Fair Dinkum Farm
Guinea Road B0S1E0 Annapolis, NS, Canada

Pigs usually have four main areas on their body where they have scent glands. The preorbital glands are around the pig’s eyes and they will spread the scent fro...m these glands by rubbing their eyes on things in their area. The mandible or mental glands are around their tusks in their mouth. The boars will chomp their jaws continuously to work up white foam that will contain their scent. You will usually see this when two boars are fighting when put together or when a female is in heat nearby. On the inside of the front legs, just above the hoof, you will find 4-5 small holes, these are the metacarpal glands. If you ever see your boar digging at the ground like he’s preparing to charge, he is releasing his scent from those glands to mark his territory. The last scent gland, the perineal gland, is exclusive to just the boar. This gland is around the prepuce area and can have a very foul odor. See more

Besides tusks, boars have another unique protective trait. Boars start to grow what is called a shield or shoulder plate at about 9-12 months old. This buil...t in body armor continues to grow until around 3 years old. The shield growth begins on the lateral shoulders and increases to cover from the base of the neck to the front of the hips. It is made of a thick subcutaneous layer of tissue, fat, and connective tissue. The shield serves as protection during fighting between boars. In the wild, these shields have been known to stop bullets and arrows from penetrating vital organs! photo credit: Anna Brown

Meet Clover and Timothy, these two Kune Kune pigs are headed to their new home this weekend. Timothy (aka Timmy) is a castrated male that will keep Clover company. Kune Kune pigs are very social and keeping them in pairs or a herd is ideal. I can't wait to drop these two off as their new family has been anticipating their arrival Pictures in comments

The Kune Kune pigs truly have the best personalities