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| gapcap |
pigs"toggles"Can anyone tell me if only certain breeds of pigs have "toggles" on their neck?
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looks down.
am i sitting on a pig? |
| gapcap |
Lol  I know the "proper" name is probably not toggles but thats what I know them as!!Nobody got an answer for me? 
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| Bulgarianlily |
Don't think any of my large whites or lopears had them. You mean toggles like in goats? |
| cherrybanana |
According to an article in our local paper, the 'toggles' are called piri piri and Kune Kune pigs have them:
http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/news/Mini-piglets-bundles-joy/article-1359242-detail/article.html |
| Nick |
Only present on Kune Kunes as far as I know. Certainly, they haven't been on any of the pigs I've kept (OSB, Large black, Berkshires, Mangalitzas). |
| Oxford-Sandy-Man |
As far as i'm aware its only Kune Kune's that have them although I did once see a saddleback x Kune Kune which looked like a saddleback but had enormous toggles!
To be honest they looked like clogs od S*ite cows get on their tails! |
| gapcap |
oops!! that what I thought, I have bought 2 weaners.old spot x tamworths supposedly!! The little boar has toggles that what made me ask 
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| Nick |
Mochyn will be able to advise you about the togglyness of Tamworths. |
| Green Rosie |
Our Kune Kunes have toggles - no idea if other breeds do and no idea what they are for either. You can just see them here on Pignatius:
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| gapcap |
Aww he's gorgeous!! Yep my sister has kune kune's some with some without. The fact that the two little ones I have are more than half the size of my saddleback/pietrain crosses at same age did ring some warning bells.My sister had viewed them and I went with her to collect them,I said to her at the time they looked like kune kune's,she said she'd seen them with their "mum" who was a huge saddleback/tamworth x.Oh well you live and learn,  I'd post some pics but my stupid phone or camera will not perform!btw its only the boar that has the toggles.
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| gapcap |
Oops meant mum was old spot/tamworth, weaners were advertised as 75% old spot 25% tamworth. |
| mochyn |
Ye gods! A Tamworth with piri-piri! No, never heard of such, or a GOS with them.
For a Kune kune to be of show quality it needs even and well-developed pir-piri, but they're not essential to 'ordinary' k-ks. Sounds to me like either you're vendor is fly or doesn't know the provenance of the pigs. NEver mind, they'll probably still make good eating. |
| gapcap |
Thanks folks,thought I'd get the help I needed, much appreciated
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