock 50 to 60 hogs at a time (of various sizes depending on what our breeders have available) and over the course of the year finish 250 hogs at roughly two hundred and sixty five pounds slaughter weight. ), but we are quite proud of ourselves for bringing home the bacon (in the back of her Volvo). I come from a farming background and we did raise hundreds of pigs. By paying with a credit card, you save an additional $5 and get 6 issues of MOTHER EARTH NEWS for only $12.95 (USA only). All are registered with the AGHA (American Guinea Hog Association, Inc.). No more than 30 market size hogs per/ac. Prices. You do not want to feed them the traditional hog feed. or 50-100 growing finishing pigs per/ac. Fully adult hogs range from 150 to 300 pounds, depending on sex, frame, and body condition. While many breeds of hogs can get up to 800 or even more than 1,000 pounds, the AGH adult weight is usually in the 250 to 300 pound range.

Fifty two weeks divided by twenty six means every two weeks the pigs receive a fresh rotation of one half acre. We have 4 hogs in a fenced area right now that is less than an acre and we supplement their feed. it is interesting and very realistic. They only pooped and vomited once each on the way home. This small size was one of the reasons it almost became extinct. That is about 4,000 lbs per acre or about 20 finisher pig (200 lb) equivalents per acre.

hau elle, Guinea Hogs do not root, preferring to graze almost to exclusivity, they turned up their noses to our offerings of fresh carrots when we were at the breeder's place.

He had two adults and 8 babies on 1 acre, where they had been for a full year, there was no evidence of any rooting.