- Sep 5, 2008
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Hi guys! I am on my second hog here at our ranch. I have only wonderful things to say about pigs. It was 4 1/2 yrs ago when we brought Viola home, our first pig, cross of Exotic & Yorkshire. We picked her up at the Sheriff's pig farm next town over.
Thinking I was going to raise her to butchering age, only to find out that was 4-5 months of age, Well, that little critter was to smart and fun to have around the farm. She was leashed trained at a young age and went on long walks with me & the dog, soon she out grew the leash in a short amount of time. Only needed to be watched over for the first few months, then it was safe to let her loose.
She had run of the farm & liked hanging with the larger animals, cows & mules. She lived to be 3 1/2 yrs, when her wait (610 lbs) was to much for her to carry. At that point we butchered her, great meat, tender, with just a little fat ribbon through. The butcher was impressed with the quality of the meat at her age. She was fed slop. high end, from restaurant left overs, grazed with the other animals, socialized to her hearts content and was happy. The beacon strips were 3 inches wide and 11 long, over 400 lbs of meat processed.
We now have Jezebel. a Durac.
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