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Daisys Mum

  • Joined May 2009
  • Scottish Borders
seperating boars from gilts
« on: October 14, 2009, 07:53:20 pm »

Please can someone tell me when boars should be sepatated from their sisters.

I have just had someone ask me and I am not sure.
Anne

Hilarysmum

  • Joined Oct 2007
Re: seperating boars from gilts
« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2009, 07:17:25 am »
5 months maximum. 

ukag0972

  • Joined Mar 2009
  • Argyll
Re: seperating boars from gilts
« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2009, 11:19:54 am »
I'd agree with that hilarysmum!


Hilarysmum

  • Joined Oct 2007
Re: seperating boars from gilts
« Reply #3 on: October 15, 2009, 01:12:35 pm »
unless you want loads of little  :pig: :pig: :pig:

Daisys Mum

  • Joined May 2009
  • Scottish Borders
Re: seperating boars from gilts
« Reply #4 on: October 15, 2009, 03:56:17 pm »


Thanks will pass that on. They don't need any 2 headed piglets.
Anne

dixie

  • Joined Mar 2009
Re: seperating boars from gilts
« Reply #5 on: October 15, 2009, 05:24:50 pm »
I keep mine altogether til they go to slaughter at 5-6 months!

Higgins11

  • Joined Nov 2008
Re: seperating boars from gilts
« Reply #6 on: October 16, 2009, 02:23:41 am »
will not have that problem if you castrate at 1 week old

chickenfeed

  • Guest
Re: seperating boars from gilts
« Reply #7 on: October 16, 2009, 07:06:00 am »
 :pig: ours stay together until slaughter no problems they are gone about 5 - 6 months.

Hilarysmum

  • Joined Oct 2007
Re: seperating boars from gilts
« Reply #8 on: October 16, 2009, 09:35:06 am »
Thats the norm, however have 2 friends who have both had gilts get in pig to their siblings at just 5 months old. 

Daisys Mum

  • Joined May 2009
  • Scottish Borders
Re: seperating boars from gilts
« Reply #9 on: October 16, 2009, 08:49:11 pm »

As my pigs have gone I have offered to take the 2 boars at 4 1/2 months so hopefully that should be okay, if I send them on holiday at 6 months
that should still give my land time to recover before I get more next year. Thanks all
Anne

 

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