Nevadans?

[Eatin'Dirt]

Thank you! Happy to be here!!

 

[Eatin'Dirt]

What a beautiful hen!!! I love her coloring!

 

[Jeeper1540]

You mean one out in Spring Creek died? Someone in Elko lost their pig a few days ago.
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Also they have had one die last week with brown lesions behind its ears, died the day after some injections for lice. A vet is going to do a necropsey on it monday in my Vet Med class, let you know what caused it.

 

[NevadaRon]

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Penturner I don't think Jeeper has butchered his yet; he just got them.

Mine were 345 and 350 lbs. when I took them for butchering. I got them as weanlings about 20-25 lbs. and it took a little less than 6 months to get them to that weight. I took them to a place in Fallon called Mori Meats - run by Julia Mori she is the best! Cost of the weanlings was $75 ea., cost for butchering was $1/lb. dressed or $487.50 for my 487.5 lbs. of pork you see in the freezer. I fed them Purina feed - I spent about $300 or so on feed for a total cost of about $2/lb. finished.

 

[NevadaRon]

Genny that's awesome how that pullet purrs! She's so beautiful, too. A white Orp?

Your hen is gorgeous, Nikki. And the babies are sooo adorable! Congratulations!

BTW

Nevada thread to all the new folks! Glad to have you aboard.

 

[Jeeper1540]

Nope i haven't butchered them yet, i just got them 2 weeks ago. one is going to the FFA Sale (the one who is the best weight), the other will go in my freezer. we aren't sure if we are doing it ourself or taking it somewhere yet. For the FFA Sale they say to have them around 200-230 lbs. The sale is the first week in August
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Penturner I don't think Jeeper has butchered his yet; he just got them.

Mine were 345 and 350 lbs. when I took them for butchering. I got them as weanlings about 20-25 lbs. and it took a little less than 6 months to get them to that weight. I took them to a place in Fallon called Mori Meats - run by Julia Mori she is the best! Cost of the weanlings was $75 ea., cost for butchering was $1/lb. dressed or $487.50 for my 487.5 lbs. of pork you see in the freezer. I fed them Purina feed - I spent about $300 or so on feed for a total cost of about $2/lb. finished.

 

[Autumn1234]

Hi! I'm new. I'm in Las Vegas and just wondering who else is

 

[Jeeper1540]

Hope you enjoy BYC and the Nevada Thread! I'm from up north, but we have quite a few people from Vegas on here

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[aubreynoramarie]

Welcome to the Nevada thread to all of the newbies! Good to see so many!!

So has everyone heard the news yet?? Bin laden confirmed dead and in u.s. Possession!

 

[PoultryRocks]

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Also they have had one die last week with brown lesions behind its ears, died the day after some injections for lice. A vet is going to do a necropsey on it monday in my Vet Med class, let you know what caused it.


It was our chemistry teachers pig.