What are the techniques for herding pigs? Pig farmers, come and take a look

People who have worked at a pig farm for a long time will find that if you do not pay attention to method, herding pigs is very tiring, and you can even be knocked over by a pig, and people are often injured because of this.

1. Pigs have eyes

So a pig will not run into a wall, but a pig's eyes are not sharp, and it cannot see clearly what the wall is made of, so even a cloth wall can block a pig and turn it back.

2. Pigs have good hearing

When herding pigs, use a longer pole to strike the ground, and the pig will follow instructions when it hears the sound; if there is sound behind it, it walks forward, and if there is sound on the left, it turns right.

3. Pigs follow the herd

Herding a large group of pigs is easier than herding one pig, so when selling pigs, keeping the pigs in formation is very important. Therefore, when herding pigs, the following methods can be used:

1. Design a path for the pigs

That is, when entering the pig house or loading pigs for sale, there is a human-designed path, and the walls of this path are best made of fixed, sturdy walls; if there are none, temporary walls can be used, such as replacing them with iron railings, replacing them with long strips of colored cloth, or using other opaque boards, so that the pigs see that only moving forward is correct, and in this way pigs will generally follow the path designed for them by people; this method is more practical when moving sows between groups.

2. Temporary walls

That is, the pig cannot see the road ahead. This is often used when blocking pigs to turn them back. Special pig-herding boards, iron railings, or wooden boards can all be used. If there really is nothing suitable at hand, one person squatting down can also make a pig with a smaller body weight turn back; never stand with both legs spread apart to block a pig, otherwise the pig will pass through between your legs and knock you head over heels.

3. Use shouting instead of hitting

When a person shouts from behind, pigs tend to walk forward; but if a person hits the pig with a very thin wooden stick and does not give the pig clear instructions, the pig often does not know what to do and frequently turns its head back, making it even harder to herd.

4. Herding a sow that has just given birth

A sow protects her piglets and generally does not want to leave after giving birth; but if you take one of her piglets and hold it in front, and let the sow smell it, the sow will very easily follow the person carrying the piglet.