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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: mmm on May 25, 2010, 11:49:50 pm

Title: How much will it cost to take a sow to the boar
Post by: mmm on May 25, 2010, 11:49:50 pm

Ive found a boar & have been quoted a price for service. I provide the food & they will keep the sow upto six weeks ( depending on when shes served.)

Could you give me a rough idea How much do people usually pay

Title: Re: How much will it cost to take a sow to the boar
Post by: ukag0972 on May 26, 2010, 06:14:40 am

I charge £60 for the use of my tamworth boar.

Title: Re: How much will it cost to take a sow to the boar
Post by: Hilarysmum on May 26, 2010, 07:19:38 am

Its £25 for AI, so a good boar would be a bit more I would think.

Title: Re: How much will it cost to take a sow to the boar
Post by: Helencus on May 26, 2010, 08:14:51 am

Is it difficult to 'give' them AI? Or do you get the vet to do it? Also how do you find good 'stuff'?

Title: Re: How much will it cost to take a sow to the boar
Post by: JulieS on May 26, 2010, 08:46:23 am

Not difficult at all Helencus.  I get mine from Deerpark who have various rarebreeds, it comes with the catheters and full instructions.

Title: Re: How much will it cost to take a sow to the boar
Post by: Hilarysmum on May 26, 2010, 05:31:46 pm

Deerpark is the only place I know of that does rare breed pig semen. 

Title: Re: How much will it cost to take a sow to the boar
Post by: Helencus on May 26, 2010, 06:36:00 pm

I'll take a look, my girls are saddlebacks so I'd want them to have saddleback pigglets not crosses. The girls are 6 months now I thought to wait until 10 - 12 months what's others views?

Title: Re: How much will it cost to take a sow to the boar
Post by: daniellestocks on May 26, 2010, 08:18:32 pm

Also used deerpark very good service, and excellent help over the phone

Title: Re: How much will it cost to take a sow to the boar
Post by: mmm on May 26, 2010, 09:04:35 pm

Thankyou, for all the replies. Think I will take my sow to the boar this time then try AI next time.

Title: Re: How much will it cost to take a sow to the boar
Post by: Wizard on May 26, 2010, 09:15:07 pm

MMM hello this is a true tale.When I was a youth there was a man long dead now He was called Sam Trafford .He traveled a boar in the back of an Austin A40 pick up truck with a home made shed on the back and a ramp to let the pig in and out.One day a fine chap asked my pal Mick if he knew him to which Mick replied.Yes he lives on the top road in that tumbled down old house and Yes You'll know which is Traff hes the one wi the tash smokin a pipe :farmer: :wave: