Author Topic: Young GOS Breeding Boar - Herefordshire (Read 2435 times)

Marches Farmer · « **on:** June 24, 2015, 03:18:31 pm »

Born 21.12.14 so ready to work next month. Pedigree, birth notified Rufus boar, can be registered. Excellent conformation, temperament and markings, growing away very well.

MarthaR · « **Reply #1 on:** June 25, 2015, 09:55:57 am »

Hi Gillian - hope you're well? I may be interested. Is he related to Nancy who I got from you? She and her offspring are doing really well by the way.
Martha

Marches Farmer · « **Reply #2 on:** June 25, 2015, 05:27:18 pm »

Glad to hear all's well with your herd. Nancy's mother is his aunt, so they have a grandmother in common. The sire is unrelated and a different male bloodline entirely.

MarthaR · « **Reply #3 on:** June 25, 2015, 05:43:28 pm »

So daft novice question - would he be ok to run with Nancy given the distance of female relationship and no sire relationship?
Thanks
Martha

Marches Farmer · « **Reply #4 on:** June 26, 2015, 03:41:44 pm »

Well .... first cousins are allowed to wed in humans! None of the piglets born here have had any kind of deformity or even a mild fault like being a bit down on the pasterns. We've never had a runt in a litter and none have failed to thrive so, in my opinion, with the unrelated sire from a completely different bloodline thrown into the mix, the chances of problems are minimal. One can never be absolute certain, of course, but that's true of any mating.

MarthaR · « **Reply #5 on:** June 28, 2015, 11:18:50 pm »

Thanks Gillian - will drop you an email this week if that's ok?
Martha

Marches Farmer · « **Reply #6 on:** June 29, 2015, 11:03:24 am »

Sure, I'm around all week .... 28 degrees on Thursday, according to the weather forecast, so probably lying on a sunbed with a glass of Pimms No. 1 to hand.. (Oops, must be dreaming again.)

MarthaR · « **Reply #7 on:** June 29, 2015, 11:05:21 pm »

If only, eh?
I have just sat down after day of moving pigs and all their gear into the woodland where it's much more shady and cool. They're really happy, I am a broken woman!
Martha