Two rounds a day, every day
A pig's care falls into a morning round and an evening round, and neither can be skipped. The morning round starts with measured feed — pigs will keep eating as long as food appears, so portions are scooped to a set amount rather than poured freely — then fresh water, a scan of the pen for damage, and a quick look over each pig's skin, eyes, ears and feet. The evening round repeats the feed and water, adds a proper tidy of the sleeping area, and finishes with a hands-on check while the pigs are calm and settled.
Between rounds, plan on at least one midday look-in. Pigs tip water containers, test fences and find trouble with impressive speed, and a short walk past the pen catches a knocked-over drinker or a gate worked loose before it turns into an escape or a thirsty pig.
Water, bedding and the wallow
Water is the heaviest daily lift, quite literally. Pigs drink a great deal and play in what they do not drink, so drinkers need topping up at every round and a thorough scrub-out on a regular rotation. In warm weather a wallow is not a treat — pigs cannot sweat effectively, and mud is how they cool down and shield their skin from sunburn — so keeping a shallow muddy patch topped with water becomes a daily summer job. Bedding in the sleeping shelter needs fluffing every day and full replacement as it packs down and soils; a dry, draught-free bed matters most in a cold snap, when pigs pile together for warmth and damp bedding leaves them chilled fast.
The weekly layer on top
The daily rounds keep pigs ticking over, but the weekly layer is where the bigger hours sit. Pens need mucking out on the schedule that suits your setup — some keepers pick up every day, others do one full clear-out a week — and fencing deserves a walked inspection, because a pig's snout is a powerful lever that finds every weak post and loose board. Feet grow and can crack or overgrow, so build a regular look at hooves into the routine and arrange trimming before a pig starts walking unevenly. Worming and vet visits belong on the calendar your vet advises, alongside feed storage checks so bags stay dry and shut away from rodents.
Company and occupation count as care
Pigs are intelligent, social animals, and a bored pig turns destructive and noisy. Daily care includes time as well as tasks: a companion pig is the single best provision you can make, and beyond that, rooting is the behaviour to feed. Scatter feeding in straw, a patch of ground they are allowed to dig, and rotated objects to investigate each take minutes to set up and save hours of fence repair. A little calm handling every day — a scratch, a brief feel of the belly and feet — also pays off when the vet or the hoof trimmer visits and the pig needs to stand quietly.
That rhythm of morning rounds, evening checks and weekly clear-outs is far easier to hold when it is shared, and KinsLe's Care Teams lets each pig's duties be handed to whoever is on duty that day, with finished jobs timestamped so the next person knows the water round is already done.