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Tudful Tamworths

  • Joined Aug 2009
    • Liz's website
Re: what are yours called?
« Reply #15 on: December 21, 2010, 06:13:36 pm »
The main ones:

Thisbe (current Tamworth Champion of Champions, expecting a litter in January)
Audrey (current Royal Welsh traditional pig champion - very elegant Lucky Lass sow)
Bramble (eats everything)
Bushpig (very ugly Tamworth, but rare bloodline, so have to keep her!)
Phoenix (nearly gave her up for dead after an accident)
Pricey (cost me a lot in vet bills)
Iris (named after my mum - she's not flattered)

I did have a Hamlet (now a breeding boar in Kent) and a Barbara (sadly prolapsed and had to be culled)
Have a couple of others waiting for names....looking for inspiration...
www.lizshankland.com www.biggingerpigs.com
Author of the Haynes Pig Manual, Haynes Smallholding Manual, and the Haynes Sheep Manual. Three times winner of the Tamworth Champion of Champions. Teaching smallholding courses at Kate Humble's farm: www.humblebynature.com

Eve

  • Joined Jul 2010
Re: what are yours called?
« Reply #16 on: December 21, 2010, 06:27:57 pm »
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She came with attitude

Plus Mme Clinton is an intellectual heavyweight! ... I'm now having visions of Hilary the pig reading The Economist in her ark, front legs crossed and engrossed in the financial affairs section  ;D

Hope it all goes well with the other 2 - I take it Digsby is in the sofa again?

little blue

  • Joined Jun 2009
  • Derbyshire
Re: what are yours called?
« Reply #17 on: December 21, 2010, 08:15:10 pm »
Murphy, the boar
Maud and Mildred  (ever read "The Worst Witch?!")
If we ever have another breeding sow she will be Ethel

the piglets are Ginge, Grump, Wilber, Grunt & Baby.. . .  they are  NOT stopping long!!
Little Blue

skidley

  • Joined Jan 2010
  • On the Marsh, Kent
    • Fairview Ginger Pigs
Re: what are yours called?
« Reply #18 on: December 21, 2010, 09:15:16 pm »
Hamlet (named by Liz, gorgeous boar)
Wotsit
Titania (but the kids all call her Titty!)
Portia (continuing the shakespearian theme)
Velma and Ugly Betty (handreared tam x saddleback)
and a litter of Tams, 2 of which I'm keeping for showing next year. Need suggestions for a welsh name starting with H for the little boar to follow in his fathers trotter marks and one of the gilts who has a huge bum so have nicknamed whoopi!

Sudanpan

  • Joined Jan 2009
  • West Cornwall
    • Movement is Life
Re: what are yours called?
« Reply #19 on: December 21, 2010, 09:40:30 pm »
Our 4 GOS weaner boars:
Headspot
Earring
Cleanface and
Teardrop

All eaters, but I felt I needed to have a reliable method of identifying them  :D

And now before we have a pork based meal we can toast the appropriate individual  ;D

Tish

Tudful Tamworths

  • Joined Aug 2009
    • Liz's website
Re: what are yours called?
« Reply #20 on: December 21, 2010, 11:35:54 pm »
Skidley, you could go for something simple like Harri or Huw. Or something with a bit of history attached, like Hywel (pronounced "Howell" in English)- after Hywel Dda (Hywel the Good) who was the 10th century king.
www.lizshankland.com www.biggingerpigs.com
Author of the Haynes Pig Manual, Haynes Smallholding Manual, and the Haynes Sheep Manual. Three times winner of the Tamworth Champion of Champions. Teaching smallholding courses at Kate Humble's farm: www.humblebynature.com

Hilarysmum

  • Joined Oct 2007
Re: what are yours called?
« Reply #21 on: December 22, 2010, 07:02:46 am »
Eve yes Digsby is on the sofa, under his duvet, snoring.  I love the idea of Hilary in an armchair, legs crossed reading the Times or similar or perhaps Paris Match?

powispigs

  • Joined Jul 2010
  • Shropshire
    • Powis Pigs
Re: what are yours called?
« Reply #22 on: December 22, 2010, 10:31:27 am »
Our breeding girls are called - Bacon, Hocks, Trotters, Chop, Crackling and Belly Pork!
All named by our children  ;D

little blue

  • Joined Jun 2009
  • Derbyshire
Re: what are yours called?
« Reply #23 on: December 22, 2010, 11:07:15 am »
they're your breeders .... what do you call the ones you're going to eat??!!

 ;D
Little Blue

princesspiggy

  • Guest
Re: what are yours called?
« Reply #24 on: December 22, 2010, 12:56:18 pm »
Digsby is on the sofa, under his duvet
is he really? wot breed is he?

our ex-neighbour was called Ugly betty too  - lol  ;D 

JulieS

  • Joined Mar 2009
  • Devon - EX39 5RF
    • Ford Mill Farm
Re: what are yours called?
« Reply #25 on: December 22, 2010, 01:40:35 pm »
My first meat weaners were called Rasher, Chop and Sausage.

My breeding girls are Bluebell, Star, Princess, Lulu, Ellen, Rosie, Delia, Dahlia, Jenny and Penny.  My boar is Jerry.

The ones for fattening are either all called girly girls or piggy boys.
 :)
Pedigree GOS Pigs and Butchery for Smallholders.

Hilarysmum

  • Joined Oct 2007
Re: what are yours called?
« Reply #26 on: December 23, 2010, 08:03:17 am »
Digsby is on the sofa, under his duvet
is he really? wot breed is he?

our ex-neighbour was called Ugly betty too  - lol  ;D 

LARG BLACK (the emphasis on LARGE)

Hilarysmum

  • Joined Oct 2007
Re: what are yours called?
« Reply #27 on: December 23, 2010, 08:04:16 am »
They all have fabulous names.  Just shows what care we all take of our pigs.  Love the idea of naming one after my mum  but  ....OLIVE????  mmm don't think so.

cranfordpigcompany

  • Joined Nov 2010
  • cranford northamptonshire
Re: what are yours called?
« Reply #28 on: December 23, 2010, 08:22:30 am »
The two OSB sows we use for breeding are called Olive and Girti.

What's wrong with Olive?
cranfordpigcompany

Hilarysmum

  • Joined Oct 2007
Re: what are yours called?
« Reply #29 on: December 24, 2010, 06:01:17 pm »
cranford, you never met my mother.    Julie are they GOS?

 

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