Interested in pig training
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From the KNF library
Drake recommends starting with the free plans. The site naturalfarminghawaii.net, under Livestock then Pigs, has building drawings, a cost breakdown, and the University of Hawaii guide. (Office Hours Ep. 50, 41:57)
The no-smell system rests on the pen floor. The ground floor of the pigpen is fermented and becomes a living habitat of minerals and Indigenous Microorganisms. (Cho, Theory, p. 174)
Feed costs drop too. Factory pigs need about 320 kilograms of feed to reach 150 kilograms. Naturally bred pigs need 230 to 270. (Cho, Theory, p. 174)
Build around what your region grows. Cho says methods should use all the resources produced within the region and suit the region. (Cho, Theory, p. 151)
The system works in Korea, which has hot summers and snowy winters. An 800-pig farm there proves it. (Office Hours Ep. 59, 44:35)
The library says nothing about Nigeria, local feed, or how to help others start.
Sources
- 41:57 Office Hours Ep. 50 (Oct 2022) — IMO Bath, Hemp Hurd for IMO3, Transplanting with WCA · “naturalfarminghawaii.net, under Livestock then Pigs, has the building drawings, a cost breakdown, and the University of Hawaii guide.”
- 44:35 Office Hours Ep. 59 (Dec 2022) — No-Smell Pig Pens, IMO4 With Clay, Red Wigglers vs Earthworms · “Korea has hot summers and snowy winters just like Indiana; an 800-pig farm there proves it.”
- p. 174 Cho, Theory · “fermenting ground floor of the pigpen which in turn is being transformed into a living habitat of minerals and Indigenous Microorganisms (IMO)”
- p. 151 Cho, Theory · “Such methods should make optimum use of all the resources produced within the region by employing equipments which best suit the region”
