[P6te]

Not only does our slaughter house allow us to feed them before taking ... fresh water is available there and they fed them too making sure they were content in their enclosure overnight ....

[Eve]

no water for 12 hrs

Really?? Ours are fed until the evening before and have water all the time, the abattoir provides water as well though ours don't need that as they go through very quickly.

[FiB]

 Well - It was sooo much better than I thought it would be, the pigs were calm and happy as we had got them to use the trailer as their sleeping place for the 3 nights before (luckily mild nights) so on d day were able to jsut shut it up and go.  They follewd the bucket calmly at the abatoir (Corwen) - the pens were fresh sawdust and the route to pen was strawed.  A quick last scratch and then they were stunned and on their way.

A massive contrast to the trailer after us where the 6 pigs within were screaming and refused to come out.  So glad  we were close to ours.  Thanks for all support.  Meat back next week

[oaklandspigs]

FiB, let us know how the butchering went, and I'll add your comments above and any others to the abattoir guide

http://www.oaklandspigs.co.uk/links/abattoirs/