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Title: pedigree british lop weaners
Post by: chickenfeed on November 29, 2011, 06:11:11 am

pedigree british lop weaners.
birth notified, tatooed & wormed lovely strong pigs.
prince/sunshine lines
£45 each those suitable for breeding can be registered at cost ( a few of them have 16 teats).

we are in cambridgeshire

Title: Re: pedigree british lop weaners
Post by: robert waddell on November 29, 2011, 08:47:12 am

if only we were nearer      the lops make fantastic mothers and the best crossing pig there is      also there is a shortage of them in Scotland :thumbsup: :farmer: :thumbsup:

Title: Re: pedigree british lop weaners
Post by: chickenfeed on November 29, 2011, 06:21:13 pm

 :wave: hi robert they do that we have decided to keep only the lops once the oxfords and kk's go off to the butchers.

we are going to hit the show ring next year with a couple from this litter, so we may well be joining you at the GYS (we could always slip a couple in your trailer there  ;))

Title: Re: pedigree british lop weaners
Post by: thenovice on November 30, 2011, 11:25:42 pm

I echo Roberts words, if only you were nearer! How far can weaners travel safely i wonder?

Title: Re: pedigree british lop weaners
Post by: chickenfeed on December 01, 2011, 07:01:41 am

 :wave: the longest distant we have sent weaners to was co durham they were sent on their way bedded down with feed scattered to keep them occupied on route, they arrived quite happy and soon settled in.

maybe robert or lill would know more about travelling times for weaners.

Title: Re: pedigree british lop weaners
Post by: robert waddell on December 01, 2011, 09:20:14 am

it is not the travelling time   it is the cost of there and back that adds to the cost :( :farmer:

Title: Re: pedigree british lop weaners
Post by: princesspiggy on December 01, 2011, 10:03:50 pm

i would say 8 hrs max as thats my license limit. i agree, petrol prices are the worst!
ours have travelled 4.5 hrs and slept the whole way.

Title: Re: pedigree british lop weaners
Post by: Fowgill Farm on December 02, 2011, 10:23:29 am

Furtherest we've done is Essex to to home almost Middlesbrough and yes the two little gilts slept all the way too.
Mandy  :pig:

Title: Re: pedigree british lop weaners
Post by: chickenfeed on December 21, 2011, 10:10:50 pm

 :wave: still a few available. they are showing some great hams already with long straight backs they are really looking fantastic.