Out door pigs

[Andyt880]

Sad that it's the only one left. Is there much stock going though it?

Yea it is when there used to be a weekly pig sale in most towns years ago. It’s not a bad sale but not massive, maybe 150 or 200 weaner/stores and maybe 25 fat sows. Draperstown isn’t the most central place, we could do with a sale down this end of the country but nome of the marts seem to be willing to give it a go

 

[Hilly]

Yea it is when there used to be a weekly pig sale in most towns years ago. It’s not a bad sale but not massive, maybe 150 or 200 weaner/stores and maybe 25 fat sows. Draperstown isn’t the most central place, we could do with a sale down this end of the country but nome of the marts seem to be willing to give it a go

Pig job seems very much in the hands of the big boys unfortunately .

 

[Andyt880]

Pig job seems very much in the hands of the big boys unfortunately .

Yes it does. Not much room now for the man with 6 or 8 sows. I think the red tractor assurance finished the sales too. As far as I know if you are in the scheme you can’t buy in from a sale

 

[Jaffa Cakes]

I will have to take a run up when all these restrictions are lifted. Havnt been to a pig sale since I was a wee buck! What money does a weaner make these days?

 

[Andyt880]

I will have to take a run up when all these restrictions are lifted. Havnt been to a pig sale since I was a wee buck! What money does a weaner make these days?

If you buy the Farm Week paper they put an add in it every week and the date for the pig sale will be on it. I’m not sure what price they are now. The last stores I bought was in April. They were 24kg and £50 but they were to expensive at that imo. They were good quality stock, duroc cross

 

[Jaffa Cakes]

Nice to see somethings never change, think they were that price last time I was at a sale. About 30 years ago!