Poland China

[danno]

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

[hardwood]

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

[danno]

these started out at 54 and 58#s.   

[AllenF]

Where are the pics?

[hardwood]

Ok, mine started at #35 and #40.

Scott

[danno]

These are the pigs as of 2 weeks ago.  You can almost see them growing

[asprince]

They look delicious.


Steve 

[saperica]

check this one, from my country: http://www.viarural.com.ar/viarural.com.ar/ganaderia/asociaciones/exteriorcerdos/black-slavonian-02.htm
for best meat produtcs.

[danno]

check this one, from my country: 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

[kingbee]

... check this one, from my country

They look plum scrumptious.

[Okytransplant]

Yes they are some good looking hogs. I have images of chops, bacon, and smoke ham running around in my head. YUM!!

[Joe D]

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

[danno]

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

[kingbee]

... check this one... for best meat produtcs.

:-D saperica, please tell me you aren't wasting good turnip greens on a pig!  :-D

... 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!

[danno]

 stepson showed one of his pigs at the fair and took a second place in his weight class

[AllenF]

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?

[danno]

Hogs take there final ride monday morning.  They will top 275lbs.   

[danno]

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