Author Topic: looking for pietrain gilt  (Read 4317 times)

powispigs

  • Joined Jul 2010
  • Shropshire
    • Powis Pigs
looking for pietrain gilt
« on: July 28, 2010, 11:56:48 am »
HI all, have heard good things about the meat production of a pietrain so would like to try and breed from one with our British lop boar. Has anybody got anything available local to me in Shropshire?
Thanks :)
Would be happy with good pietrain x
« Last Edit: July 28, 2010, 12:10:54 pm by powispigs »

Daisys Mum

  • Joined May 2009
  • Scottish Borders
Re: looking for pietrain gilt
« Reply #1 on: July 28, 2010, 12:42:37 pm »

Hi sorry cant help in your area, I had 2 pietrains which were reared free range and the meat was excellent and absolutely tons of it, very lean and crossed with a British Lop I am sure will be amazing. I did consider getting more but plumped for natives instead.
Anne

powispigs

  • Joined Jul 2010
  • Shropshire
    • Powis Pigs
Re: looking for pietrain gilt
« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2010, 01:04:18 pm »
thanks, we have mostly natives too but thought it would be worth a go!

JulieS

  • Joined Mar 2009
  • Devon - EX39 5RF
    • Ford Mill Farm
Re: looking for pietrain gilt
« Reply #3 on: July 28, 2010, 01:17:53 pm »
Have you tried the BPA website?

www.britishpigs.org


You can search for pigs on there by area.

Good luck  :)
Pedigree GOS Pigs and Butchery for Smallholders.

powispigs

  • Joined Jul 2010
  • Shropshire
    • Powis Pigs
Re: looking for pietrain gilt
« Reply #4 on: July 28, 2010, 05:44:46 pm »
thanks, will give that a try!

Daisys Mum

  • Joined May 2009
  • Scottish Borders
Re: looking for pietrain gilt
« Reply #5 on: July 28, 2010, 10:07:40 pm »

There is an ad on the Preloved web site for pietrain x large whites in Oswestry
Anne

powispigs

  • Joined Jul 2010
  • Shropshire
    • Powis Pigs
Re: looking for pietrain gilt
« Reply #6 on: July 28, 2010, 10:53:20 pm »
thanks, have looked and there are also some GOS x pietrain too


JulieS

  • Joined Mar 2009
  • Devon - EX39 5RF
    • Ford Mill Farm
Re: looking for pietrain gilt
« Reply #7 on: July 28, 2010, 11:12:05 pm »
I know someone in Cornwall who has crossed piedtrain with GOS and apparently the meat is amazing.
Pedigree GOS Pigs and Butchery for Smallholders.

powispigs

  • Joined Jul 2010
  • Shropshire
    • Powis Pigs
Re: looking for pietrain gilt
« Reply #8 on: July 29, 2010, 09:50:16 am »
thanks for that, do you think if i then cross with a british lop boar it would still be good???

 

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