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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: Smokin on August 04, 2011, 06:10:56 pm

Title: Slaughter Houses in South Wales
Post by: Smokin on August 04, 2011, 06:10:56 pm

Hi All

Total newbie here, lived in London for 40 years now moved to a smallholding in south Wales. We will be raising some weaners to pork weight for the freezer over the next few months, just putting in the pens and arcs etc.

Can anyone help with details of slaughter houses in South Wales that will take pigs, any help much appreciated.

Title: Re: Slaughter Houses in South Wales
Post by: welshlass181 on August 04, 2011, 06:26:51 pm

Hi mate :) i would recommend Maddock Meats in Maesteg. I'm from South West Wales.  I took mine to there a few months ago and i was very pleased with them.  We went down there before we took our pigs to A) Find out where it was as we're not local) and B) to get a lay of the land so to speak and C) To make sure that i had the proper paperwork and to ask questions that i needed to ask.  The man is called Collwyn or something and he's really nice.

Welcome to Wales

Title: Re: Slaughter Houses in South Wales
Post by: oaklandspigs on August 04, 2011, 07:13:02 pm

Check out the Good Abattoir guide

www.oaklandspigs.co.uk/links/abattoirs (http://www.oaklandspigs.co.uk/links/abattoirs)

Title: Re: Slaughter Houses in South Wales
Post by: Smokin on August 04, 2011, 08:25:11 pm

Hi Welshlass

Thanks for the info. Loving it here in Wales. should've done it years ago.

On one of your earlier posts you mention slaughter for £20 per pig was this at Maddock Meats? We're on a really tight budget so any help / advice on keeping costs down is gratefully received.

Title: Re: Slaughter Houses in South Wales
Post by: welshlass181 on August 04, 2011, 09:04:08 pm

The ones i took were small Kunes so they charged me £20 each.  The biggest one that we took down was skinned (due to a skin rash) and boned and she weighed 34kg.  If you take bigger breed down they charge £0.16 per KG of dead weight meat.  The best thing you can do is give them a call and speak to Collyn on 01656 739073 amd tell him what your plan is and he'll give you the best advice.

They go down on a monday (pre-booked) and collect on a friday afternoon.

Title: Re: Slaughter Houses in South Wales
Post by: Smokin on August 04, 2011, 09:33:53 pm

Hi Welshlass

Thanks for the info, really helpful. I'll give them a call and see what they say.

Any info you can offer on straw and feed etc would be much appreciated.

Thanks, Darren

Title: Re: Slaughter Houses in South Wales
Post by: Smokin on August 04, 2011, 09:35:35 pm

Hi Oaklands

Thanks for the link and great site. We have just ordered your pig keeping guide.

Title: Re: Slaughter Houses in South Wales
Post by: Tudful Tamworths on August 06, 2011, 11:24:59 pm

Where exactly are you? South Wales is a big place. Drop me an email at [email protected]
If you're not too far away, come over and meet the herd and have a chat.

All the best
Liz

Title: Re: Slaughter Houses in South Wales
Post by: Smokin on August 07, 2011, 08:08:54 pm

Hi Liz

Thanks for posting, I've just sent you a message.

Kind regards, Darren