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Title: Birth Notified Gloucester Old Spot Weaners
Post by: Greenfarm on December 11, 2010, 04:17:07 pm

Hello  I have for sale 3 Gloucester Old Spot weaners, 1 gilt and 2 boars.  Excellent stocky piglets which which make some great pigs.  All three have been birth notified and tattooed.  Please call 01666837562 or 07825235629 we are located just of junction 17 of the M4 in wiltshire.  £50 each. They are ready on or after 17th December. 

Title: Re: Birth Notified Gloucester Old Spot Weaners
Post by: Greenfarm on January 01, 2011, 06:13:46 pm

These are still for sale plus I have another litter of fantastic Gloucester Old Spots that will be ready to go second week of Jan.  Can delivery locally if required.

Title: Re: Birth Notified Gloucester Old Spot Weaners
Post by: Padge on January 02, 2011, 08:55:14 am

wish i wasn't Lincs......there are never GOS nearer ::)

Title: Re: Birth Notified Gloucester Old Spot Weaners
Post by: JulieS on January 02, 2011, 09:11:16 am

Have a look on www.oldspots.org, the GOS breeders club.

There is a list of members on there.  It is worth contacting breeders near you, if they are like me I don't advertise my weaners, but usually have some available.

Good luck, and let us know when you get some.  It's worth the wait, they are fabulous.
 :)

Title: Re: Birth Notified Gloucester Old Spot Weaners
Post by: Padge on January 02, 2011, 09:31:16 am

Thanks for that ;D just had a quick look and there's someone at Boston

Title: Re: Birth Notified Gloucester Old Spot Weaners
Post by: Mo on January 02, 2011, 04:47:00 pm

Quote from: JulieS on January 02, 2011, 09:11:16 am

Have a look on www.oldspots.org, the GOS breeders club.

There is a list of members on there.  It is worth contacting breeders near you, if they are like me I don't advertise my weaners, but usually have some available.

Good luck, and let us know when you get some.  It's worth the wait, they are fabulous.
 :)

Just out of interest, why don't you advertise? We also had the devil of a time finding some even though we went to the GOS site.

Title: Re: Birth Notified Gloucester Old Spot Weaners
Post by: JulieS on January 02, 2011, 07:54:28 pm

I have regular litters here and I can usually supply 2 or 3 weaners to anyone who is interested, and I keep a list of people who require weaners at a particular time of a year.

If I have any breeding stock for sale I put them on the GOS breeders club website.

Title: Re: Birth Notified Gloucester Old Spot Weaners
Post by: Mo on January 03, 2011, 07:35:56 am

Cheers, Julie.
I know you explain this on your website but when first timers are casting about trying to find good rearing pigs it's difficult. We certainly didn't have the understanding that some breeders have regular litters.
We left getting our pigs until we had almost everything in place the first time around when, with hindsight, we could have found a breeder and worked toward when weaners would come available.

Title: Re: Birth Notified Gloucester Old Spot Weaners
Post by: JulieS on January 03, 2011, 08:47:24 am

It's certainly a huge learning curve when you first start Mo. 

If I can help with anything just let me know.
 :)

Title: Re: Birth Notified Gloucester Old Spot Weaners
Post by: Mo on January 04, 2011, 06:16:56 am

It's well worth it though, and a lot of the learning curve is so rewarding. We can't wait to do it all again.