Arbuckle Farms & Arbuckle Show Pigs
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Arbuckle Farm is located in Southern Michigan and show pigs are our specialty. Our record speaks for itself!
Arbuckle Farms & Arbuckle Show Pigs
3y ago
https://auctions.thewendtgroup.com/auction/11961
Sale opens at 9:00am and goes into extended bidding at 1:00pm  ..read more
Arbuckle Farms & Arbuckle Show Pigs
4y ago
Swine Workshop: Wednesday March 18th 6:30pm: Moved to Webinar format
We will be utilizing Zoom for this meeting. Our guest speaker and superintendents will be presenting information and participants will be able to ask questions in a chat box on the site. There are 3 ways to connect: On a computer, on your phone, or by calling in on a phone (please note that calling in on a phone will not allow you to ask questions in the chat box.
Please register for this event at
https://alltech.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Y208xi0kQ5eWVGJARm2hrQ
*Please register at least an hour prior to the event. The ..read more
Arbuckle Farms & Arbuckle Show Pigs
5y ago
In these episodes, Mike provides tips and tricks to help you with your project ..read more
Arbuckle Farms & Arbuckle Show Pigs
5y ago
As fair season begins to creep closer here are a couple suggestions we have. First make sure your weighing your pigs. We weigh each Saturday and calculate our averages and our projected target weight based on how many days we have left until our show. As we get closer we weigh everyday. Example:
Pig weight on 6/1/19 weight on 6/8/19 days until fair average daily gain
Faith 188 202 35 2.0 lbs
Based on average daily gain of 2.0 lbs and 35 days until weigh in we can estimate that Faith will ..read more
Arbuckle Farms & Arbuckle Show Pigs
5y ago
This drastic change in the weather can be problematic for animals. Here are some signs to look for if your pigs are not feeling well. Deep coughing, runny noses, body is hunched, thumping chest or caved in side, tail down, laying off by themselves. Best advice I can give people when you see this is to NOT wait, immediately call a vet and explain what you are seeing. Common treatment for these types of symptoms can vary and pigs (like humans) respond differently to different antibiotics. Diarrhea and loose stool are not uncommon especially when changing protein levels of feed and change in wate ..read more