Thanks Doc.             mikey

Doc,I am told in Australia the dog lives with the goats all summer in the pastures,when the goats are brought in during the winter time they have to shoot the dog(s) because they are too protective.I am not in favour of shooting the dog(s),our dog(s) will live with  the goats all the time,our goats now are confined,in the process of looking for a young pup to see if we can do it,just an experiment,maybe it will work maybe not.You are correct would be something to see.
Good Day Doc.                                mikey

P.S. if it works with goats maybe a hog guarding dog hehehe

Sara,welcome to the club,Canada produces approx. 12 million hogs per year,the biggest export market is Japan.The Philippines produces approx. 10 million hogs per year with little to no export markets.WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE.
Good Farming Everyone                             mikey

Doc, Thanks,I understand,Doc, am told you cannot feed raw soya beans to hogs,must be cooked or roasted first,is this correct.
Thanks again                        mikey

Doc, 30% not bad at all,at this point in time 10% would be a dream for the wife and I hehehe,maybe we will do better with our goats.
Thanks                 mikey

Dr. Nemo,lets say i find the fish meal in Cebu,if I increase the protein part by 1 kg. every other month this should be okay,I am wondering if 1 can give the hogs too much protein??
Good Day Doc.                                  mikey

What rate of return on your investment would make you happy 10%.20%.30%.40%,50% or better?
mikey

Mr Hog,time will tell,will have to wait and see,if we can find a buyer there,less hassle for us in the long run.
Good farming To You                        mikey

Mr Hog, the public market at your place is only 5 min. away,you lucky guy you,no such luck at our place,there is a small slaughter house near our village,you are only allowed to bring in 1 animal at a time,makes no sense to me.Cebu is the main off loading area,still thinking about a 5 ton truck to start off with,seen one here before with 2 levels,should be able to get the welding shop to make something for us,the brother in law is good at that sort of thing.     Good Farming To You                      mikey

Sara better to start off small,or have a good job with lots of overtime,hogs eat their weight in gold,bio security is another,only those who need to at the farm should be allowed around the stock,or risk the chance of bringing in outside deseases,wash hands and feet all the time when handling the stock and their feed,security is another problem,barb wire with lights and have dogs for a early warning system.
buy a hog raising book from Doc. Nemo,explains alot and get to know how to do the 3 way breeding program.  Good Luck With Your Venture
mikey

Mr Hog,I am half dead these days worked all week 12 hour shifts,will work the same this week plus the weekend coming up.Boy are you lucky 5 min. from the public market,think at some point we will have to buy a 5 ton truck and start trucking to Cebu.
Mikey

Doc, maybe we should give them a shot of vitamin c and b at the same time
Good Day  To You                             mikey

Doc, I used the term guard dog because his job will be to protect the goats, a goat guard dog to help our caretaker.
Good Day To You                         mikey

Hi Sara,  GOLDEN RULE: do not spread yourself out too much,better to pick one venture and stick with it until you are happy with the end result,then move into a new venture,trying to breed and produce for all markets will result in failure in all markets,am learning this the hard way,lol
Trust your gut,if you think something is wrong there,9 times out of 10 you will be right,trust no one,you will have to find your own market or make your own market,Welcome To The Club, Doc Nemo is a cool guy.
Good Luck                                                   mikey

Doc,In Italy they place a young pup in with baby sheep,when the pup grows up he/she thinks it is more sheep and will protect the flock at any cost.Looking for a young pup now to place with baby goats,hope the dog will imprint with the goats,what do you think about this idea??
Good Day Doc                                     mikey