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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: 3county farm boy on January 25, 2017, 02:50:57 pm

Title: Pietrain pigs
Post by: 3county farm boy on January 25, 2017, 02:50:57 pm
Could anyone help me find Pietrain pigs I'm close to the Devon Somerset and Dorset borders.
Title: Re: Pietrain pigs
Post by: waterbuffalofarmer on January 25, 2017, 04:38:09 pm
Could anyone help me find Pietrain pigs I'm close to the Devon Somerset and Dorset borders.
Have you tried the BPA or the piertain breed society? They will have a list of breeders who may be in your area :)
http://www.britishpigs.org.uk/breed_pt.htm (http://www.britishpigs.org.uk/breed_pt.htm)
Here we are....
Hope this helps :)
Title: Re: Pietrain pigs
Post by: 3county farm boy on January 25, 2017, 05:32:31 pm
Thank you that's really helpful I've found two people who are within 30 miles or so from me! Hopefully I'll get something sorted for spring
Title: Re: Pietrain pigs
Post by: kja on January 25, 2017, 07:53:13 pm
Julian & Alice Newth
Title: Re: Pietrain pigs
Post by: 3county farm boy on January 25, 2017, 08:21:19 pm
Thank you yes near Shepton mallet they are father and daughter I think I met them years ago at a show in Dorset I didn't realise they bred Pietrain until I looked on the bpa
Title: Re: Pietrain pigs
Post by: kja on January 26, 2017, 01:22:07 pm
Thank you yes near Shepton mallet they are father and daughter I think I met them years ago at a show in Dorset I didn't realise they bred Pietrain until I looked on the bpa

They are Alice's new venture, 2016 was her first show season with them.
Title: Re: Pietrain pigs
Post by: 3county farm boy on January 26, 2017, 05:58:18 pm
If they're anything like their other pigs they will be hard to beat
Title: Re: Pietrain pigs
Post by: 3county farm boy on January 28, 2017, 10:06:27 am
I've had an email back from Alice should be able to buy a couple, thanks for putting me onto them. This site is very helpful