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Community => Marketplace => Topic started by: HappyHippy on May 31, 2011, 06:57:57 pm

Title: 2 Registered Large Black sows - Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire
Post by: HappyHippy on May 31, 2011, 06:57:57 pm

Posting on behalf of a friend......

2 Large Black sows, bloodlines Diana & Warbler, almost 5 years old, have been running with a Mangalitza boar. Owner is selling as they want to concentrate on the Managlitza's - £100 for the pair, registrations will be transferred to you.
These are 2 of the 335 registered sows in the UK - the Large Black is the very rarest of all our native breeds and they really are lovely pigs to keep - please help keep the breed going and get yourself some chilled out pigs in the process  ;)

Please email Cheralynn Pieters at info@quarryheadfinemeats.co.uk  if you're interested.

Title: Re: 2 Registered Large Black sows - Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire
Post by: cairnhill on May 31, 2011, 07:58:09 pm

We got two weaner Large Blacks from Cheralyn and they were a joy.  Hardest part was sending off for slaughter but it was always on the cards.  We got the meat weighed and priced by a butcher who sells rare breed meat and the value was about £800 for the two.  It was also delicious.

Title: Re: 2 Registered Large Black sows - Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire
Post by: lunanlife on June 01, 2011, 11:36:37 am

Hi Karen

Might have been interested if they were in pig with Large Black Boar. Are they defo in pig to the mangalitza?

Scott

Title: Re: 2 Registered Large Black sows - Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire
Post by: HappyHippy on June 01, 2011, 02:08:57 pm

Not sure if they're definately in-pig or not Scott  :-\ Give Cheralynn a quick email and see what she says  ;)
The cross would give some lovely meat pigs  :yum: and you could always AI with LB the next time  ;) ;D
Karen  :wave:
PS How are the boys doing ? They're from a prize winning herd now you know  ;) ::) ;D ;D Take care  :-*