If you’re bottle feeding him then that makes an automatic no as a breeder. Any animal that requires interventions should not be used as a breeder as you’re possibly, even probably, down grading your herd’s quality. This is especially critical with boars as they can spread their genetics through your entire herd. Instead they should be culled to meat, removing them from your herd’s gene pool.
Some might argue, “Well, maybe the piglet was just unlucky…”
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We just got a nice creamy load of milk for the pigs. They were excited. Receiving it after dark is always extra interesting. It was snowing too which added to the fun.
Today I made dry rub maple bacon as well as some whole boneless shoulders for restaurants to make into pulled pork.
Outdoors: 34°F/28°F Sunny, Cloudy, Windy, Snowy
Tiny Cottage: 65°F/62°F
Daily Spark: What vegan’s don’t realize is that nut milk doesn’t come from cows, it comes from bulls.
Outdoors: 39°F/27°F Sunny
Tiny Cottage: 63°F/59°F
Daily Spark: Some politicians have come out saying that there is no place for coal in their future political plans. We NEED coal! What is Santa going to give bad people if we don’t have coal for their stockings?
Walter Jeffries Tinker, Tailor… A bit eclectic & a tad eccentric, polymath, quantum mechanic & Farmer. Also lucky at cards.
Pastured pork, piglets, roasters, half & whole pigs available direct via our CSA and at local stores & restaurants.           |
Pastured pork, piglets, roasters, half & whole pigs available direct via our CSA and at local stores & restaurants.
See available sizes on Roaster page.