[feldar]

My mad proffessor boss has asked me for some pig hair;  the long stiff back hair or neck hair for his flies  ( fly fishing)
Do i brave a hole in the wellies and pluck them out of my sow or can i collect them any other way?
Got visions of having to chase her around the pen with a pair of tweezers!!   hubby's gonna love this, bet he gets the camera, things i will do to get a promotion

[doganjo]

How about a nit comb 

I can just see you now! 

You could tell him to come and choose which hairs he wants

[robert waddell]

easiest way is go to a slaughter house and collect after them being scrapped of     it would need to be the long ones at the back of the neck
trade them for a new pair of wellies

[feldar]

HaHa perhaps i should give him the tweezers and show him where the sow is. Our girl is quite friendly but i'm not sure she will take to a stranger plucking her neck hairs    hmmm could i wax her?

[tizaala]

I could get in touch with my ex missus ..........after she waxed he'd never know the difference.

[thestephens]

would the hair of a kune kune work?

[Fowgill Farm]

Just brush her at this time of year they're losing their summer coats and getting their winter ones so use an ordinary hairbrush and you'll get loads
HTH
Mandy 

[JulieS]

We had a fisherman staying in the holiday cottage earlier in the year that wanted some of the pigs hairs.  I just cut a few off at that time.......hairdressing for pigs 

I agree with Mandy though, at the moment you can just brush, or run your hands over their hair and you'll get some.

[feldar]

That sounds much easier thanks
And i think a kune kune may be a bit soft? not too sure, they are soft to touch aren't they?
He said he needed bristles to make a shrimp? he is a professor and they are always a bit strange

[harry]

IME A PIG PLUCKER, IME A PIG PLUCKERS SON, AND I'LL KEEP PLUCKING PIGS TILL THE PIG PLUCKINGS DONE and  pheasants as well

[feldar]

Harry you are like a breath of fresh..... hair... i mean air 

[lill]

you could wait untill your pig is feeding and just cut the hairs as close to the neck as possible 

[Blonde]

When you feed her just lean over the fence give a good tug with your hand on her hair and you will probably get a good dozen hairs.  She may not notice that you have taken them. 

[feldar]

Cheers for all the help going to pluck my pig this evening when she's having a feed, shall let you know how i get on

[feldar]

Got the hairs  we fed her nuts then cut some long neck hairs with scissors. i gave her a brush as well and she loved that made happy pig grunts at me.
Prof was happy too, said he would let me take a picture when his shrimp is finished Don't think i will get a promotion though