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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: white-blazes on June 09, 2011, 04:36:53 pm

Title: Pigs no more!
Post by: white-blazes on June 09, 2011, 04:36:53 pm

Off they went yesterday to the slaughterhouse.  They wouldn't both load, so we had to take one at a time. Hubby did their ear tags and I think this was the problem, we should have done them the night before, so they would have forgotten all about it when the time came to load.

Luckily they only had a 6/7 mile journey, so it wasn't too time consuming.

Local butcher is collecting tomorrow, then doing our cuts for us. Can't wait to see what we end up with ;D

Title: Re: Pigs no more!
Post by: Hilarysmum on June 09, 2011, 05:29:23 pm

Well done bet you are looking forward to the mouthwatering feast tomorrow.

Title: Re: Pigs no more!
Post by: Sylvia on June 10, 2011, 08:46:34 am

I always load them the night before and ear tag in the trailer. You'll find it all worthwhile when you start eating the meat! :yum:

Title: Re: Pigs no more!
Post by: Pony-n-trap on June 14, 2011, 08:03:35 am

Well WB? What did you get back?  What have you already eaten?  Cant remember but what breed where they?

Title: Re: Pigs no more!
Post by: white-blazes on June 14, 2011, 10:25:57 pm

Not had the meat back yet, he's curing it for bacon, so it will be early next week, then we go abroad on Wednesday for 2 weeks so it will be a while before we get to sample it properly.

Weights were good though, 50kg each (6 months old).

PNT, breeding we were told was GOS x Leicester whites, whatever the latter are, no such breed some say so goodness knows ???

Title: Re: Pigs no more!
Post by: manian on June 15, 2011, 06:25:41 am

mmmmm :yum:
ours go next week....can't wait (our freezer broke down last time and we lost nearly all our pork.... :(
friends who brought it said it was fab!!!!
Mx

Title: Re: Pigs no more!
Post by: Hilarysmum on June 18, 2011, 08:04:42 am

Manian, that is a real disaster.  Better luck this time.   :hshoe:   :hshoe: