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FREE guide: Starting with Pigs

PUBLISHED: 15:11 28 October 2010 | UPDATED: 08:36 28 March 2014

Free guide to starting with pigs

Free guide to starting with pigs

A handy guide to getting started with pigs is free with the December issue of Country Smallholding.

If you are tempted to try rearing your own port for the first time, our comprehensive guide is for you. Written by our pig expert, Liz Shankland, it covers everything you need to know - buying weaners, feed, pedigree pigs and the best breeds for you.
PIGS - a guide to getting started, is only available with the December issue of Britain's biggest selling smallholding magazine.

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