ARC55
Farm Hand
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Pigs are VERY smart and very persistent. And they will keep checking the hot fence. You have to keep it on, they'll figure it out if you're turning it off.I don't know how smart pigs are, but maybe after 1 or 2 electric shocks, they'll get the point. After that, you may not have to turn the electricity back on the fence until they forget what it can do again.
I don't know... I have never heard something of this kind, but in my family we know that pigs are really mad, they are able to kill you if you fall down in their ranch and go in state of trance. Anyways, don't worry, they recognize you as their owner and in most cases are also scared by you if you pretend to hurt them.I thought about doing something like that, @vincenzosassone, but I read that it leads to aggression and fighting. I didn't want any tails nipped or any other injuries.
No, I have never lost pigs.Do your pigs ever go outside?
I think I understand what you mean. You'd pour concrete around the inside perimeter of the fence to keep them from digging out. I bet that would work. I would try that solution if I planned to use the same spot year after year. Since I'm going to move them around each new breeding season to allow the land to recuperate, I went ahead and turned it into an electric fence. So far, so good.Should I explain in greater details my idea? I know this sounds strange, but it isn't after all...