Most handlers who have trouble moving pigs, aren't paying attention
to the right things.
Low Stress Pig Handling teaches people
- what they need to be looking for
- how to read pigs and anticipate pig
responses
- how to set up the pig responses that will help them
- what to expect from their own instincts and how to avoid
being derailed by old habits
At a workshop
in spring of 2007, three handlers from one barn were concerned about moving
50 pounders from nursery to finishing.
A
month later, one of them told me that prior to the workshop, the 3 of
them would work at moving
the pigs for 2-3 hours one day then quit and try to finish the job in 2-3
hours the next day.
After the workshop he decided to try the Low Stress
approach even though he knew it wouldn't work. 2 hours later he'd finished moving all
the pigs by himself.
Everyone else in the barn could now do it too.
He said he should likely promote our business and
just tell others to
come to our courses, but he was so excited with his results that he
was teaching what he'd learned to everybody he talked to.
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We match workshop contents and videos to the handling
responsibilities of course participants and to any specific concerns they want
addressed.
We get highest impact when we can collect and use on-site video to show handlers
the effects of their own pig handling practices. Plus handlers really engage
when they see people, places and pigs they know.
For more information call:
Don or Nancy Lidster
Phone: 306-276-5761
Email: dnlfarms@xplornet.com
