Picked up 2 Poland China pigs this weekend. We named them Ham and Chops. Our 12 year old will show one for 4H this year. They had a 15 minute ride in the back of my truck and it no longer smells of honey and bee's wax
We picked up two hamshire piglets a couple of weeks back for breeder stock and I didn't think I'd ever get that smell off my truck! Keep us informed on your poland chinas...I'd like to compare growth rates.
Scott
these started out at 54 and 58#s.
Where are the pics?
Ok, mine started at #35 and #40.
Scott
These are the pigs as of 2 weeks ago. You can almost see them growing
(http://s15.postimage.org/vicseahuv/pigs.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/vicseahuv/)
They look delicious.
Steve
check this one, from my country: http://www.viarural.com.ar/viarural.com.ar/ganaderia/asociaciones/exteriorcerdos/black-slavonian-02.htm (http://www.viarural.com.ar/viarural.com.ar/ganaderia/asociaciones/exteriorcerdos/black-slavonian-02.htm)
for best meat produtcs.
Quote from: saperica on May 30, 2012, 07:31:18 PM
check this one, from my country: http://www.viarural.com.ar/viarural.com.ar/ganaderia/asociaciones/exteriorcerdos/black-slavonian-02.htm (http://www.viarural.com.ar/viarural.com.ar/ganaderia/asociaciones/exteriorcerdos/black-slavonian-02.htm)
for best meat produtcs.
Nice looking pigs! Its a good thing they get big because as piglets they would be hard to butcher
Quote from: saperica on May 30, 2012, 07:31:18 PM... check this one, from my country
They look plum scrumptious.
Yes they are some good looking hogs. I have images of chops, bacon, and smoke ham running around in my head. YUM!!
Give us a hollor when they get about 200# to 220#. That's a good size to scrape after scalding, but don't get the water to hot that will set the hair.
Joe
the pigs have topped 200#s. Feed cost were rising so I had a choise to start dumpster diving or get a 3rd job. I picked the dumpsters at 1 bakery and one gas station on the way to work. With a potato fork I just hook what I want. Bakery has a 1/2 of garbage bag of day old sweet rolls every morning and the gas station has pizza and popcorn
Quote from: saperica on May 30, 2012, 07:31:18 PM... check this one... for best meat produtcs.
:-D saperica, please tell me you aren't wasting good turnip greens on a pig! :-D
Quote from: danno on July 12, 2012, 09:34:49 AM... Bakery has a 1/2 of garbage bag of day old sweet rolls every morning and the gas station has pizza and popcorn
Yum, cream filled pork chops and mozzarella flavored bacon!
stepson showed one of his pigs at the fair and took a second place in his weight class
I have been hearing a bit about pig flu from the fairs this year. Just something else to worry about, or the news making a mountain?
Hogs take there final ride monday morning. They will top 275lbs.
one of my hogs topped 300 so its so hard to imagine the world record also a poland china named Big Bill that tipped the scales at 2552 lbs