The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: 3county farm boy on February 03, 2017, 02:28:54 pm
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I picked up my Pedigree Pietrain boar today, it was a longer drive than planned thanks to this delightful English weather but he's here and settling in nicely, he has a pen all to himself with thick bedding, just a few months and we can start working him. I'm very happy with him.
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Pietrains have a reputation for being a bit less laid back than native breeds. Once he's had a few days to settle in It's a good opportunity to be around him while he's distracted by food, so he won't see you as a threat to his wives once he's older.
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Yes I have been in there with him for nearly an hour already, I should be doing this nearly every day I imagine whilst he's feeding, he's only five months old One of his brothers went to the abattoir this week and was 70 kg deadweight, so he should be quite a big chap when he is fully grown