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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: rudolph76 on July 15, 2012, 12:12:00 pm

Title: Medium Whites or Welsh pigs required
Post by: rudolph76 on July 15, 2012, 12:12:00 pm

Hi


Just wondering if anyone knows of any medium white or welsh pigs for sale in the Hereford/Welsh border area? Have been looking around and unable to find any, will be looking for 2 females around September October time.

Title: Re: Medium Whites or Welsh pigs required
Post by: HappyHippy on July 15, 2012, 12:57:26 pm

There's someone in Cheltenham selling off her herd - she's got weaners that will be ready mid-August.
Here's a link to the Middle White breed club website with the info http://www.middlewhite.co.uk/stock-for-sale.html (http://www.middlewhite.co.uk/stock-for-sale.html)
You could try the Pedigree Welsh breeders club too - their website is being worked on at the minute, but you can email [email protected] or find them on facebook to enquire. There will be plenty though - you've just not looked in the right places yet  ;) (Breed clubs are always the best place to start  :thumbsup:)
HTH
Karen  :wave:

Title: Re: Medium Whites or Welsh pigs required
Post by: rudolph76 on July 15, 2012, 01:27:59 pm

Thanks Karen, never know where to look sorry  :dunce:   Had a look and seems very promising  :D

Title: Re: Medium Whites or Welsh pigs required
Post by: HappyHippy on July 15, 2012, 09:07:07 pm

It's alright, no-one does when they're starting out - hence why TAS is great  ;) ;D :thumbsup:
Hope you manage to get some, Middle Whites are soooo cute (and meant to be really tasty too  :yum:)
Keep us posted with developments (and photo's - we like photo's we do  ;D)
Karen  :wave:

Title: Re: Medium Whites or Welsh pigs required
Post by: rudolph76 on July 16, 2012, 10:05:12 am

Thanks again Karen. Our GOS are due to go to slaughter early August  :wave:  and as we had such a good time with these we are now going to get some more.  We thought of middle white's really so we can keep one for bacon and ham. Have heard they are relatively easy to look after and taste great!!!  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Medium Whites or Welsh pigs required
Post by: robert waddell on July 16, 2012, 10:19:30 am

all pigs are relatively easy to look after  and all can be taken to bacon and ham weights  (kunnies take longer)    it is just if you like the look of one more than another :farmer:

Title: Re: Medium Whites or Welsh pigs required
Post by: white-blazes on July 20, 2012, 10:40:10 pm

I suppose Llanberis is too far?  We got ours from there, they go week Monday ;)

Title: Re: Medium Whites or Welsh pigs required
Post by: princesspiggy on July 20, 2012, 11:09:45 pm

Quote from: white-blazes on July 20, 2012, 10:40:10 pm

I suppose Llanberis is too far?  ;)

my favourite part of the world  :love:

Title: Re: Medium Whites or Welsh pigs required
Post by: rudolph76 on July 22, 2012, 04:49:03 pm

Llanberis is not a million miles from us, but our 2 GOS are not being slaughtered until mid August  :'(  Have some work to do in their paddock, fencing etc  :farmer:  before the new ones can move in. But thank you  :pig: