Raising Pigs for Beginners: The Simple Step-by-Step Guide to Pastured Pork, Sustainable Meat, and Happy Hogs: A Complete Manual on Housing, Feeding, Rotational Grazing, and Homestead Pork Production
About this ebook
You have seen the online videos of happy pigs grazing green pastures. You have read about pastured pork and sustainable meat. But no one told you about the fence that fails on day three, the pig that escapes at midnight, or the butcher who is booked solid for the next ten months. Raising pigs for the first time comes with a long list of problems that no one mentions in the glossy articles. This book walks you through each of those problems and gives you simple, low-cost fixes that work whether you have two pigs or twenty.
In Raising Pigs for Beginners, you will find practical solutions to the most common beginner struggles, including topics such as:
Why your first pig keeps escaping and how to stop it before you build a fence
The mud hole mistake and how to design hog housing that stays dry, clean, and low odor
What to do when your pigs will not gain weight, with feed fixes that do not require expensive supplements
How to rotate pigs without ruining your land, turning rooting damage into soil improvement
Natural parasite control that breaks the worm cycle without relying on store-bought dewormers
A beginner triage system for sick pigs when no vet is nearby
What to do with an unplanned litter and how to wean piglets without feeling overwhelmed
The butcher waitlist problem and how to process your own pork legally and humanely
Fixing finish diet for pastured pork quality when the fat is too soft and the flavor is wrong
Restoring peace in an overcrowded pen with aggressive hogs using space, feeders, and enrichment
So if you want to raise healthy pigs, grow your own pork, and enjoy the process instead of putting out fires every week, then read this book. Scroll up and click the add to cart button.
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About the author
Feiyang Xinyi Reynolds is an author, pasture-based livestock specialist, and regenerative agriculture advocate who has raised pastured pork for years on her own homestead. Her work focuses on helping beginners successfully raise pigs—from weaners to market weight—with an emphasis on rotational grazing, natural foraging, humane handling, and sustainable meat production. Reynolds provides clear guidance on fencing, shelter, nutrition, health management, and the unique joys and challenges of working with these intelligent, curious animals. She also offers practical advice on processing, curing, and cooking pork, celebrating the tradition of farm-to-table meat. Reynolds writes with respect and practicality, believing that pigs are not just livestock but essential partners in building healthy soil, reducing waste, and creating truly sustainable food systems. She empowers readers to embrace pig-keeping as a rewarding path toward food independence and deeper connection to the land.
