Posted: 2/6/2014 6:21:09 PM EDT
It's amazing how these little guys took only 5 months
to grow into these bruisers. 
They are some happy girls though. 
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That's some furry pigs you got there! They look good. What breed are they? They're from an Ossabaw Island sow bred to a Duroc boar. I think they get their coats from the Ossabaw Island genes and their size from the Duroc. We're going to AI them back to a Duroc boar in a few weeks.
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They're from an Ossabaw Island sow bred to a Duroc boar. I think they get their coats from the Ossabaw Island genes and their size from the Duroc. We're going to AI them back to a Duroc boar in a few weeks. Quoted:
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That's some furry pigs you got there! They look good. What breed are they? They're from an Ossabaw Island sow bred to a Duroc boar. I think they get their coats from the Ossabaw Island genes and their size from the Duroc. We're going to AI them back to a Duroc boar in a few weeks. Those ossabaws are pretty good pasture hogs from what I've heard. Can't beat the duroc for size though. |
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No, we haul them a mile down the road to a custom processor. That let's the people who buy our pigs get exactly the cuts they want. Quoted:
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Do you butcher/process them yourself? No, we haul them a mile down the road to a custom processor. That let's the people who buy our pigs get exactly the cuts they want. gotcha, thanks |
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It's amazing how these little guys took only 5 months http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v40/FredFeral/image_zpsaf7d19c2.jpg to grow into these bruisers. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v40/FredFeral/image_zps24ff0790.jpg They are some happy girls though.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v40/FredFeral/image_zps69a2dfb9.jpg How much feed does it take to get them to butchering weight approximately? just curious. |
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600-800 pounds of feed is a good ballpark. Quoted:
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How much feed does it take to get them to butchering weight approximately? just curious. 600-800 pounds of feed is a good ballpark. For the pair or for 1 pig? I am wondering if raising pigs for personal consumption is economical |
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Good looking hogs you've got there. Do you use an automatic feeder?
I'm hoping to convince my father that we need to get a couple of pigs this spring and split the cost. It's been a couple of years since we raised any. Of course he'll have to do all the work since my apartment would frown on me raising pigs in it. 
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| i butchered my two out a few weeks ago and raised them from about lbs each till they were around 270 lbs. we spent around $30 a month on feed for both of them for 5 months. gutted and skinned them at my place to save some money and having them cut up the way we wanted costed us $210. this gave us 4 huge hams, 10lbs smoked sausage, 10 lbs plain sausage, bunch of pork chops, ground meat and ribs. it came out to be around $3.00 a lb of meat all said and done. hope this helps with you guys looking into growing your own. |
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How much feed does it take to get them to butchering weight approximately? just curious. 600-800 pounds of feed is a good ballpark. For the pair or for 1 pig? I am wondering if raising pigs for personal consumption is economical That's for each hog. |
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We feed these gilts twice daily so they don't get too fat. We've always used a self-feeder on the ones we grow for butchering. It's definitely the way to go.
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Good looking hogs you've got there. Do you use an automatic feeder? We feed these gilts twice daily so they don't get too fat. We've always used a self-feeder on the ones we grow for butchering. It's definitely the way to go.
Yeah, one summer I did the morning feeding for my grandfathers pig while he did the afternoon. Rode my bike 1.5 miles one way in steep hills for the payment one of her piglets. Sadly the fire ants got them all.  Not going to ever do that again.
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We feed these gilts twice daily so they don't get too fat. We've always used a self-feeder on the ones we grow for butchering. It's definitely the way to go.
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Good looking hogs you've got there. Do you use an automatic feeder? We feed these gilts twice daily so they don't get too fat. We've always used a self-feeder on the ones we grow for butchering. It's definitely the way to go.
A little tip to get the hogs to grow even faster. Illuminate their yard especially by the self-feeders. The light will make the hogs more active throughout the night and they spent their extra awake time eating.  If its dark they like to stay put. Just a tip from someone who learned to make use of every tip to turnover hogs to market as fast as possible. 
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How much feed does it take to get them to butchering weight approximately? just curious. 600-800 pounds of feed is a good ballpark. For the pair or for 1 pig? I am wondering if raising pigs for personal consumption is economical Hardly right now. With this nasty PED virus wiping everyone out, feeder pigs are really expensive, if you can find them. By the time you buy the pig, then buy feed, you'll be better off going to a local farmer and ask to buy a market hog. |
