The Accidental Smallholder Forum

Community => Marketplace => Topic started by: Marches Farmer on June 24, 2015, 03:18:31 pm

Title: Young GOS Breeding Boar - Herefordshire
Post by: Marches Farmer on June 24, 2015, 03:18:31 pm

Born 21.12.14 so ready to work next month.  Pedigree, birth notified Rufus boar, can be registered.  Excellent conformation, temperament and markings, growing away very well.

Title: Re: Young GOS Breeding Boar - Herefordshire
Post by: MarthaR on June 25, 2015, 09:55:57 am

Hi Gillian - hope you're well? I may be interested. Is he related to Nancy who I got from you? She and her offspring are doing really well by the way.
Martha

Title: Re: Young GOS Breeding Boar - Herefordshire
Post by: Marches Farmer on June 25, 2015, 05:27:18 pm

Glad to hear all's well with your herd.  Nancy's mother is his aunt, so they have a grandmother in common.  The sire is unrelated and a different male bloodline entirely.

Title: Re: Young GOS Breeding Boar - Herefordshire
Post by: MarthaR on June 25, 2015, 05:43:28 pm

So daft novice question - would he be ok to run with Nancy given the distance of female relationship and no sire relationship?
Thanks
Martha

Title: Re: Young GOS Breeding Boar - Herefordshire
Post by: Marches Farmer on June 26, 2015, 03:41:44 pm

Well .... first cousins are allowed to wed in humans!  None of the piglets born here have had any kind of deformity or even a mild fault like being a bit down on the pasterns.  We've never had a runt in a litter and none have failed to thrive so, in my opinion, with the unrelated sire from a completely different bloodline thrown into the mix, the chances of problems are minimal.  One can never be absolute certain, of course, but that's true of any mating.

Title: Re: Young GOS Breeding Boar - Herefordshire
Post by: MarthaR on June 28, 2015, 11:18:50 pm

Thanks Gillian - will drop you an email this week if that's ok?
Martha

Title: Re: Young GOS Breeding Boar - Herefordshire
Post by: Marches Farmer on June 29, 2015, 11:03:24 am

Sure, I'm around all week .... 28 degrees on Thursday, according to the weather forecast, so probably lying on a sunbed with a glass of Pimms No. 1 to hand.. (Oops, must be dreaming again.)

Title: Re: Young GOS Breeding Boar - Herefordshire
Post by: MarthaR on June 29, 2015, 11:05:21 pm

 ;D
If only, eh?
I have just sat down after day of moving pigs and all their gear into the woodland where it's much more shady and cool. They're really happy, I am a broken woman!
Martha
 :pig:

Title: Re: Young GOS Breeding Boar - Herefordshire
Post by: Marches Farmer on July 01, 2015, 10:55:28 am

34 degrees out on the yard yesterday.   I hosed 'em off with tepid water every hour then turned it on myself.