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Author Topic: There must be a lot of farmers coming out of pigs.  (Read 13859 times)

Mrs Snoodles

  • Joined Aug 2012
Re: There must be a lot of farmers coming out of pigs.
« Reply #15 on: April 12, 2013, 03:00:58 pm »
we have 600 sow unit starting up here soon.

Backinwellies

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Re: There must be a lot of farmers coming out of pigs.
« Reply #16 on: April 12, 2013, 03:05:07 pm »
400 grand   ....  sounds like someone is telling porkies!!  :roflanim: sorry couldn't resist!!
Linda

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Bodger

  • Joined Jul 2009
Re: There must be a lot of farmers coming out of pigs.
« Reply #17 on: April 12, 2013, 03:12:37 pm »
I think that they must be basing their investment on the basis of last man standing wins.

Daisys Mum

  • Joined May 2009
  • Scottish Borders
Re: There must be a lot of farmers coming out of pigs.
« Reply #18 on: April 12, 2013, 04:05:24 pm »
In the Daily Post yesterday, our N. Wales regional paper, was a story about a pig producer here on Anglesey who's about to invest 400 grand on a new pig shed. It also states that they are currently getting £1.55 a kilo for the pigs they produce. Now if they can stump up 400 grand on a supposedly loss making business either the pig industry doom sayers are telling porkies or their accountant has been at the wacky baccy. Not relevant I know as none of us on here are in the position where we need to shift 100 odd porkers a week, but it makes you think a bit.


Could be a pig in a poke  :roflanim:
Anne

Azzdodd

  • Joined Apr 2012
Re: There must be a lot of farmers coming out of pigs.
« Reply #19 on: April 12, 2013, 05:38:06 pm »
Berkshire boy I completly agree but all I'm saying is people would rather go buy a full pig at £90 and have loads of pink pork than buy a rare breed pork for £200....so all the rare breeders can't make ends meat and In turn most breeding stock is turned into sausages....unless the price off feed drops the pink pig will wipe out rare breeds in 20 years I sold 2 full pigs for £180 eac cause I just didn't have freezer space I lost money on them....

Pasture Farm

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Re: There must be a lot of farmers coming out of pigs.
« Reply #20 on: April 12, 2013, 07:38:07 pm »
Incidentally, that £50 special was a hunk of junk. I wouldn't have given him 50 pence for it, let alone fifty quid.

You don't get owt for nowt ;) :farmer:

Hassle

  • Joined Aug 2012
  • Lincolnshire
Re: There must be a lot of farmers coming out of pigs.
« Reply #21 on: April 12, 2013, 08:40:02 pm »
well 18,000 pigs a week go into 3 plants for morrisons
« Last Edit: April 12, 2013, 08:43:25 pm by Hassle »

Bodger

  • Joined Jul 2009
Re: There must be a lot of farmers coming out of pigs.
« Reply #22 on: April 13, 2013, 12:58:42 pm »
Here's the pig ark that I collected this morning.
 


 


 

Here's the gateway to my super duper pig enclosure that my pig ark is to wide to go through  :idea: :roflanim: :roflanim: :roflanim:
 


HappyHippy

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Re: There must be a lot of farmers coming out of pigs.
« Reply #23 on: April 13, 2013, 02:58:52 pm »
Woopsie !
That'll be an up and over the fence type job then  ;)
Looks a good, solid arc though  :thumbsup:

colliewobbles

  • Joined Mar 2013
  • South Norfolk
Re: There must be a lot of farmers coming out of pigs.
« Reply #24 on: April 13, 2013, 04:27:59 pm »
Looks a great set-up you have there - just wondered though if it is OK to have pigs that close to a residential area? 

Donna

Mammyshaz

  • Joined Feb 2012
  • Durham
Re: There must be a lot of farmers coming out of pigs.
« Reply #25 on: April 13, 2013, 05:04:42 pm »
Ooops.  :roflanim: we did the same with the poultry coop but it has a roof  :innocent:

Such a PIA  but will be worth it, a super size  :thumbsup:

Berkshire Boy

  • Joined May 2011
  • Presteigne, Powys
Re: There must be a lot of farmers coming out of pigs.
« Reply #26 on: April 13, 2013, 06:03:07 pm »
Donna they are pigs not Lions.  :roflanim:
Everyone makes mistakes as the Dalek said climbing off the dustbin.

colliewobbles

  • Joined Mar 2013
  • South Norfolk
Re: There must be a lot of farmers coming out of pigs.
« Reply #27 on: April 13, 2013, 06:17:47 pm »
Donna they are pigs not Lions.  :roflanim:

 :roflanim:  I was thinking about 'moaners' who will complain about the smell and anything else they can think of!!

Hassle

  • Joined Aug 2012
  • Lincolnshire
Re: There must be a lot of farmers coming out of pigs.
« Reply #28 on: April 13, 2013, 06:44:26 pm »
Pigs don't smell it's the stuff they leave for the roses  :bouquet:

Bodger

  • Joined Jul 2009
Re: There must be a lot of farmers coming out of pigs.
« Reply #29 on: April 14, 2013, 06:56:06 pm »
 I've just got back but the trailer didn't make it home. :scratch:  As I got to Trawsfynnd, i heard a noise from the trailer and thank God I slowed down, because just after that, the trailer wheel over took me. :shock:  Fortunately I was right opposite the only laybuy for miles and I was able to pull into it. I retrieved the wheel and all the studs were in place, the actual hub had sheared clean off. I was very lucky.
I'd nearly made it home but fell about 25 miles short. My good mate Hawkeye and his wife turned out with a second livestock trailer and my own trailer is now residing in a kindly farmers yard awaiting a new hub.
I'm glad to be home I can tell you. Thanks Dave and Victoria.:thumbup:
Prudence slept through everything and heres she is safely at home. She had 12 piglets taken off her yesterday and give her a few weeks and i'm sure she'll be a picture. :thumbup:
 


 


 


 

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