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Smallhold Farming and Rural Living => Livestock and Growing on a larger scale => Topic started by: Judd on August 08, 2012, 21:20

Title: Old spots ..Pics added.
Post by: Judd on August 08, 2012, 21:20
I've just ordered 2 Gloucester old spots  and should collect them some time over the weekend.....I can't wait :D
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Post by: Ice on August 08, 2012, 21:22
You will love them and they are a most delicious pig indeed. :)
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Post by: Judd on August 08, 2012, 22:20
Can't wait to get my teeth into them :tongue2:
With cheese? :lol:
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Post by: Ice on August 08, 2012, 23:00
Quote from: Judd on August 08, 2012, 22:20
Can't wait to get my teeth into them :tongue2:
With cheese? :lol:
Of course. :closedeyes:
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Post by: Judd on August 15, 2012, 20:59
Got the Old spots last night ,BRILLIANT I'm really chuffed :D,one of them is a really big boy for his age!
I'll try to put a couple of pics on shortly.
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Post by: Yorkie on August 15, 2012, 21:06
Excellent (glad to see you know the 'rules' re piccies  ;) )  :D
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Post by: Judd on August 16, 2012, 19:38
Here's a few pics :D
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Post by: Judd on August 16, 2012, 19:41
Another couple. Hope you're not getting bored.They look like they're smiling on the second pic :happy:
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Post by: the Kergan on August 16, 2012, 19:58
Quote from: Judd on August 16, 2012, 19:38
Here's a few pics :D

The one on the left in the second picture only has one leg and has fell over  :wacko:
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Post by: arugula on August 16, 2012, 20:14
Quote from: Judd on August 16, 2012, 19:41
Hope you're not getting bored.

Certainly not! Lovely pics, thanks. :D
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Post by: New shoot on August 16, 2012, 20:34
They look like very happy little piggies  :)  and we never get bored of photos  ;)
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Post by: Yorkie on August 16, 2012, 21:27
Lovely  :D

Haven't they got big ears for their size!
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Post by: GTFC197 on September 15, 2012, 21:16
Great pics,

3 GOS going in here hopefully in about 2 months.
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Post by: Yorkie on September 16, 2012, 09:35
I hope that's the "before" piccie  :lol:
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Post by: GTFC197 on September 16, 2012, 10:41
well sort of halfway picture, more cleared round the back, still got alot to do >:(
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Post by: Judd on November 20, 2012, 20:00
That's the pigs gone   :(just had pork chops for my dinner :happy: and they were excellent :D
1 weighed in at 105 lds and the other a whopping 162!
It was a great experience keeping them ,I really enjoyed it.Very satisfying and no problem at all.
I'd recommend it to anyone with enough space to keep them.
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Post by: mumofstig on November 20, 2012, 20:30
looking at your sig - I'm glad you didn't burn the chops, and the weight of the piggies - they certainly didn't fade away either  :lol:
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Post by: joyfull on November 21, 2012, 07:16
 :lol: :lol:
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Post by: Daamoot on November 28, 2012, 16:15
I love the sound of that!  Cute little piglets to feed up then some tasty pork that should last a while in the freezer.  Shame the OH would want to keep them as pets but maybe she'd lose the attachement once they were fully grown.  Or some diversion tactics could work hehe.

Did you buy them from a farmers market then pay someone to dispatch and butcher them for you?
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Post by: Judd on November 29, 2012, 20:58
Hi Daamoot,
I bought them at 10 weeks old and raised them on my allotment,took them to a local abbatioir at 23 weeks.
A brilliant experience and well worth the effort,by the time they get to 23 weeks they are getting pretty boisterous so maybe your other half might start to lose any attachment!
I'm trying some Large Blacks next I think.