pigs for freezer

Nukemall

Member
It really depends what you want from the carcass. A certain part can be used for different products, so you have to decide what you want back.

Loin - rolled, chops, back bacon
Shoulder - whole, jointed, rolled, dice, sausage
Leg - whole, jointed, ham boned or not
Belly - rashers, whole, streaky bacon

Shoulder makes the best sausages, loin and leg not great for sausage.

Feeling hungry yet?🤪
 

Hfd Cattle

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
Hereford
These three going Monday for home kill
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Just had garden waste ..house scraps, fodder beet and a bit of rolled barley.
 

delilah

Member
The infrastructure is creaking. Our business is stuffed if a certain chap gets up at stupid o clock one morning, decides he has had enough of the blood and guts and goes back to bed. No-one else local enough if he jacks it in. Anyone who does a pig for the freezer for a bit of interest whilst shopping at Tesco needs to have a think about things a bit more. Market share is the root of all evil.
 

Netherfield

Member
Location
West Yorkshire
Slaughterhouse local to here, people take stock in today and expect it be ready to collect tomorrow, boss then rings early morning 'can't kill yours today, three men not turned up for work this morning' or can't do your pigs because the boiler's broken, nobody will mend it for a couple of days'. One slaughterman came looking for a job wanted £625 a week for 45 hours , worked out as £12.50 for the first 40 hours and £25 after that.
 

cowmop

Member
We have done this for the past 15 years.
Brought between 2 and 4 weeners in the spring and kept them outdoors whilst feeding corn.
Once to size we take them to a very small local slaughter house and butcher who kills and makes up what we ask for including sausages.
In the past we have sold a full or half to family but never raised a profit, I think when we do 4 but kept 1 ours might just have been paid for by the other 3.
For me it's just a case of enjoying keeping them and having a freezer full of meat that is actually nice to eat, nothing more and nothing less.
One thing to consider is finding a decent local slaughter house you can trust that also can kill outdoor reared if that's where you keep them, if it wasn't for my local man I think it would be too much trouble or pointless to carry on.
 
Of course, that’s the issue, they get far too many drugs in my opinion
As I frequently ask our pork customers when they as if it is organic, " are you wanting organic for your benefit, or for the pigs?" Most get over themselves at that point, but a few will put their nose in the air and march off! But you can see it gives them something to think about ;)
 

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quote: “Red Tractor has confirmed it is dropping plans to launch its green farming assurance standard in April“

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