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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: mowhaugh on October 24, 2013, 09:08:23 pm

Title: boars in Scottish Borders/Northumberland?
Post by: mowhaugh on October 24, 2013, 09:08:23 pm

Our plans for our first pigs may be moving forward (fingers crossed), but I am wondering if there are any boars in our area that would take a sow to hopefully get us some piglets?

Thank you,

Louise

Title: Re: boars in Scottish Borders/Northumberland?
Post by: Anke on October 24, 2013, 10:04:53 pm

Probably depends on your chosen breed - TivaDiva on here (I think) usually has an OSB boar. She's near Gala.

Title: Re: boars in Scottish Borders/Northumberland?
Post by: mowhaugh on October 25, 2013, 07:52:29 am

She will hopefully be a LB sow, but don't mind cross piglets at all, I have never seen an OSB in the flesh, although they are very attractive - would one be big enough to service a LB sow?

Title: Re: boars in Scottish Borders/Northumberland?
Post by: HappyHippy on October 25, 2013, 10:55:03 am

Oh yes he's big enough  ;)
Tiva Diva (Cath) can be contacted via her website www.thornieleecottage.co.uk (http://www.thornieleecottage.co.uk) Biff the boar is a sweetheart who produces good litters  :thumbsup:

There's also Rusty Taylor at Garlieston in Dumfries & Galloway who has Large Blacks, he was running two different bloodlines of boar so he might be able to help - here's his website www.garliestonlodge.co.uk (http://www.garliestonlodge.co.uk)

I think there's also a chap called Mark in Cumbria somewhere with Large Blacks - if you want me to get his details too just let me know.

Title: Re: boars in Scottish Borders/Northumberland?
Post by: mowhaugh on October 25, 2013, 05:00:44 pm

Thanks everyone, I have emailed Cath, will see what she says before progressing further afield.