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Community => Marketplace => Topic started by: polly_men on March 26, 2014, 09:28:18 pm

Title: Wanted Sow & Boar For outside small herd
Post by: polly_men on March 26, 2014, 09:28:18 pm
Wanted A sow and boar for small outside herd in Aberdeenshire,most breeds considered Good a Home Assured,Will travel , www.blackpoolfarmproduce.co.uk (http://www.blackpoolfarmproduce.co.uk)
Title: Re: Wanted Sow & Boar For outside small herd
Post by: Marches Farmer on March 27, 2014, 10:41:55 am
Pity you're so far away.  I shall have a young, proven GOS boar and a young sow in-pig with her first litter in a month or so.
Title: Re: Wanted Sow & Boar For outside small herd
Post by: waterbuffalofarmer on April 16, 2014, 09:01:15 am
Hi
I have a large black sow for sale, she has a good temperament and comes from Nocturne sow lines. However I think that it would be a long way to travel, because we are based in mid wales.
Thanks
Title: Re: Wanted Sow & Boar For outside small herd
Post by: Bundlesmum on April 30, 2014, 11:03:56 pm
Hi. We have a pair of Tamworth x sows for sale. Have had many litters.we are in Aberdeenshire.
Title: Re: Wanted Sow & Boar For outside small herd
Post by: Tudful Tamworths on May 02, 2014, 09:21:20 pm
Hopefully you'll be looking for more than one sow if you're considering keeping a boar. A 1:1 ratio isn't good.


Have you thought about thinking about different breeds you might like and then looking at the breed websites to see what breeders are near you? That might be a good starting point. It doesn't matter if you're not interested in pedigree breeding - what matters is that you find good breeding stock to start with. Good luck and feel free to message me if I can be of any help.
Liz
Title: Re: Wanted Sow & Boar For outside small herd
Post by: Cluckinggoodpoultry on May 11, 2014, 01:47:05 pm
Unless you have someone like me near who keeps boars and hires them out, that way you could have 2 gilts/sows and then hire a boar for a few weeks, job done. Lot cheaper than keeping one and it's you that determines when you want piglets not the boar.