Grit

FENCING CHOICES FOR PIGS

“Pigs are out!”

These are the words no farmer ever wants to hear. Escaped pigs are fast, ornery, and destructive. A couple of pigs rooting around in your garden can do catastrophic damage in no time, turning up entire rows of vegetables or trampling small trees and bushes. There’s no guarantee a loose pig will take the bribes you offer to lure them back into their enclosure. Worse still, once a pig has figured out how to escape a fencing system, it’ll keep repeating its escapes.

Adequate pig fencing is critical to successful pig farming. Without proper fences, keeping pigs contained is an endless headache that’ll have you throwing up your hands in frustration. Here are a few options for

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