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Cobra

  • Joined Jun 2010
    • Somerset
    • Millers Of Sedgemoor
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Slaughter time
« on: February 10, 2011, 03:49:24 am »
Well first pigs are booked for the abbatoir next teusday, wish me luck  ;D Do I feel guilty  :pig:  ???  :yum: :yum: :yum: NO!  ;D ;D
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Hilarysmum

  • Joined Oct 2007
Re: Slaughter time
« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2011, 08:05:42 am »
Good luck.  Leave plenty of time.  Keep calm.  You wont need luck.  You will be just fine.   Think BACON
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JulieS

  • Joined Mar 2009
    • Devon - EX39 5RF
    • Ford Mill Farm
Re: Slaughter time
« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2011, 09:51:31 am »
Good luck.  I'm sure everything will go smoothly.

Do let us know how you get on.
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Helencus

  • Joined Feb 2010
    • NW Leicestershire
Re: Slaughter time
« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2011, 12:17:48 pm »
All the best.. Enjoy the pork ;D
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shetlandpaul

  • Joined Oct 2008
Re: Slaughter time
« Reply #4 on: February 10, 2011, 02:39:30 pm »
at last our pigs are going next thursday nearly 2 1/2 months late. they are around 130kg now so lots of pork to cut up.
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Anke

  • Joined Dec 2009
    • St Boswells, Scottish Borders
Re: Slaughter time
« Reply #5 on: February 10, 2011, 09:47:59 pm »
Our local abattoir will only take them up to 100kgs - so you are lucky there! I guess lots of ham to be salted then!
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Cobra

  • Joined Jun 2010
    • Somerset
    • Millers Of Sedgemoor
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Re: Slaughter time
« Reply #6 on: February 11, 2011, 02:41:39 am »
Quote from: shetlandpaul on February 10, 2011, 02:39:30 pm
at last our pigs are going next thursday nearly 2 1/2 months late. they are around 130kg now so lots of pork to cut up.

Good greif  :o Hope youve got a big freezer  ;D

Best of luck with yours, at least I can man handle mine in the trailer if neccasary  :D
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shetlandpaul

  • Joined Oct 2008
Re: Slaughter time
« Reply #7 on: February 11, 2011, 11:41:39 am »
he does not mind has its been due to his slaughter house needing fixing very friendly guy. still an extra two monthy of pig feed does add to the cost. pity really they are very friendly girls.
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Eve

  • Joined Jul 2010
Re: Slaughter time
« Reply #8 on: February 11, 2011, 04:35:35 pm »
Quote
Think BACON

 ;D ;D
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Cobra

  • Joined Jun 2010
    • Somerset
    • Millers Of Sedgemoor
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Re: Slaughter time
« Reply #9 on: February 23, 2011, 12:00:11 am »
Well last Tuesday was a good day and loading was great, Ive herd so many stories and they litrely followed me in the trailer with the bucket; I was gobsmacked but delighted at the same time.

All has gone well and I collected the meat today, looks damn fine, tasting tomorrow  :yum: thanks to everyone here for your advice and help through my first piggie process, its really appreciated  :wave:
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NorthEssexsmallholding

  • Joined Dec 2010
Re: Slaughter time
« Reply #10 on: February 23, 2011, 11:14:46 am »
CObra, did you have the meat butchered and processed or you doing that yourself? 
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shetlandpaul

  • Joined Oct 2008
Re: Slaughter time
« Reply #11 on: February 23, 2011, 12:12:23 pm »
lucky cobra one of ours went in quite happily the bigger of the two would not she just stood there a squelled. she then decided she was not staying and ran off.
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Hermit

  • Joined Feb 2010
Re: Slaughter time
« Reply #12 on: February 23, 2011, 04:04:21 pm »
Did you get her back?
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shetlandpaul

  • Joined Oct 2008
Re: Slaughter time
« Reply #13 on: February 23, 2011, 04:23:42 pm »
2 1/2 hours with the family running around to get her back in. they then broke out a bit later because the gate was not secured and they were found a sleep in some old silage. she just lay there snoring it was quite funny if it was not so wet and windy. (she never left the croft to much effort) she loved running around the bales seeing who would give up first.
were getting some one in to take them on monday. they seem to know what they are doing.
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Hermit

  • Joined Feb 2010
Re: Slaughter time
« Reply #14 on: February 23, 2011, 04:27:41 pm »
Oh good  bacon butties soon then :yum:
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