Guinea Hog
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About the Guinea Hog
The American Guinea Hog is a small black homestead pig, unique to the United States. Records place it in the American South by 1811, under names like Forest Hog, Acorn Eater and Yard Pig. It foraged most of its own feed, cleared garden beds and killed rodents.
It nearly disappeared along with the homesteads it worked on. By 2009 the American Guinea Hog Association counted fewer than 400 left in the country. Numbers have climbed since.
Boars mature at 175 to 200 pounds and sows at 85 to 150, so this is not a commercial carcass hog. It suits a small farm, a wooded lot, or anyone short on freezer space. They fatten easily on grain, and an overfed sow loses fertility, so most of the feeding is forage.
Both sexes can breed as early as three months, so separate them by then. Well managed sows raise litters of six to ten and keep going into their teens.
Sourced from The Livestock Conservancy and the breed’s registry, reviewed by HoofnHorn.
No Guinea Hog pigs at auction right now.
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