yup porky's got a date,,,October 6 he goes for the last round up,,,,he will weigh in around 300lb and the bring home should be around 150 lbs,,,,,,,,,,,
the pig has a date
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now this one is a BOAR,,,I don't think it matters all that much as long as there are no sow's near by,,,,,but some say he won't be worth a hoot the meat will be musky smelling and have the same taste,,,, I don't put much stock n that in the past I have had wild boars that we ate,,,never had any kind of a off taste,,we shall see
Danil54grl
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it's not made a difference for us. We have butchered both boars and sows. They both cook up and taste good.
I got three for about $40 each they weighed about 150 when I brought them home,,,,one got heat stroke and we lost it I will have around $300 in my hog after processing
I just hope I have enough freezer space for 150lbs of pork
Danil54grl
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Oh how I know. We should be getting ours back probably next week and she was about 600 lbs when we took her in. . .
that is a big hog,,,I have been told once that big they are not good for anything but breeding,,,my uncle had some huge ones he bred every year
let me know how she turns out
Danil54grl
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She was supposed to have been for breeding, but she did not hold up that end of the bargain. I tried to have the talk, but she didnt listen to me and looked like I was talking Greek. . . . We are getting something out of our $50 bucks. You can't buy one at that price around here anymore though. Prices are sky high. Maybe we need to head over to your state for better luck.
Danil54grl
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I will. This is the first that big to get processed.
porky is all loaded up and off to market first thing in the morning
Pork chops , bacon and sausage are all part of the three food groups. Lol
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Danil54grl
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So our dressed out at 650lbs exactly. And GG, even at that size she does taste good. I did opt not to bring her head home this time though. I don't have a lot big enough to boil it this time around. I sure will miss my scrapple.
650 hanging weight and how much after processing
Danil54grl
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She weighed around 800 lbs and we got 650 lbs from her.
I called the shop the hanging weight was 268,,,that would put his live weight at a little more than 350lbs
Arcticdude
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I always tried butchering my hogs at 300 - 350. A couple I butchered at 250.
My dad and grandparents always butchered their hogs at over 600 pounds.
My dad and grandparents always butchered their hogs at over 600 pounds.
Arcticdude
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Got the guy coming out on Monday to butcher the steer and bull.
I actually considered doing the job myself,,,,there are videos on utube on how to do just about anything,,,,I have helped do cows and they are just to big a job for me to tackle by myself,,,,but a hog I have done before and it is not all that bad a job
