[harry]

made a mistake today,, i have 7 x 10 month old  KKs in one section, and 2 in another jioning section all boys about 1/3 acre each separated by electric fence, all been fine for 3 weeks ( thats how long ive had the 2) showing no interest in each other so i thought i would let them mix as i could use the space.... BIG MISTAKE... only one of the 2 newer ones went though the gate, the more dominent one, while i was trying to temp the other one though all hell broke loose, the one was fighting with everyone, i thought they were just sorting out the pecking order and left it a few minutes but it got worse so i managed to get the one back into his area again,,,, for the future is it a fact that after 5 months they will not mix as i did it before with 4 and 3  KKs x 5 month olds and no problem hence my current 7.... learning now that pigs dont just squeak,, never heard these noises that a bunch of upset pigs make, thought a had a bull in with them

[little blue]

oh dear!
hope there are no injuries...

sometimes, it just doesn't work out how you want

[RaisinHall Tamworths]

It sometimes helps if you are going to mix them to take them all to 'no mans land' to do the mixing, then when they've settled take them back to the place you want them 

[Beewyched]

The "no man's land" is a good idea ...

... but a tip I learned from Happyhippy some time ago is to spray all of them with deoderant - this has worked for me in the past (well my KKs I mean  )

It may take a few days for them to sort themselves out - though you may need to wade in if it gets out of hand, just keep a close eye out for injuries that may need the old purple spray.

 

[HappyHippy]

I just don't attempt to mix unrelated boars now for any reason 
Seeing the way weaners reacted (when they were little enough to be physically lifted and removed from each other) was enough for me to be sure that I wouldn't be doing it again 

[harry]

its strange as i had 2 lots of 4 and 3 all 5 months old separated but one day i looked and they were all together never been a problem since,,,only difference was the 3 newer ones were castraited

[plt102]

10 month old boys? are you worried about boar taint in the meat?

[harry]

no not really others keep these for 15 months i think 10 to 12 months is average, soon find out in 2 weeks time, + no girls for miles

[Beewyched]

If you've been free-ranging them & they've not been used at stud you should find that there's very little, if any Boar Taint.  If you are unlucky enough to get any, freeze the meat first, them use it (defrosted of course  ) 

The only draw-back to this is that you'll need to make your sausages in small batches (or have a BBQ  ), as you're not supposed to re-freeze uncooked meat - though I do know a few folk who do refreeze pork made into sausages, not sure if I'd trust it though.

 

[HappyHippy]

The only draw-back to this is that you'll need to make your sausages in small batches (or have a BBQ  ), as you're not supposed to re-freeze uncooked meat - though I do know a few folk who do refreeze pork made into sausages, not sure if I'd trust it though.

 

I think (and could be completely wrong of course) that by processing the meat, it is then okay to freeze it again. I'm sure it was Julie from Ireland (remember Tullywood ?) who said so, as this was something they did on their on-farm butchery  But a quick phonecall to your local enviromental health officer will answer it for sure 

[chickenfeed]

The only draw-back to this is that you'll need to make your sausages in small batches (or have a BBQ  ), as you're not supposed to re-freeze uncooked meat - though I do know a few folk who do refreeze pork made into sausages, not sure if I'd trust it though.

 

I think (and could be completely wrong of course) that by processing the meat, it is then okay to freeze it again. I'm sure it was Julie from Ireland (remember Tullywood ?) who said so, as this was something they did on their on-farm butchery  But a quick phonecall to your local enviromental health officer will answer it for sure 

i know you can use frozen pork to cure then re-freeze the back not sure about sausages as no preservatives are used in the making.