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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: Leey on January 18, 2014, 04:10:52 pm

Title: Slaughter age
Post by: Leey on January 18, 2014, 04:10:52 pm

Hi everyone I'm new to pig keeping just picked up two kunekunes and I didn't realise but there 14 month old is there a recommended age for slaughter as I've got them to clear my land and for food maybe breed just wondered what peoples experiences were thanks in advance.

Title: Re: Slaughter age
Post by: sabrina on January 18, 2014, 04:17:49 pm

My Kune- Kune pigs went to slaughter at 10 months as that was when they were ready. Depends on weight but by 14 months I would have thought well ready.

Title: Re: Slaughter age
Post by: Leey on January 18, 2014, 05:23:52 pm

Ok thank you for the reply.

Title: Re: Slaughter age
Post by: Bodger on January 18, 2014, 05:36:23 pm

Rightly or wrongly, you sometimes see Kune Kune's advertised as non rooting pigs. :thinking:

Title: Re: Slaughter age
Post by: Leey on January 18, 2014, 06:26:49 pm

I heard around 2 years old they start rooting is this right? ???

Title: Re: Slaughter age
Post by: Azzdodd on January 18, 2014, 07:20:26 pm

Pigs will root from about 3 weeks old  :innocent:

Title: Re: Slaughter age
Post by: sabrina on January 18, 2014, 10:32:04 pm

Mine were rooting at a few months old not that it bothers me, its what pigs do.

Title: Re: Slaughter age
Post by: hughesy on January 19, 2014, 08:48:07 am

You can stop them rooting quite easily.  Keep them on concrete! ;D