Butcher Time - Hogs

[bigredfeather]

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I will see if my wife will take some pics. After I get the darn things hanging, I am confident about the rest. I am going to be killing them by myself, so it could get interesting.

 

[bigredfeather]

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You are right abut that. We are not going to cure the hams. As a child, my wife's Mom always canned the hams, and we are going to do the same. When it's time to eat it, she flours the canned chunks and fries them in a little oil. Holy cow is it ever good! The drippings make excellent gravy.

 

[bigredfeather]

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I just bought a new blade for my sawzaw.

 

[bigredfeather]

Ridgerunner, Mervin, and Royd, thank you for sharing your expiriences. They are very helpful.

 

[RMBGKY]

In liew of a cage, I would use a hog catcher to restrain the animal. Same as you would for ringing the hog.

 

[bigredfeather]

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If I had one I would certainly use it, but since I don't, I guess I'll have to use the "stalk-and-kill" method. LOL The first one will be easy I think. They are quite tame, and usually walk right up to me when I aproach their pen. When the second one sees what happened to the first, I doubt he will be as easy.
What about gutting? Do you start at the butt end or the head end?

 

[TimG]

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If I had one I would certainly use it, but since I don't, I guess I'll have to use the "stalk-and-kill" method. LOL The first one will be easy I think. They are quite tame, and usually walk right up to me when I aproach their pen. When the second one sees what happened to the first, I doubt he will be as easy.
What about gutting? Do you start at the butt end or the head end?

I don't know about whether seeing what happened to the first would be a problem, but the smell of blood won't be.

Withhold feed for a few hours before slaughter and then use some feed to distract your intended victim and you shouldn't have any need for stalking.

Gutting: start at the rear end. You want to cut around the anus, similar to what you do with a chicken vent, and be careful not to puncture any of the intestine.

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

hang it by it's hind legs and let bleed from throat, after bled out, gut starting at the the back end - which will be up. circle the rectum carefully with a sharp knife and then cut down the belly. If you circled the anus right most of the "guts" then fall out.
get a metal bar to spread the hind legs for hanging.

 

[Brunty_Farms]

"stalk and kill"

 

[bigredfeather]

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I am very sneakily - The Butler from Mr Deeds. LOL