Author Topic: pigs new home (Read 3297 times)

kp · « **on:** July 29, 2009, 05:49:12 pm »

I'm building a shed at the moment to house a chest freezer (the pigs new home) among other things, can anyone tell me the size of freezer in cubic feet I will need for two pigs.
Karen

BillyBerridge · « **Reply #1 on:** July 29, 2009, 08:04:26 pm »

Depends on the size of the pig...?

MARSZ01 · « **Reply #2 on:** July 29, 2009, 08:06:04 pm »

What sort of pigs ?

kp · « **Reply #3 on:** July 30, 2009, 08:17:22 am »

they are oxford sandy and blacks and I think they weigh about 160lbs at the moment, I thought I'd take them to about 180 - 200lbs as I'd like to do my own bacon
Karen

Hilarysmum · « **Reply #4 on:** July 30, 2009, 08:49:45 am »

Our 4ft x 2ft x 3ft freezer will take 2 boned out pigs (100 k. dw) comfortably with room for other stuff. Totally cleared out it will take 3 as above but its a squeeze requiring careful packing.

kp · « **Reply #5 on:** July 30, 2009, 09:33:52 pm »

thanks for that, it's roughly the size I was thinking about. Hilarysmum can you tell me if you can freeze the meat and then make bacon with it at a later date or is it best done as soon as its slaughtered?
Karen