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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: droveway on October 25, 2013, 08:42:29 pm

Title: Slap Mark
Post by: droveway on October 25, 2013, 08:42:29 pm

Hi Our Pigs are off in a couple of weeks. I have been looking at slapper from mail order companies, Is there much difference in quality?  Could any one recommend a good one?
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Title: Re: Slap Mark
Post by: Bionic on October 26, 2013, 03:20:13 am

We bought ours from Supplies for Smallholders. It's only been used a couple of times but so far so good  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Slap Mark
Post by: droveway on October 26, 2013, 06:51:16 pm

Hi Bionic Thank You. Going to get one this week. Not sure if I an excited or sad that they are going.

Title: Re: Slap Mark
Post by: Bionic on October 26, 2013, 10:44:21 pm

You will be excited when you get your meat back  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Slap Mark
Post by: Possum on October 27, 2013, 12:40:50 pm

Agreed. Suppliers for Smallholders produce very good ones. Also advice about how to use them. Bit scary the first time, but suprisingly easy once you've had a bit of practice.

Title: Re: Slap Mark
Post by: Marches Farmer on November 01, 2013, 08:45:12 pm

Slap firmly on each shoulder and do it while they're feeding.  Count how many marks you'll need to do and count as you go as once they rub against each other you can lose sight of who has and hasn't been slapped.  We do it a couple of days beforehand so they go to the abattoir as unstressed as possible.