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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: Padge on January 19, 2013, 10:02:45 am

Title: Weaners
Post by: Padge on January 19, 2013, 10:02:45 am

Despite all the doom and gloom regarding pig keeping and weaner prices we cannot source locally any for end of Feb...ish
We wanted berkshires again this time and went back to the place we originally bought   now OH prefers gilts   doesn't enjoy keeping boars   and we were told they have nothing available and a waiting list for the forseeable future
We're disappointed of course but have to be pleased someones doing something :sunshine:

Title: Re: Weaners
Post by: Tamsaddle on January 19, 2013, 10:25:38 am

As usual, no location as to where you are.   Always useful - Tamsaddle

Title: Re: Weaners
Post by: Padge on January 19, 2013, 10:42:21 am

We're in Lincolnshire Tamsaddle  and had a pretty awful job sourcing the first time. We'll keep looking for something we fancy we just both agreed that the sweetest pork we'd tried so far was the Berkshire.
The point of my post however was that someone somewhere seems to be doing some good :sunshine:

Title: Re: Weaners
Post by: Blinkers on January 19, 2013, 11:00:52 am

Typical innit - I've got a couple of spare Berkshire gilts - ready beginning of Feb, but on Carms/Pembs border  :pig: .    Got a holiday annexe if you fancy the trip though  ;D :wave:

Title: Re: Weaners
Post by: Raine on January 19, 2013, 12:27:34 pm

 :wave:


I know one of the smallholders in Lincolnshire area that was doing Berkshires has had to sell up.  I don't know if anyone locally bought their breeding sow's and boar though.  May be worth an ask on the LSSSC website.


We are still debating having some weaners later in the year, so will be looking ourselves soon.

Title: Re: Weaners
Post by: Tala Orchard on January 19, 2013, 12:39:56 pm

We shall have some Gloucester Old Spot x Saddle Backs ready Feb/Mar time we are in Cornwall just  over he Devon Border. £25 if interested both sexes and the meat is lovely.  Born and breed out of doors genuine free range.

Tala Orchard

Title: Re: Weaners
Post by: kja on January 19, 2013, 01:02:23 pm

 :wave: if you fancy trying some british lops we will have some ready early march.
birth notified, wormed and tattooed.
we are justoutside of peterborough.

Title: Re: Weaners
Post by: Tudful Tamworths on January 20, 2013, 03:54:54 pm

If anyone in south Wales/south west of England fancies Tamworths, I'll have a few ready to go mid-February.
 
Padge: have you tried the Berkshire Pig Breeders' Club? Website is http://www.berkshirepigs.org.uk/ (http://www.berkshirepigs.org.uk/) I'm sure if you email them, they'll be able to put you in touch with someone near you. They are also on Facebook now, if you use it.

Title: Re: Weaners
Post by: ZacB on January 21, 2013, 10:32:47 am

Quote from: Padge on January 19, 2013, 10:02:45 am

Despite all the doom and gloom regarding pig keeping and weaner prices we cannot source locally any for end of Feb...ish
We wanted berkshires again this time and went back to the place we originally bought   now OH prefers gilts   doesn't enjoy keeping boars   and we were told they have nothing available and a waiting list for the forseeable future
We're disappointed of course but have to be pleased someones doing something :sunshine:

Have you posted a 'wanted ad' on the Berkshire website, I know some Berkshires were available immediately in the Linconshire area....little too soon???
http://www.berkshirepigs.org.uk/default.asp (http://www.berkshirepigs.org.uk/default.asp)