[princesspiggy]

what r peoples opinions and experiences of eating/selling suckling pigs?


 

[robert waddell]

nothing wrong with eating them          the ones that buy them want them for buttons that is the only drawback

[Beewyched]

Julia 
Never eaten them myself, nor my OH, so not able to give you any feedback on that part.
Thoughts ... well, from a welfarey sort of perspective, I'd be concerned that they were slaughtered asap after taking them away from mum, maybe it's me being soft, but I would like to be assured that they were done straight away from unloading & certainly not kept penned overnight at the abbattoir/transported for hours or days.  Also, for mum's sake that they don't go too early - after 5 weeks I think I'd be ok about it, as mum is often getting a bit fed-up of them by then.
But, if the welfarey bit is ok, then I honestly don't have a problem with it - afterall most of the pigs we breed end-up in the food chain & as I believe, better to have a good short life than a long horrible one.
Not sure if KKs would ever be considered for it though - at that age folks would have to have 2 each 

[princesspiggy]

do u reckon they get fed pig nuts too, or just sows milk?
what live weight would a 10kg dead weight be?
seems the price ranges from £10 p kg for small producers to £20 p kg for big companies.


quite interesting...

[robert waddell]

10kilo dead weight would be around 14 kilo liveweight
that is £200 for a pig from a large producer   every man and his dog will be wanting in on this

[Polished Arrow]

I have been asked about this - but said I was not in a position yet to consider it. 
But at that price, I reckon I might be ready tomorrow 

[Beewyched]

Ok, this is getting a bit too techy for me Julia    there's gotta be others on here best placed to give you some info on this subject ...
At a guess, they probably creep feed the same way as we would usually do it - it's the young age that makes the meat so succulent.
I don't think sucklers are "boned-out", I think they're served whole, heads & all, so it would possibly be live less offal bits?
Bl**dy good prices & if good welfare/feeding regimes are kept to for the sows, I guess you could get 2.5 litters per annum for a couple of years too, maybe?
VERY interesting ...
 
Just noticed Robert's posted 
 

[Beewyched]

Oops - sorry, PA too 

[Polished Arrow]

Oops - sorry, PA too 

S'okay.  I might have left my Invisibility Cloak on by accident 

[Beewyched]

Oops - sorry, PA too 

S'okay.  I might have left my Invisibility Cloak on by accident 

Aha - another Harry Potter fan 

[robert waddell]

yes Lyn they are served whole with the bones in but gutted   have been asked about this before  and not even offered  £50 for to supply them and i had to pay the slaughter charges    2 words were used and the second was off

[Beewyched]

yes Lyn they are served whole with the bones in but gutted   have been asked about this before  and not even offered  £50 for to supply them and i had to pay the slaughter charges    2 words were used and the second was off

Maybe I should be glad that the KKs are too small then 

[robert waddell]

or to big

[Polished Arrow]

Oops - sorry, PA too 

S'okay.  I might have left my Invisibility Cloak on by accident 

Aha - another Harry Potter fan 

Indeedy! 

[Beewyched]

or to big

Lol, stoppit NOW Robert !!!