The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: Bionic on September 19, 2012, 11:05:58 am
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Well the girls went off for their 8am slot at the abattoir today. It wasn't as bad as I expected and no tears were shed either by them or me :)
We put them in the trailer last night and they settled down very quickly into the straw. OH checked on them before we went to bed and they were fast asleep. They looked happy this morning and didn't seem put out when the ab man shooed them from the trailer. They walked through the door and that was the last I saw of them.
The pic is of them finishing off their dinner last night
Bye bye Wilma and Wendy :wave:
Sally
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Well done you :thumbsup: :hug:
Doesn't seem two minutes since you got them, how time flys.
Enjoy your pork, its worth all the hard work
Mandy :pig:
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Welll done Bionic. I'll be expecitng a sausage thread soon :hug:
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Well done :thumbsup: Sally, I wish I could have said the same as you about the no tears :'( but at least I didn't disgrace myself infront of the abattior staff :o
I collect my pork tomorrow :excited: how exciting - hope it has turned out ok. Will let you know :fc: and I am sure we will hear about yours too.
Pauline
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Suziequeue,
I have asked for lots of sausages but they are also going to do 5 kilos of mince so that I can have a dabble at doing my own. Expect a sausage thread over the weekend, once I have untied myself from the knotted sausage casings :roflanim:
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I think it's often the thought of taking them that's worse :hug: :hug: :hug:
It's not nice, but it's an essential part of keeping pigs and rearing your own.
But look at it from your pigs point of view - they've had a great life with you (outside, sun on their backs, snouts in the mud and I bet, more than one or two treats and tummy rubs ;)) much better than any of their commercial relations will have had :thumbsup:
Glad it went well (or, as well as it could)
Karen :wave:
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Glad it all went smoothly for you :hug:
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Well done :thumbsup: . :thumbsup:
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Well done, and enjoy your pork :yum:
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It'll be the best pork you've tasted :thumbsup:
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Hi Sally,
Do you know what weight they were yet? I recollect in another post you saying they would be about 27 weeks so am interested to know?
Pete
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It's almost nice thinking that they don't know what is to come, just snuffling around the new place!
And, now you'll be wanting to get some more! :P
Hope the pork is good, the good ol' OSBs wont let you down! ;)
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I always take mine into the slaughter house and they go quite happy. I do miss them for a few days but when the pork comes back it taste great. Then I look forward to rearing the next two :thumbsup:
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Pete, I don't know what the dead weight is yet.
I tape measure weighed them on Monday evening and my estimate was 58.78 kilo for the smaller one and 69.85 for the bigger one. I will post when I get details back from the abattoir.
Sally