Author Topic: Pigs And Grass Management? (Read 8049 times)

Beewyched · « **Reply #15 on:** March 11, 2011, 04:30:31 pm »

Thanks for the info karen, will certainly look into it as don't want our girls to have birthing problems

One thing though - will the abbatoir want the offspring (KK x Berkshires) earnotched - what are the rules for taking XBerkshires, as we can't stomach the earnotching thing

- can we slap-mark or tag?

Lillian, thanks for the PM

robert waddell · « **Reply #16 on:** March 11, 2011, 04:50:26 pm »

will it be paisley slaughter house you will be going to
slapmarking or tags should be adequate

Beewyched · « **Reply #17 on:** March 11, 2011, 05:02:06 pm »

Hiya Lillian

We rang 2 abbatoirs in Paisley last year & was told that they no-longer do pigs, because of licencing & lack of requests

. Not very helpful, as couldn't even recommend anyone else

We will need to find one this year tho

Glentarki · « **Reply #18 on:** March 11, 2011, 05:41:34 pm »

Thanks again beewyched for the handy information regarding KKs and the contact for possible weaner's for sale, your a star

Happy Hippy, thanks for your kind post Ive PM you

Cheers you two

Dave

robert waddell · « **Reply #19 on:** March 11, 2011, 08:35:17 pm »

so that will be either ardrossan wishaw shotts or dunblane

Beewyched · « **Reply #20 on:** March 11, 2011, 08:47:34 pm »

Thanks Lillian,

Will go google the route planner now

robert waddell · « **Reply #21 on:** March 11, 2011, 08:53:04 pm »

we have the phone numbers also ramsey of carluke

Beewyched · « **Reply #22 on:** March 11, 2011, 08:59:18 pm »

Looks like it's Wishaw for us - 21 miles.

Shotts & Carluke both 37 & Dunblane 47 - don't know if our old Landy would get that far with the horse trailer

- still looking for sheep hurdles too

Numbers would be great

robert waddell · « **Reply #23 on:** March 11, 2011, 10:10:51 pm »

will post the numbers for you
mcaskie farm supplies (all over Scotland) sells them and i think they will deliver they have vans that travel to farms with supplies are you wanting there number as well

Beewyched · « **Reply #24 on:** March 11, 2011, 10:22:18 pm »

That would be great Lillian, thanks

HappyHippy · « **Reply #25 on:** March 11, 2011, 11:50:47 pm »

Quote from: Beewyched on March 11, 2011, 04:30:31 pm

Thanks for the info karen, will certainly look into it as don't want our girls to have birthing problems

One thing though - will the abbatoir want the offspring (KK x Berkshires) earnotched - what are the rules for taking XBerkshires, as we can't stomach the earnotching thing - can we slap-mark or tag?

Lillian, thanks for the PM

You'll only need to notch pure bred pigs

Crosses going to slaughter will be fine with just a metal tag (applied the day before they leave)
HTH
Karen x