Author Topic: Iron Age Pigs (Read 7941 times)

ShaunP · « **on:** April 16, 2010, 02:04:20 pm »

I have got 3 Tamworth weaners and 1 Iron age which is a cross a Wild BBoar x Tamworth coming next week.

Anyone had Iron Age before?

HappyHippy · « **Reply #1 on:** April 16, 2010, 03:19:21 pm »

Not yet

but I'll be really interested to find out how you get on with them.
I'd love to get wild boar to run in our woods, but after lots of research decided that all the 'dangerous animal licence' regs put me off - the iron age seems to be the next best thing. So looking forward to hearing your experiences

Hilarysmum · « **Reply #2 on:** April 16, 2010, 03:26:04 pm »

I have had a litter or iron age. They were very skittish, as they got older they tended to bite. Our electric fencing was not nearly man enough to keep them in. My one and only never to be repeated experience, but then I am a little on the old side for chasing Tigger on speed!!! Back to the sedate GOS for me. Dont be put off they were the out of this world eating experience.

The time between tasting that meat and mangalitsa meat was too long to do a proper taste test, but would say Mangalitsa is very close.

Wortle · « **Reply #3 on:** April 20, 2010, 07:25:37 pm »

I thought if you had a wild boar first cross with anything you had to have a wild animal license from your local authority. I looked into this and they have to inspect premises, often at your own cost.

Hilarysmum · « **Reply #4 on:** April 21, 2010, 09:09:19 am »

Over here officially if your sow becomes pregnant to a sanglier its mandatory to destroy the litter at birth.

ShaunP · « **Reply #5 on:** April 21, 2010, 11:00:51 am »

Quote from: Hilarysmum on April 16, 2010, 03:26:04 pm

I have had a litter or iron age. They were very skittish, as they got older they tended to bite. Our electric fencing was not nearly man enough to keep them in. My one and only never to be repeated experience, but then I am a little on the old side for chasing Tigger on speed!!! Back to the sedate GOS for me. Dont be put off they were the out of this world eating experience.

The time between tasting that meat and mangalitsa meat was too long to do a proper taste test, but would say Mangalitsa is very close.

Well had them in the barn as I havent quite finished the fencing to the new plot. Phone call 2hours later from neighbour who had a iron age piglet under his arm!!!

Is this a record for a great escape?

HappyHippy · « **Reply #6 on:** April 21, 2010, 04:33:46 pm »

Oooooo let's hope it's not a sign of things to come

time to break out the high security fencing

Wortle - about the wild animal licence, I'm not 100% certain, but I think that once the wild boar is 'diluted' through breeding (is that the right way to describe it ?) there's no need for the licence. But I could be talking out a hole in my head

Like you I would have loved some wild boar but all the red tape just puts me off. I had hoped iron age pigs would have been an alternative, but after reading what Hilarysmum had to say I might just stick with some Tamworths instead (they're mad enough for me

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winshamrarebreeds · « **Reply #7 on:** April 21, 2010, 09:29:07 pm »

Hi

We have kept several iron age pigs with no problem and they make beautiful pork

Joy
Winsham rare breeds

Hilarysmum · « **Reply #8 on:** April 22, 2010, 07:08:45 am »

Phone call 2hours later from neighbour who had a iron age piglet under his arm!!!

Is this a record for a great escape?[/color]

Our boar George lasted 20 minutes and disappeared for exactly 2 months.