"We just finished raising our two pigs with the fencing you mentioned. It worked great for us. Our pigs were in the woods and we moved them when they had eliminated the greenery, vines, etc. I had one scare with the fencing - we tested it and…"
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Has anyone tried the "Pig Quik Fence"?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Carol Straquadine Jul 14, 2012. 3 Replies 0 Likes
We're getting our first two pigs, and we're planning to use the Pig Quik Fence sold by Premier1 fencing. It's a temporary, electric fence--sort of a netting material. We have 22 acres of woods and…Continue
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Brad or Tiffany Dilts replied to Martha Donnelly's discussion Has anyone tried the "Pig Quik Fence"?
"We just use two single strands of electric wire hooked up to a solar charger and we've not had an escape yet. They test it every now and then with their snout and realize that it is still working and leave it be. We are only…"
MyBackAchers Farm replied to Martha Donnelly's discussion Has anyone tried the "Pig Quik Fence"?
"I love the idea of moving the pigs around to graze but from my experience, they will figure out something about the fence after a week or two and test you. Pigs are smart and any place its not touching the ground, or any break in the shocking (yes -…"
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Has anyone tried the "Pig Quik Fence"?
We're getting our first two pigs, and we're planning to use the Pig Quik Fence sold by Premier1 fencing. It's a temporary, electric fence--sort of a netting material. We have 22 acres of woods and our plan is to move the pigs around to forage and help clear some of the undergrowth.See More
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