A number of factors can contribute to the presence of foul odor if you have a pig in the house. Of course, the smell hopefully won’t be as bad as the odor in a pig farm. Normally, the stench in a pig farm is caused by the amount of manure in the area, and not by the pigs themselves.
Pig farms stink because they don’t plan to keep the pigs there for long so they don’t care much about the pigs’ hygiene. The farms stink because their waste disposal system isn’t great. Pigs that live in homes (like potbellied pigs or Esther the pig) do not stink. Pigs on their own smell quite nice.
Do pot belly pigs smell bad?
Pigs that live in homes (like potbellied pigs or Esther the pig) do not stink. Pigs on their own smell quite nice. It’s when humans don’t clean up the poo on the farm that the farm stinks. Do guinea pigs really stink?
Moreover, do chickens smell like a pig farm?
The farm where we got them smelt like a pig farm. But, since getting them home, they don’t seem to smell so strong. I think, not only how they are kept but, the feed makes a difference too. We were just out to check on them and they are making their messes in one corner only!
Can anything be done about the smelly pig farm down the street?
If you believe neither you nor anyone else should live close to pigs, your first move is to stop eating pork (if you do) and convince your friends to do the same. Next, you could research what odor abatement options exist and which of those the farm is using.
Why do the farms smell so bad?
The farms stink because their waste disposal system isn’t great. Pigs that live in homes (like potbellied pigs or Esther the pig) do not stink. Pigs on their own smell quite nice. It’s when humans don’t clean up the poo on the farm that the farm stinks.