[robert waddell]

butch was born on the 4th of july 2010 and went to piggy paradise on 1st march 2011
now butch was a  pedigree tamworth (castrated)
he had a happy existance playing with his sister outside even in the deep snow both of them were fed sow nuts(16%) twice a day 2.4k or 5.53lbs between them  he weighed 116k on the day and weighed92k with head bones and pluck
backfat 40mm/1.5 inches
eartag still intact and readable slaughter house stevenson of dunblane         (and you can buy pigs from them at £2.90 per kilo)

[HappyHippy]

Oh no - wish you hadn't told me his name 
Poor Butch   I look forward to meeting him tomorrow
But that sounds like good weight/fat ratio's for the size/age of him.
Think I'm hugely overfeeding mine though if yours were getting 6lbs between them, or was it 6lbs at each feed ?
£2.90 a kilo - is that ourdoor reared at that money ?

[robert waddell]

that weight betwean them so they are getting in total2.4keach per day
small scale by industry standards intensive reared

[Sandy]

Butch WILL be rememberd!!

[shetlandpaul]

yes indeed burp. just had our fist steak from big pig very nice. made 7.5kg of sausages and have 4 large bits of bacon to start tommorow. rendered down the first of 6 shopping bags of fat for dripping. gave up on the skin and gave the neighbour her head and trotters as the kids are a bit soft.

[Sandy]

Now what other pet can you love in more ways than one???

[robert waddell]

yes butch will be remembered every time i eat the delicious sausages, bacon and burgers