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congerchamp

  • Joined Feb 2010
tamworths for pork
« on: February 09, 2010, 09:57:44 pm »
hi all i am new to keeping pigs and was wondering what age would you kill tamworths for pork?
thanks congerchamp

Rosemary

  • Joined Oct 2007
  • Barry, Angus, Scotland
    • The Accidental Smallholder
Re: tamworths for pork
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2010, 10:37:02 pm »
We buy at 8 weeks in March / April and kill at 32 weeks roughly. THis is so that we can rest the ground in between annual batches. I think you can hold them for longer without them getting overfat, if you don't overfeed.

Hilarysmum

  • Joined Oct 2007
Re: tamworths for pork
« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2010, 07:59:15 am »
It may also depend on your chosen abattoir.  Ours will only kill out at between 90 and 105 K anything smaller they wont do anything larger has to be dragged down to another abattoir over 20 k away.

congerchamp

  • Joined Feb 2010
Re: tamworths for pork
« Reply #3 on: February 14, 2010, 08:10:13 pm »
thank you both for your advise.

marigold

  • Joined Jul 2009
  • Kirriemuir Scotland
Re: tamworths for pork
« Reply #4 on: February 14, 2010, 10:53:09 pm »
How do you weigh a pig? :-\ :-\ :-\
kirsty

gavo

  • Joined Aug 2008
  • Belcoo, Enniskillen, N.Ireland
  • Crazy Pig Lover
Re: tamworths for pork
« Reply #5 on: February 14, 2010, 10:56:20 pm »
We keep our Tams until 11 months of age male or female although we often keep our girls longer.This is totally free range 365 days a year we generally get about 80-90 kgs from each pig sometimes less.Have never had a problem with them being overly fat unless you feed them double rations continually!Tams are known for being on the slim side compared to some of the traditional breeds;[as they say you can't fatten a thoroughbred]We have also never had a problem with boar taint Tams are quite slow maturing compared to many breeds.

gavo

  • Joined Aug 2008
  • Belcoo, Enniskillen, N.Ireland
  • Crazy Pig Lover
Re: tamworths for pork
« Reply #6 on: February 14, 2010, 10:57:26 pm »
There is a measuring formula to work out dead weights.

Hilarysmum

  • Joined Oct 2007
Re: tamworths for pork
« Reply #7 on: February 15, 2010, 07:00:12 am »
I think I cribbed this one from Rosemary:

In inches :  Measure from between ears to tail base ( length) around the shoulders as close to the armpits as possible (girth).

girth x girth x length divide by 400 = weight in LBs (if you want Kilos divide again by 2.2).


deduct a third to give you the carcass weight

 

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