I can't believe how strong I've been, my two OSB fat lads went off last week and I haven't shed a tear, I expected to be in pieces but all went well, a butcher friend of mine came up and butchered them for us at the same time teaching my two sons how to do it. I've got two hams in a wet cure which smells delicious ( cider and apple juice, sugar, salt and herbs) one side of bacon in a dry cure and one ham packed in salt for air dried ham. I'm exhausted.
Billy B. I'm sorry I let my 2 OSB's get too fat I'll try harder next time, they were nine months old and killed out at 100kilo and 97kilo with a lot of fat, saying that the slow roast shoulder was absolutely delicious with crackling to die for. I would have sent them off earlier but we were waiting to get a few things in place, a shed had to be finished and a freezer to arrive.
I agree with BB that OSB's are gorgeous pigs very easy to look after and very tasty.
Karen