| Archive for Downsizer For an ethical approach to consumption |
| piggybreeder |
9 PigsOk ,Ive got 9 saddlebacks to go, ready for slaughter, 11 months old .If you need more stock for your customers then nows the chance to pick up some nice pigs. Dont forget that christmas rush is almost upon us. As a bulk buy Im Looking for at least £50 per pig, which I think is cheap. |
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| NeathChris |
No good for me, but what weight are they? | ||
| piggybreeder |
they must be around 100-120kg live weight. | ||
| NeathChris |
To be honest they will be too big for pork joints and cuts, best of baconing/sausaging them all at that size.
Taste will be stronger and maybe the pork tougher. Are boars cut or entire? |
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| piggybreeder |
entire, We have aimed at the sausge/ bacon/ burger market, I agree with you the meat has a stronger taste , and the last boar we had you couldnt taste the boar taint, thats why we left them complete ,also the testicles are lovly when roasted. | ||
| NeathChris |
Have you kept gilts and boars seperate?
I think you will struggle to sell the boars, the slight risk always puts people off. I have done cull boars working for 2-3 years with no trouble, but the risk is always there and puts buyers off, hence cull boars go cheap. Not being critical here, trying to help. |
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| mochyn |
Mine go 'oink'. Seriously, though, I'm with Chris here. We've just had 2 gilts of a similar age slaughtered. the meat is lovely, but best for bangers etc. We've had some chops from them but they're HUGE with a deep layer of fat: deeper than we'd prefer. (In my defence we had problems getting them away: FMD, one wouldn't get in the trailer ((oh how we tried))...) The next lot are going off earlier! |
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| NeathChris |
Pig prices are rock bottom at the moment. Saw well fleshed pigs that were huge 400kg+ go for £29gns.
If you want to run pigs longer, run gilts, kill boars best at porker size to be safe. |
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| piggybreeder |
They are seperate ,in two different sheds to be on the safe side, Ive kept them longer by accident. I missed a dedicated slaughter auction in September . just taken a couple for slaughter to turn into burgers ,bacon,sausage hopefully some nice big chops too.
www.bramblescroft.com |
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| NeathChris |
At auction now you would probably get £40 at best i would think, market prices are right down, especially with heavier pigs.
If i where you i would get them all killed and done asap, think it works out £5 pig a week in feed at the size yours are now. |