Author Topic: Kune Kunes for pork (Read 24947 times)

Glentarki · « **Reply #60 on:** March 26, 2011, 09:05:28 pm »

What a great topic….. We have never kept pigs but wanted to rear our own for the freezer, did a bit of research and decided to go for Kune Kunes, they appear to meet our needs on size and temperament.
Thanks to Karen (happy hippy) we are looking forward to our first two additions shortly, once they are weaned.

Now reading all your posts on feeding techniques due to my own inexperience I’m now embarrassingly confused

…. …..I thought pig nuts, fruit and veg and access to good grass would be OK.Now worried that will make them too fatty?

Question…. Should I be feeding hay and straw as part of a staple diet?
Question…. Free ranging on ample grass, just how much pig nuts if any according to previous post should I be feeding to provide a quality carcass?

Thanks
Dave

Beewyched · « **Reply #61 on:** March 27, 2011, 08:08:29 pm »

Hiya Dave

So you did it then

good on you. Karen has some lovely KKs, we have one of her young boars she breed last year as stud for our gilts - Sos (Son of Syd) has the most amazing temperament, even though he is now a fully functioning lad he still rolls over for his tummy tickles & he is so gentle with the girls. He even shares his food trough with our castrate!

Don't get in a panic about the feeding, while the grass is plentiful & growing they will only need a little in the way of nuts & veg - think "treats" to keep them tame (though I advise you to feed them from a trough/bucket not by hand, as they will very quickly learn to expect it all the time & may become "nippy"). They could easily survive with only grass as adults through the spring/summer, though need the extra whilst they are very young.

chickenfeed · « **Reply #62 on:** March 27, 2011, 09:10:55 pm »

;)mum has had roast kk for dinner the crackling was to die for the meat so tender and full of flavour and the dripping will keep dad happy this week, so they are both sold on kk's and we have had home made kk sausages for tea tonight they were fantastic.

we will be booking in the next 2 very very soon.

welshlass181 · « **Reply #63 on:** March 28, 2011, 12:09:49 pm »

My Kune Kune crosses were bought with the intention of slaughter. I'll be taking 2 weaner boars and 4 adult gilts for meat then breeding the 3 remaining females and the cycle will continue. Never done this before so don't know if it'll work out but then again i am not overly bothered if i only do 1 at a time and keep the meat. They don't take much looking after and are rly happy where they are