Storey's Guide to Raising Pigs: Care/Facilities/Management/Breed Selection

by Kelly Klober

Book Overview

Learn how to successfully raise your own pigs. Providing all the information a small-scale pig farmer needs, this comprehensive guide covers breed selection, housing, humane handling, butchering, disease management, and more. Stressing the importance of sustainable and environmentally friendly farming practices, Kelly Klober provides expert tips on making your hog operation more efficient and profitable. Storey's Guide to Raising Pigs will give beginners...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580173268
• ISBN13: 9781580173261
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Storey Publishing
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Wonderful, Readable, and Informative

My wife and I obtained a couple of piglets to help out a friend. That said, I found I actually enjoyed them and wanted to consider keeping them and breeding them. As a result, I knew I needed a whole lot more knowledge than I had. Talking to people who raised them helped, but I wanted to get a sense that I really understood the comprehensive aspects of what I was considering getting myself into (in a very small way.) Storey's Guide to Raising Pigs was just what the doctor ordered! It is outstanding: full of practical information, sage advice, and guidance, as well as welcome warnings (e.g., start small and inch up a little at a time; keep it within your abilities and resources.) A great resource. I have my copy highlighted and refer back to it as situations arise.

great resource

I purchased this book last year when my children decided that they wanted to take market hogs as their 4-H projects. I had no idea of how to raise a pig. This book was my saving grace. It had all the answers that I needed to help my children with their projects. Wonderful resource for kids and adults.

A MUST HAVE if your planning on raising pigs for any reason and don't have a clue!!!

I bought this just after deciding with my son that we would keep his agriculture project(a nice spot gilt) and raise a litter of pigs for the next year. I have read the book from cover to cover and feel confident that I will be able to raise healthier happier pigs because I have this book. I had this guide and used it as my bible during the farrowing and it was VERY, VERY, VERY helpful. I had all of the supplies and knowledge that I needed to help with the birth of the pigs and it kept me from having to have a vet come out when the sow was having trouble with the last few pigs. A MUST HAVE if your planning on raising pigs for stock shows and don't have a clue!!! Good luck, and I hope you have as much fun raising pigs as we do!!! -Mel

A must for Raising Pigs...Tonasket, WA 2002

This is a must for pig raisers! I should know, I raise 5 breeding sows and write my own farm books, and I even mention this book in my resources section! It's that much of a needed book for pig farmers. Every subject you want to know about pigs is found in this book, from showing at the fair, breeding the pigs, to the business aspect of running a farm...

Great Book

My husband and I were thinking about raising pigs and bought this book. We read it cover to cover and found a lot of valuable information. We raised two pigs last summer and referenced this book constantly; it is always close at hand. If you are considering raising 1 pig or 50 this book will come in handy.