Yes 1 for meat, yes have some small areas ok to churn up, rules regs etc bummer but have it all with other stock so ....... Slaughter house fair way off but do able for one off occasion i suppose.
Fair comment will get a brace lol
Just do it there will be plenty of help and advice on here
Many doing pigs about there?
Tree s why ?
You could be my first customer for number 2 piggy wiggy if he gets them.
. Had a Welsh once and wouldn’t be in a hurry to have another as more fat and less meat compared to the Durocs. Can’t really comment on other breeds, but depends what you can get hold off to an extent.
I have empty sheds but also have an acre corner would be suitable.We do a couple each year, selling one for the freezer and eating the other.
Do you have any sheds empty in the summer? I have a couple of weaners in June/July and keep them inside until finished in October/November, feeding pig finishing pellets. I certainly wouldn’t bother if it meant trashing some grassland, trying to keep them in and still having to feed them nearly as much.
I have a couple of friends that do similar but try to do it cheaply by just feeding rolled barley, bought in a tote bag. They feed them more feed over almost twice as long. Like feeding anything else to finish, sometimes cheapest isn’t best.
I have Durocs off a friend that breeds them, very tasty & meaty they are too. A nice bit of fat, but not too much like GOSs
