[Ladygrey]

I have had an order for a mini suckling hog roast pig from a friend

Little 7 month old boar piglet is perfect, I dont want to breed from him, so its cheaper to send him off and keep a castrate piglet for the other boars friend.

Is he going to taste awful?  or will he not have any taint as he is young, or is there any such thing as taint??can entire boars make good hog roast pigs due to the fact of certain parts...?

If I cant then fine and will wait for a castrate to grow bigger

Thanks

[kja]

  suckling pig is just that a pig that is still suckling on its mother ! 7 month old is no suckling pig

[rispainfarm]

He isn't a suckling pig at that age in anycase. A suckling pig is usually under 12 weeks and usually as the name suggests either still on the mum or just off her

[Ladygrey]

Sorry!!!! wrong word, dont know why I wrote that 

I mean a pig for a hog roast, turning on the spit 

[rispainfarm]

lol kja , our posts crossed

[ppd]

My saddle back boars went at 29 weeks but not for hog roast, just butchered and they taste lovely. They had no smell before they left and pork is as pork should be. I remember a post way back that said if they were 'riding' each other then hormones were kicking in - well one of mine was always at his brother for weeks before they went Didn't always get the correct end either
...and I got my first anatomy lesson on a boars 'bits' - think my eyes nearly popped out of my head

[Kitchen Cottage]

mine went at 29 weeks and had been shagging their sisters rotten..... no boar taint.  My neighbour told me boar taint kicks in later.... that said apparently you can stop it if you separate from the source of the arousal (oh er Missus!) for several weeks before killing

[NicAlford1234]

Hi Ladygrey,

I had two boars, born in mid-September, sent off to the abbatoir at end of June. They were 9 months at the time, and one the larger of the two came back for a hog roast. It was the best hog roast I have ever had!! (no bias! )

[Ladygrey]

Thanks for all your replies  

Set my mind at rest ( goes off to weigh piggie...)

Jess

[ScotsGirl]

Well we had our OSBs  back today and tried some sausages. They were delicious and no sign of taint despite the pigs being over 7 months old

[greedyasapig]

Hi all, interesting read.... if i may hijack the thread slightly how about a 17 month Wild Bore/Pig cross  with Knackers will the taste be affected? sorry for being blunt.....

[ppd]

No idea greedyasapig
But I am sure someone will know

[kja]

Hi all, interesting read.... if i may hijack the thread slightly how about a 17 month Wild Bore/Pig cross  with Knackers will the taste be affected? sorry for being blunt.....

at 17 months the chances of boar taint are high.

when boars go through in the mart we very often say hes a 20 to 1 meaning 20 sow to 1 boar to dilute the smell (taint).

[smallholder in the city]

We've sent our boars at 10 months no taint and we know we can taste it. They were GOS free ranging Have a look at this blog for discussion and peoples experience.
www.sugarmtnfarm.com/2006/03/28boar-meat

If theclink doesn't work google sugar mountain farm boar taint

[smallholder in the city]

For some reason link doesn't go to the boar taint blog post  but if you can find it they have carried out an experiment trying out progressively older boars some sexually active some not and lots of others have added posts on their experience