Tis TM 8 Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 lol @your hubby! Here's a couple of pics I've scanned for you of my old pig Joyce. She was a large white X landrace. As you can see she was a very friendly pig This was my 2 1/2 year old daughter (at the time) riding her. The sow never produced a litter under 11, and I can only remember her loosing 1 or 2 to being layed on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tis TM 8 Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 This was the other one..... pics not great quality i'm afraid..... was 6 years ago before I had a digital!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlueCoyote 0 Posted January 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 (edited) lol i love those pictures my boys dont know what to make of the pig just yet. she was pitching a fit yesterday when i was bringing the kids outside to play... the pig thinks, apparently, that i'm her mama... follows me around like a puppy! but when she cant.. she goes mad. my oldest son was walking sideways past her to keep an eye on her, not out of fear but because he didnt know what to do first. he loves being outside, but he's also too damned inquisitive for his own good!! i'm no expert on pig breeds so maybe someone here will know.... what are the ones that are black(the ones i've always seen are black) and have HUGE ears? sorta like the ones yours had, only seems they were much larger on the piglets. edit.. other thing about my husband. he surprised us all... me especially. seems i've underestimated him lol he killed one of my moms roosters yesterday(she has way too many roosters and threatens to shoot them all the time) one of them was making trouble so my husband thought he would sting him with the BB rifle by shooting at his tail feathers.... only he didnt expect it to KILL the bird!! hell, i didnt even know you could kill something as large as a rooster with something as small as a BB!! Edited January 15, 2008 by BlueCoyote Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moxy 617 Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 (edited) These are the last lot we had the pleasure of, Delicious! theres since been another lot and were just waiting for them to go in. there gloucster old spot Edited January 15, 2008 by moxy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlueCoyote 0 Posted January 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 are these the Old Spots? the man we bought ours from said she'd be about 150lbs in three months.. i didnt know they grew that fast lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tis TM 8 Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 moxy said: These are the last lot we had the pleasure of, Delicious! theres since been another lot and were just waiting for them to go in. there gloucster old spot Aw, hehehe, sausage sandwiches Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tis TM 8 Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 i'm no expert on pig breeds so maybe someone here will know.... what are the ones that are black(the ones i've always seen are black) and have HUGE ears? sorta like the ones yours had, only seems they were much larger on the piglets. ... Could well be the Large Black: http://www.pigparadise.com/lblack.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIGZY 4 Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 starting to feel hungry now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlueCoyote 0 Posted January 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 Tis TM said: i'm no expert on pig breeds so maybe someone here will know.... what are the ones that are black(the ones i've always seen are black) and have HUGE ears? sorta like the ones yours had, only seems they were much larger on the piglets. ... Could well be the Large Black: http://www.pigparadise.com/lblack.html thats them! yes! i would have gotten one of those if i could have found one lol and yes i would have gotten one simply for the looks lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zap 4 Posted March 29, 2008 Report Share Posted March 29, 2008 Caravan Monster said: They grow pure bred Gloucester Old Spots on the farm where I live. There doesn' t seem to be much to doing it small scale. I think they have lost one or two tiny piglets through the sow laying on them, but otherwise 100% survival. There tends to be a big size variation within each litter, but size will be evident if you are buying weaners. Here, the piglets are 100% free range in the yard until they are three or four months. Then grown on to killing size in well ventilated and open indoor pens in the winter and outdoor pens in the summer. I think they are wormed every once in a while. Feed plenty twice a day. I think the aim is to kill the males before they reach sexual maturity, but you can keep the sows on for longer depending on whether you want to produce pork or bacon. Fence well and thoroughly- they are destructive and like to make escape bids. The boar i just got half a old spot today of a farmer friend all butchered but i had a rolled shoulder and did not like it that much to be honest but the sausages were great still got a shit load in the freezer after giving alot to some family what the nicest way to cook and eat pork ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Caravan Monster 323 Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 i just got half a old spot today of a farmer friend all butchered but i had a rolled shoulder and did not like it that much to be honest but the sausages were great still got a shit load in the freezer after giving alot to some family what the nicest way to cook and eat pork ? You could try the different ways of preserving pork, if thats your thing. There' s plenty of information out there. There was some information on curing on here- you could do a search on that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zap 4 Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 i have cured the problem gave it to my parents but kept the sausages Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlueCoyote 0 Posted March 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 i'm no expert on pork nor a fan really.... but i'm trying home raised pork since a lot of people here have raved about it so much..... good question about recipes. pigs are weird animals.... seems like they are part red meat and part white meat... some is salty and some is sweet..... which i suppose means the sky is the limit with recipes. i know i'm going to have fun when the day comes when i have to deal with butchering my own pigs!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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