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Author Topic: Is buying maiden gilts a risk?  (Read 10288 times)

Bodger

  • Joined Jul 2009
Re: Is buying maiden gilts a risk?
« Reply #30 on: January 14, 2014, 10:35:45 am »
Free is good mate. I hope that everything goes fine. :fc:

White pigs also sell better than coloured ones. :pig:

Fowgill Farm

  • Joined Feb 2009
Re: Is buying maiden gilts a risk?
« Reply #31 on: January 15, 2014, 08:07:16 am »
Managed to secure a middle white boar on hire FOR FREE  :o just gotta pay too feed him and and for his transport ????
As Bodger says Free is good BUT make sure you see something he's fathered recently and they're not trying to foist either a Jaffa or a nasty pig on you and never take him back, not saying that's what will happen but sometimes free isn't always what its cracked up to be quite often you gets what you pay for!
Even if people say we can borrow a boar for free we always make the owner take a token amount usually £30 a sow served, that way you can't  be name called and its more likely you'll be allowed to borrow the boar again and they know you're not just a shyster on the take. Bottles of alcohol, flowers & chocs are also welcome in lieu of money.
Hth
mandy :pig:

Azzdodd

  • Joined Apr 2012
Re: Is buying maiden gilts a risk?
« Reply #32 on: January 15, 2014, 09:40:38 am »
He has recently fathered 2 litters with saddleback sows seen lots off pictures etc :-) bag off pig nuts and a bottle off wine was my idea  :thumbsup:

 

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