Boar! Strange thread.

[Gotpigs]

Strange but just woundering what biggest boar pig you come across cos Iv got a 2 year Duroc boar and dare say he biggest Iv come across for a while.

 

[Newby]

There was one at selby last year weighed 470odd kg, he'd been an AI boar so kept long past his sell by date.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

There was one at selby last year weighed 470odd kg, he'd been an AI boar so kept long past his sell by date.

 

[Gotpigs]

Sound fair big that. Mine knocked a litter out of 22 so might be keeping him a while, got a few pics of him but don't really do him justice. I'd say he about 360kg ish mark. Maybe little more cos all his body is just solid

 

[Newby]

Sound fair big that. Mine knocked a litter out of 22 so might be keeping him a while, got a few pics of him but don't really do him justice. I'd say he about 360kg ish mark. Maybe little more cos all his body is just solid

It's the sow who determines litter size mate

 

[unlacedgecko]

When I worked on an indoor unit some if the V boars could reach a fair size, especially if they were well mannered.

By and large they were sent on at 3 or 4 when arthritis got the better of them. But look the wrong way at a worker, and they were on the next wagon. Can't fault the manager for that

 

[Paddington]

Used to use the tape weigh method of measuring our boar but we had one I couldn't get the ends of the tape to meet. When he felt the need to move home he could lift a pretty solid 8ft ark, that two of us could move the odd inch, for a walk around his run. He would often turn it through 90 degrees so he could keep an eye on the sows next door.

 

[Man_in_black]

When I worked on an indoor unit some if the V boars could reach a fair size, especially if they were well mannered.

By and large they were sent on at 3 or 4 when arthritis got the better of them. But look the wrong way at a worker, and they were on the next wagon. Can't fault the manager for that

On outdoor breeding unit I managed we had one small but twattish boar, Swedish Hampshire, who had been attacking the AI team for months & old management tolerated it! I shot him on day 3.

 

[Wee Willy]

I sold my last boar in2002 ,when I quit pigs. He was 380 kgs. Prices were so crap I got £60 for him.

 

[Old Boar]

When someone came to move my boar, his face said it all, but he added
"feckin' 'ell, that is the size of a fergie!"
There is a pic of him somewhere on here....

 

[bovine]

"feckin' 'ell, that is the size of a fergie!"

Duchess of York or former football manager?