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Pasture Pork vs Store-Bought Pork: What Homesteaders Should Understand

A detailed guide for homesteaders comparing pasture-raised pork with store-bought pork, including animal care, flavor, cost, fat, cooking, processing, and realistic expectations.

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Are Kunekune Pigs Good for Pasture-Raised Pork?

A detailed homesteader’s guide to whether Kunekune pigs are a good fit for pasture-raised pork, including grazing, feed, growth rate, meat quality, fencing, breeding stock, and realistic expectations.

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What Pasture-Raised Pork Means to a Homesteader

A practical look at what pasture-raised pork means for homesteaders, from animal care and land management to food security and whole-animal respect.

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Can Kunekune Pigs Eat Bermuda Grass? Using Bermuda Hay When You Don’t Have Pasture

A practical look at feeding Bermuda grass or hay to Kunekune pigs when pasture isn't available, including how it compares with alfalfa.

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Extreme Heat & Drought: How to Keep Your Kunekune Pigs Safe

Learn how to keep Kunekune pigs cool, hydrated and safe during extreme heat and drought, including water, shade, wallows and heat-stress warning signs.

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Is Corid Effective in Treating Coccidiosis in Piglets?

Learn whether Corid is a reliable treatment for coccidiosis in piglets and why veterinary diagnosis is important before treating diarrhea.

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How to Make Fermented Feed for Kunekune Piglets the Right Way

A practical guide to making fermented feed for Kunekune piglets safely.

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How to Socialize Kunekune Piglets

A practical guide to building trust, confidence, and good manners in Kunekune piglets.

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Momma Pig Outsmarts Fence, Reunites with Piglets and Herd

A determined sow reunites with her piglets and herd, showing how social Kunekune pigs often manage family life better than expected.

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Natural Tick Control for Kunekune Pigs: What Has Worked on Our Missouri Farm

A practical farm-tested look at reducing ticks around pigs using guinea fowl, chickens, and organic barnyard management.

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Fly Control for Kunekune Pigs: Practical Farm Tips That Work

Learn how to reduce flies around Kunekune pigs with practical daily farm habits, cleaner pens, better bedding, and smart seasonal prevention.

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What Causes Dry Skin in Pigs?

A practical guide to dry skin in pigs and how food, supplements, housing, and care can help.

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Can Pigs Eat Grass?

A detailed guide to pigs, grass, pasture, grazing, nutrition, and safe feeding expectations.

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Pig Health Guide for Kunekune Owners

Learn the practical signs of a healthy pig, common health warning signs, and how daily care helps prevent bigger problems.

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Kunekune Pig Mites and Lice: Signs, Treatment, Prevention, and When to Call a Vet

A practical BF Farm Kunekune Pigs guide to Kunekune pig mites, lice, mange signs, Dectomax use, piglet parasite routines, prevention, and when to call a vet.

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Kunekune Pig Hoof Care: Do They Need Their Feet Trimmed?

One question we hear from Kunekune pig owners is: “How do I trim my pig’s feet, and is concrete enough to help wear them down?”

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Cost-Friendly Snacks and Enrichment for Kunekune Pigs

Find affordable snack and enrichment ideas for Kunekune pigs when pasture rotation is limited, with safe ways to encourage natural foraging.

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Am I Being Paranoid About New Piglets Being Stepped On?

Learn how to protect newborn piglets from being stepped on or laid on, when to separate the sow, and how to prepare a safer farrowing area.

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Farrowing Kunekune Pigs: What to Expect and a Simple Post-Natal Care Checklist

Farrowing is the term for a sow giving birth to piglets. With Kunekune pigs, this season can be especially sweet because they are known for their gentle nature and stron…

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Keeping Kunekune Pigs Cool in Warm Weather

Kunekune pigs are known for their calm temperaments, grazing ability, and hardy nature, but warm weather still needs to be taken seriously. Like other pigs, Kunekunes do…

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Bringing Kunekune Piglets Home in Summer: What New Buyers Should Plan Before Pickup

A practical summer pickup guide for new Kunekune piglet buyers preparing transport, fencing, water, shade, feed, and first-week care.

