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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: nelson on June 04, 2013, 06:40:41 am

Title: Hog Roasts
Post by: nelson on June 04, 2013, 06:40:41 am

Morning  :wave:


Somewhere on this forum I have seen a thread about pig roasts - can't find it now.  Would anyone have an idea of size of pig for max 50 people? Thanks in advance.

Title: Re: Hog Roasts
Post by: Fowgill Farm on June 04, 2013, 09:18:06 am

Hi if you put 'hog roast' in the search box at top of page and then click check forums box it will being up all the hog raost threads.
HTH
mandy :pig:

Title: Re: Hog Roasts
Post by: HappyHippy on June 04, 2013, 09:46:33 am

Our most recent roast involved a carcass weight of 52Kg (liveweight would have been around 85Kg) - it easily fed 100 people. So depending on how hungry folks are and how much you want by way of leftovers somewhere around 60Kg liveweight would probably cover it I think.
HTH

Title: Re: Hog Roasts
Post by: nelson on June 04, 2013, 10:23:31 am

excellent - thanks very much - now to work out a cost for the pig :thinking:

Title: Re: Hog Roasts
Post by: Pel on June 05, 2013, 10:12:28 pm

There is company down south wales, who do hog roasts, they might be able to help you out re: hygiene certificates, equipment and size of pig, their site is: http://http://monmouthshire-hogroasts.com/ (http://http://monmouthshire-hogroasts.com/)

Title: Re: Hog Roasts
Post by: shygirl on June 06, 2013, 12:01:05 pm

i think its limited to what the hog roast can cope with (presuming its a gas one). we sent in chubby 35kg pigs and the abbattoir man said they were ideal for hog roasting.

Title: Re: Hog Roasts
Post by: landroverroy on June 12, 2013, 07:24:43 pm

A role here for  the MICRO PIG, perhaps?!  :excited: