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?

Content: If you have a stable Kunes will do very well with a thick straw bed in the corner  of it. Alternatively they will live in a sty or an Arc in the field. There are many  different types of arcs including wood, plastic and corrugated iron. Kunes are hardy  animals and do not really need an insulated arc. They will do well in any of the  above with plenty of bedding in winter (barley or wheat straw or old hay is ideal). Back to top
What kind of fencing do I need? Pig wire as its name suggests is a good fencing although small piglets will go through  the mesh. It is a good idea to run one strand of barbed wire or a rail along the  bottom of the wire to prevent them pushing it up. Electric fencing can be very effective  with pigs. With electric fencing several different pens of pigs can be kept in the  same field, in separate units living in arcs.