Title: A Guide to Keeping Kunekune Pigs
Headings: A Guide to Keeping Kunekune Pigs
A Guide to Keeping Kunekune Pigs
Questions and Answers on keeping Kunekunes
What do Kunekune pigs eat?
Are there any foods that I cannot feed them?
How much land do they need?
What kind of housing do they need?
What kind of fencing do I need?
Do pigs need mud?
Are pigs really dirty and smelly?
Should I keep a boar?
How many piglets do Kunes have?
What should I feed the lactating sow and piglets on?
What vaccinations do they need?
Do Kunekunes need worming?
Are there any regulations that would prevent me from keeping pigs?
What other regulations do I need to know?
Can I eat Kunekunes?
What do I do in really cold weather?

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Should I keep a boar? The more boars kept the better for the breed, as there will be more genetic variability. A boar cannot be kept with the sow all the time, unless you want two litters of  piglets a year so you will need additional housing and grazing. The boars are easy  to handle, and great characters, but all male pigs grow tusks, and like goats and  cows with horns, you have to be careful they do not catch you by mistake, if you're  worried by the tusks, they can be removed. Back to top
How many piglets do Kunes have? In this country they have between 3-14 piglets, after a gestation period of 112-116  days. Pigs in general give birth easily, and Kunes are very good mothers who do  not seem to mind you handling the piglets at all. Back to top
What should I feed the lactating sow and piglets on? 16% protein sow and weaner meal and access to plenty of fresh grass. Food intake  may double during lactation.