Author Topic: Lads ready to go  (Read 2305 times)

Cran

  • Joined May 2013
Lads ready to go
« on: October 31, 2013, 10:39:39 am »
Measured the two boys yesterday and both are 80kg and ready to go. We are hoping to bring them next Wens, aim is to get pork, sausages and 3 hams for christmas. Question is would the hams freeze ok or is there alternative to freezing the hams for christmas that works better this far out ???.

o and thanks to everyone for the advice when starting out, even though well used to farm animals these as first pigs have been a treat to keep and wife is already planning two more for next year  ::)

FrostyM

  • Joined Apr 2012
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Re: Lads ready to go
« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2013, 12:17:12 pm »
We got ours down early December last year and our butcher gave us everything back frozen. We took out the hams xmas eve morning and cooked them xmas day. It was lovely. I would see no problem freezing your hams until xmas

sokel

  • Joined Jun 2012
  • S W northumberland
Re: Lads ready to go
« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2013, 08:06:41 pm »
We have just had a half one done into bacon, hams and gammon steaks and ours have gone into the freezer. we froze it last year aswell and it was great
Graham

HappyHippy

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Re: Lads ready to go
« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2013, 03:19:20 pm »
Yup, as everyone else says no problem with freezing it.
It's probably better if you can get the butcher to blast freeze everything instead of you freezing it down yourself, the blast freeze preserves everything far better IMHO  :thumbsup:

waddy

  • Joined May 2012
Re: Lads ready to go
« Reply #4 on: November 02, 2013, 04:15:41 pm »
Hi, what breed were they please? (researching in preparation for our first pigs).


Thanks


Helen

 

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