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Rearing Own Pigs - Actually Cheaper?
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<blockquote data-quote="Old Boar" data-source="post: 7152692" data-attributes="member: 2957"><p>Pigs do not hang for any time at all. We hung for 24 hours otherwise cutting was hard going. Pigs do not need to hang, it does not improve the meat at all.</p><p></p><p>Slaughter costs around £30 a head depending on weight, and I could cut out a pig fully in a couple of hours, so I wish I could have charged £100!</p><p></p><p>Where the value is is in what you do with the pork. Sausages and burgers increase butchery costs but also the value of the meat. Bacon is even better. Smoking can increase the value even more. Proper charcuterie makes the most of the pork, but is time and labour intensive.</p><p></p><p>The easy bit is rearing the pig. The biggest pro is an outdoor reared pig has more flavour, and better muscle tone, and they are fun (apart from when they are out!).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Old Boar, post: 7152692, member: 2957"] Pigs do not hang for any time at all. We hung for 24 hours otherwise cutting was hard going. Pigs do not need to hang, it does not improve the meat at all. Slaughter costs around £30 a head depending on weight, and I could cut out a pig fully in a couple of hours, so I wish I could have charged £100! Where the value is is in what you do with the pork. Sausages and burgers increase butchery costs but also the value of the meat. Bacon is even better. Smoking can increase the value even more. Proper charcuterie makes the most of the pork, but is time and labour intensive. The easy bit is rearing the pig. The biggest pro is an outdoor reared pig has more flavour, and better muscle tone, and they are fun (apart from when they are out!). [/QUOTE]
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