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Introducing Food to Piglets: Why We Start Around 3 Weeks

At BF Farm Kunekune Pigs, we usually begin introducing food to piglets at about 3 weeks of age. At this stage, piglets are still nursing, but they’re also getting curious, nibbling, e…

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Bathing Kunekune Piglets: A Gentle Guide to Keeping Piglets Clean, Warm, and Comfortable

Bathing Kunekune piglets is not something most owners need to do often, but there are times when a gentle bath or warm-water cleanup is helpful. Kunekune piglets are sma…

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The Risk of Buying Juliana Pigs: What Buyers Should Know

Why tiny pig promises can become expensive, frustrating, and unfair to the pig.

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Dangers of Running Kunekune Pigs With Other Pig Breeds

A detailed guide to the risks and precautions of keeping Kunekune pigs with larger or faster-growing pig breeds.

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Don’t Always Look for the Cheapest Kunekune Piglet

Why fair pricing, health, breeder honesty, and guarantees matter when buying Kunekune piglets.

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Kunekune vs Idaho Pasture Pig: Which Pasture Pig Is Right for Your Farm?

A practical comparison of Kunekune pigs and Idaho Pasture Pigs for homesteads, pasture pork, breeding, and small farm planning.

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How Many Kunekune Pigs Should a First-Time Owner Get?

For most first-time Kunekune owners, the best starting number is two pigs.

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Quality Kunekune Breeder Stock for Sale: Choosing the Right Pigs for Your Herd

A detailed guide to choosing quality Kunekune breeder stock and building a stronger herd from the beginning.

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Can I Keep Kunekunes in City Limits? Zoning & Space Guide

A practical guide to zoning, space, fencing, and neighbor considerations before keeping Kunekune pigs inside city limits.

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Can Kunekune Pigs Live With Turkeys?

Yes, Kunekune pigs and turkeys can live on the same farm, and in some setups they can even share outdoor pasture time. But they should not be treated as one combined flock-and-herd that eats, sleeps, drinks, and lives in the exact same small space.

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What Can I Breed a Female Kunekune With to Get More of a Meat Pig?

A practical guide to Kunekune crossbreeding choices for homesteads wanting a meatier pig.

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Can a Kunekune Sow Be Pregnant Without a Milk Line?

A practical look at late pregnancy signs in Kunekune sows, including nesting, belly changes, milk line development, and when farrowing may be close.

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The Science of Breeding Color Coats in Kunekune Pigs

Understanding Kunekune coat color genetics and breeding outcomes.

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Are Intact Kunekune Males Really Smelly as Adults?

Do adult intact Kunekune boars smell? A practical look at boar odor, management, and what owners should realistically expect.

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When a Kunekune Sow Will Not Feed Her Piglets

Practical help for farrowing trouble when a sow will not let piglets nurse.

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Asking Online for Kunekune Pig Medical Advice Can Be Dangerous

Why online medical advice can be risky when a Kunekune pig is sick.

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Pros and Cons of Breeding an Older Kunekune Gilt for the First Time

Every now and then, a good Kunekune gilt gets older before she has her first litter. Maybe she was held back to grow out. Maybe the right boar was not available. Maybe t…

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Cost-Friendly Snacks & Mental Enrichment Ideas for Pigs

One question we hear often is: “What are some affordable snacks or enrichment ideas for pigs when pasture rotation isn’t possible?”

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Should You Feed Pigs Together? How to Stop Food Bullying Between a Potbelly and Kunekune

Learn how to feed a potbelly and Kunekune separately, reduce food bullying, and protect the slower pig without disrupting the herd.

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How to Keep Farrowing Kunekune Sows Comfortable When Spring Days Start Warming Up

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