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fifixx

  • Joined Mar 2010
  • Shillingstone, Dorset
    • Bere Marsh Farm
Randy Napoleon
« on: June 07, 2011, 07:55:22 pm »
My GOS cross - Napoleon -  is getting very randy with the girls - tackle out and everything - but he is only 5 months old.  Should I be separating him and the other boar? - I was going to send them off at 6 months but I am not sure the girls will put up with him much longer!

I could if necessary put them in 2 separate paddocks, but it would be a days worth of electric fencing and moving round stuff - so would rather not!

He's probably only about 60 kg so could do with another month of growing

Advice appreciated!

lill

  • Joined May 2011
Re: Randy Napoleon
« Reply #1 on: June 07, 2011, 08:03:45 pm »
I had to seperate my hampshires at 5 months due to the same situation. It would be better if you could put them somewhere else as killing them of at 60k seems to be too light, they would kill out at approx 35-40k, if you can keep them for the extra month as you had intended you would get more pork for your money. :pig:
good luck with whatever you decide.

 

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