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Rob R
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| And how big is big? What did these pigs weigh? |
Very big! They were born mid-January last year, so they should have gone as baconers at the beginning of winter, but not having both the time & space to deal with them, they got left until the now. We had thought we had plenty to deal with, what with beef (which had to go in before it was thirty months) & sheep, but we decided to get it over with, else they'd be getting too big. They've eaten all home mixed feeds, with no soya or other imported protein, and for two thirds of their lives, have been eating cereal feed grown entirely by members of my family. Just lately they have also been getting sugar beet, from a neighbouring farm, so it will be interesting to see if that adds in any way to the 'sweetness' of the meat.
Anyway, we estimated their weight at about 120kg about six weeks ago, and I'll let you know what they were deadweight when I pick them up. One thing, they certainly looked bigger when we got them in the trailer than they ever did in the pen! And one was very stubborn too! It's certainly true that you can't push a pig, and it's certainly adviseable not to try pushing at the sharp end! 
I'm having them cut as baconers & keeping some back as pork, so I'll post how big they turned out/cut weights when they come back. |
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Rob R
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It has been the culmination of a very meaty month 
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