How heavy

[farmboy]

How heavy do we think these are?

 

[ShooTa]

ooh id say as heavy as a fair sized pig.

 

[Suffolk Serf]

70kg

 

[farmboy]

70kg

Be ready in a month then?

 

[Old Boar]

Are they far away or near?

 

[Suffolk Serf]

Be ready in a month then?

If fed properly- ie adlib proper pig finisher diet.

 

[Henarar]

75kg

 

[farmboy]

Are they far away or near?

Picture taken from the house

 

[Werzle]

I know f### all about pigs but they look fit to me now, wont they just put fat on rather than meat if you keep them any longer.

 

[farmboy]

I fed properly- ie adlib proper pig finisher diet.

Thanks, not got enough experience in judging pig weights! There’s a five week wait time at the abattoir so just trying to gauge when to book

 

[br jones]

Thanks, not got enough experience in judging pig weights! There’s a five week wait time at the abattoir so just trying to gauge when to book

Measure them ,there is a pig weight calculator online ,measure just behind front legs,and from ears to tail

 

[ImLost]

It depends what you want to do with them I guess. Are they just for personal consumption?
I cant really tell without seeing them in the flesh, but to me they look near ready, especially if there is a 5 week waiting time for the abbatoir.
Be a fair freezer full if you are using it all yourself!!

 

[d williams]

How heavy do we think these are?

65/75kgs get them booked in if a 5 week weight

 

[Skintagain]

I'd be booking them in for 5 weeks.

 

[farmboy]

Thanks, that’s what I was kind of thinking so I’ve booked them in! We keep some amongst ourselves and some gets sold to friends/family and I like to make sure everyone gets their money’s worth so prefer them to be on the bigger side!

 

[caveman]

Are they far away or near?

I would think they're in Dorset.

 

[Wink]

70-80kg is my guess - book them in.

 

[thorpe]

Thanks, not got enough experience in judging pig weights! There’s a five week wait time at the abattoir so just trying to gauge when to book

book em in.

 

[Old Boar]

You can change a pigs weight hugely in 5 weeks and they can run to fat quickly. They look good at the mo so keep feeding as you have been. They tend to store fat in their jowels so keep an eye on that bit.
I wont tell you the old way to judge the fat of a pig....

 

[Pan mixer]

They need booking in now and cutting back a bit on cake or changing the ration to something less fattening as @Suffolk Serf says or else the backfat on the eye muscle will dwarf the meat if they really can't go for 5 weeks, those boars will be big by then and may already be called Roger and will annoy the gilts soon too.

They look good sorts though so it shouldn't be too hard like it would with a rare breed.