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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: SusannahandHarvey on July 24, 2016, 02:37:36 pm

Title: Selling pigs in quarters - what's in a typical box?
Post by: SusannahandHarvey on July 24, 2016, 02:37:36 pm

hello.  I'm new on here.  We have 7 piglets as our first 'practice weaners'.  They are due to go to slaughter at the end of September and we will be selling 'quarter of a pig' to friends and family.  We are selling for about £75 per quarter.  What do you typically offer in a box?  I'm thinking 3 x joints, 24 sausages, 8 loin steaks, belly pork.  Then customers can have the option to have trotters, livers etc... Does this sound about right?  Sorry if there is a duplicate thread on this already - if so please point me in the right direction.

Many thanks

Susannah

Title: Re: Selling pigs in quarters - what's in a typical box?
Post by: pharnorth on July 24, 2016, 08:03:06 pm

Sounds spot on to me. We usually do ours as half pigs and it is a scaled up version of the list you gave. Family and friends like to squirm a bit over the trotters, etc

Title: Re: Selling pigs in quarters - what's in a typical box?
Post by: SusannahandHarvey on July 24, 2016, 08:30:51 pm

Thank you so much!

Title: Re: Selling pigs in quarters - what's in a typical box?
Post by: DavidandCollette on July 25, 2016, 01:13:07 pm

What breed of pig are they please?

Title: Re: Selling pigs in quarters - what's in a typical box?
Post by: SusannahandHarvey on July 27, 2016, 10:31:48 am

This lot are just white pigs but we are getting 2 oxford sandy and black sows to breed from and continue with :)