Who We Are.
Peculiar Pig Farm is a family-owned heritage hog and livestock farm that has been in operation for the past 14 years.
The farm is situated on a 8 acre parcel of land in Dorchester, South Carolina, and is primarily engaged in raising cows, pigs, goats, chickens, geese, and ducks. Our farm uses sustainable farming practices, including planting cover crops to utilize the manure left by their livestock. We purchase grains from local farmers, further supporting the local economy.
The hogs we raise are Duroc, Hereford, Hampshire, and Yorkshire crosses, which are considered old line hogs, as well as other cross breeds.
Old line hogs are heritage breeds that have been around for generations and are raised outdoors in a natural setting. They are bred for flavor and marbling, which results in tender and flavorful meat. We raise them in open wooded lots and rotate them accordingly. They are fed a mixed diet of grains, vegetables, and fruit.
raised respectfully.
Our animals are raised in wooded lots that allow them to roam and forage as they please.
We have many lots on our farms that are designated to our hogs at different stages of their life. When it’s time for our female pigs to give birth, we transfer them to our lot in the front. In this lot, there is a covered pen that can hold six birthing pigs at a time.
Fresh hay is laid down and there is plenty of room for them to move around and rest where they like.
Once the piglets are old enough to be outside that secured pen, they are free to roam around the lot.
There are plenty of trees and mud for them to feel comfortable and they love having so many playmates.
We keep our piglets with their moms for at least eight weeks.
The other lots are designated to different stages of their life as they get older.
We also have chickens, geese, & goats that roam freely around the farm, without access to the pig lots.
Our cows are stationed up front in a large lot where they have plenty of room to run around and graze as they please.
feed matters.
We feed our hogs with their health in mind.
Our pigs are fed a special feed with the addition of fresh fruits and vegetables. We value their lives and want to give them proper food. In nature, pigs are omnivores so they would consume a diet of grasses, small animals, insects, earth worms, roots and dirt. Along with the feed we give them, our pigs regularly forage for things in the dirt and mud. Diet matters and we prove that with the taste of our hogs.
