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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: rockstar on August 31, 2012, 02:01:06 pm

Title: Slaughter day
Post by: rockstar on August 31, 2012, 02:01:06 pm

Well, They arrived on 11 may at 8 weeks old that is our 2 GOSboys.I am sure that we have given them a good life ,good food and a large area to live in.So the day arrived that we had penciled in on the calender and it as gone ok, lets hope the meat will be ok. :fc:

Title: Re: Slaughter day
Post by: Bumblebear on August 31, 2012, 02:03:20 pm

How are you feeling about it all?  Very curious as I'm dreading our "day" cos I wuv them  :love:

Title: Re: Slaughter day
Post by: Mammyshaz on August 31, 2012, 03:54:19 pm

 Well done rockstar. Look forward to your results  :yum: . Then next year are you considering doing it again?

Title: Re: Slaughter day
Post by: lill on August 31, 2012, 04:32:13 pm

your pigs have had a good life with you and they have enjoyed being with you, it is your turn to know you will enjoy the fruits of your labour  :yum:

Title: Re: Slaughter day
Post by: rockstar on August 31, 2012, 09:01:19 pm

Thanks for the replies,Bumblebear it does feel odd with them gone has we are first timers i also had a lamb slaughtered aswell.Igot trailer and paper work ready yesterday ,so it was up early load animals, scrape ice off windscreen yes it is August and off to Talgarth for 7am.

Title: Re: Slaughter day
Post by: Mrs Snoodles on August 31, 2012, 09:01:41 pm

By buying your 2 GOS for eating, you've encouraged someone else to breed a rare breed.  You're going to get fantastic meat and know exactly what went into it and how it grew.  You can't beat it :thumbsup:   Well done.
If you take more next time, you can sell halves to other people (who will love it), get your half free plus perhaps a little 'salary' for all your efforts.  Win win win. 

Title: Re: Slaughter day
Post by: rockstar on August 31, 2012, 09:06:29 pm

 Mammyshaz yes we will do it again next year ,maybe get gilts and go for 8 to 9 months rather than 6 months with boars and then have loads of sausage and bacon!!

Title: Re: Slaughter day
Post by: rockstar on August 31, 2012, 09:08:59 pm

Thanks mrs snoodles,Love the name :excited:

Title: Re: Slaughter day
Post by: Bumblebear on August 31, 2012, 09:43:21 pm

Funnily enough, I am kind of looking forward to eating the lamb...getting impatient in fact!  But the pigs....

It is my first time too.

Title: Re: Slaughter day
Post by: ZacB on September 01, 2012, 06:44:18 am

This sounds soooooo familar. Must have been the day yesterday as I took 4 of our 8 lambs in :'(
Walking down to the paddock yesterday evening to give the remainder some pellets just wasn't the same.
Betsy & belinda (2*Large Blacks) will be off in the next couple of weeks & then the remaining 4 lambs will go.
It will be very quite then....until next year when we can start all again  ;D