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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: Hilarysmum on March 08, 2011, 08:27:12 am

Title: Miniature pigs ..... again
Post by: Hilarysmum on March 08, 2011, 08:27:12 am

Trolling through web found a site here in France selling "miniature pigs".  They have a picture showing a large white?? with 250-500k  as the weight guide, what I think are small pot bellies at 50-100k and their own breed of miniature pigs 20-40k.

I havent weighed Hilary lately and she has been on a diet of sorts, even at her heaviest I dont think she topped 350 k.  Digby who is LB and taller than H is 220 k.  I wondered if anyone has ever seen a 500k pig?  Wondered what the normal weight for a large white would be, and how big could they grow? 

Title: Re: Miniature pigs ..... again
Post by: HappyHippy on March 08, 2011, 08:46:26 am

Hubby worked with Large Whites in commercial piggeries years ago. He reckons the boars could easily have weighed 500K+ but they never weighed them - only the weaners for slaughter were weighed.
Here's a link to a piece on a 900Kg pig http://www.oddee.com/item_96634.aspx (http://www.oddee.com/item_96634.aspx) :o :o :o

Title: Re: Miniature pigs ..... again
Post by: Fowgill Farm on March 08, 2011, 09:40:22 am

We weighed Delia our big GOS at the local weighbridge and she weighed in at 320kg!
Fat girl, tried slimfast, weightwatchers, slimming world but she just keeps growing! ;D
Mandy  :pig:

Title: Re: Miniature pigs ..... again
Post by: Hilarysmum on March 08, 2011, 02:20:38 pm

Wonderful, Hilary can justifiably come off her diet now.

Title: Re: Miniature pigs ..... again
Post by: bloomer on March 08, 2011, 02:25:48 pm

think we need a picture of delia

thats going to be a big girlie!!!

Title: Re: Miniature pigs ..... again
Post by: Helencus on March 08, 2011, 05:31:24 pm

Dont feel so bad now kimmie is a mere 220 kg at 15 months old. Slim by comparison!

Title: Re: Miniature pigs ..... again
Post by: Hilarysmum on March 08, 2011, 05:35:03 pm

Heck its doing wonders for my self image too ......

Title: Re: Miniature pigs ..... again
Post by: Helencus on March 08, 2011, 05:37:46 pm

I know HM almost got the bikini out :-)) bit tight for kimmie though  ;D