American Guinea Hogs
Docile, hardy, prolific - what more could you want?
When we decided that we wanted to add a heritage pig to our farm, we did lots of research. I wanted us, as first time pig owners, to get a breed that was docile, of a small size, that was hardy and prolific with exceptional mothering abilities.
We narrowed it to American Guinea Hogs or Mulefoots. I pointed out to my husband that smaller was the way to go. After some thought (he had bacon on the brain!) he reluctantly agreed.
We bought our first pair from Paul Krumm of Skyfire Farms in Kansas and boy did he ever send us pigs with superb temperaments.
Wilson and Grizelda had their first litter August 2009. That first litter had 7 live piglets! Zelda proved to be an excellent mother, attentive, protective yet docile with us from the first day. Her second litter was 8, 3 males and 5 females - again, all live.
Olive had her first litter, 8, unfortunately, only 4 survived, 3 females and a male. She birthed 3 males and 5 females in total. Friendly, well tempered piglets that we have retained for our breeding program.
If you would like to see a breed description please use the following link to the official AGHA website: American Guinea Hog Association
When we decided that we wanted to add a heritage pig to our farm, we did lots of research. I wanted us, as first time pig owners, to get a breed that was docile, of a small size, that was hardy and prolific with exceptional mothering abilities.
We narrowed it to American Guinea Hogs or Mulefoots. I pointed out to my husband that smaller was the way to go. After some thought (he had bacon on the brain!) he reluctantly agreed.
We bought our first pair from Paul Krumm of Skyfire Farms in Kansas and boy did he ever send us pigs with superb temperaments.
Wilson and Grizelda had their first litter August 2009. That first litter had 7 live piglets! Zelda proved to be an excellent mother, attentive, protective yet docile with us from the first day. Her second litter was 8, 3 males and 5 females - again, all live.
Olive had her first litter, 8, unfortunately, only 4 survived, 3 females and a male. She birthed 3 males and 5 females in total. Friendly, well tempered piglets that we have retained for our breeding program.
If you would like to see a breed description please use the following link to the official AGHA website: American Guinea Hog Association
