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Well youve come to the right place because I have a lot of pigs ive got 18 piglets on the ground rn and well here are some pictures of all the pigs                 thanks for lookin at all my pigs
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Nov 17, 2015 03:03
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they look delicious
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Nov 17, 2015 05:08
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Very nice pigs thank you for sharing!
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Nov 17, 2015 05:27
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EXTREME INSERTION posted:they look delicious Ya I butcher the boars at 8-12 weeks for sausage and as small roasters, and the gilts I grow out for a year or so for hams and bacon and lard and other poo poo That'll do pig
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Nov 17, 2015 05:34
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Superconsndar posted:Ya I butcher the boars at 8-12 weeks for sausage and as small roasters, and the gilts I grow out for a year or so for hams and bacon and lard and other poo poo Why that young for sausage? Do mature boars have some kind of taint in their meat?
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Nov 17, 2015 13:19
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Pigsfeet on Rye posted:Why that young for sausage? Do mature boars have some kind of taint in their meat? If they are not castrated they can develop a strong taste in the meat.
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Nov 17, 2015 14:15
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EXTREME INSERTION posted:they look delicious Deelicious. Boot's tryna get a chut to move her butt.
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Nov 17, 2015 14:46
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Those are the cutest animals I can't eat  Fuzzy pigs, man. Mom-pig (I assume) reminds me of like, a blue merle sheepdog with her coloring. Now please send me the orange one with a fuckton of spots so I can have him forever.
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Nov 17, 2015 15:31
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Apprentice Dick posted:If they are not castrated they can develop a strong taste in the meat. Yeah, this. Boar taint is genetic and I'm selecting against it so I just cull any that show it really early. I am learning to castrate so will eventually probably keep some barrows to grow out with my gilts but I'll still cull the majority of boars just because pigs have enormous litters and I don't have the pasture to raise every single pig born to size, and only so many are good enough to sell as breeding stock. They make really nice rabbit sized whole roasters at 8 weeks or so; just salt and pepper them and throw them in a roasting pan with some aromatics. I do that with the ones that show only mild taint, and the ones where its really strong I just grind for spiced sausage. Females I'll usually keep to grow to size.
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Nov 17, 2015 19:07
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That's a lot of adorable sausage. Besides sex causing a different flavor to the meat, does breed at all differ the taste? Or do domesticated pigs all taste the same?
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Nov 18, 2015 11:04
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Lava Lamp Goddess posted:That's a lot of adorable sausage. You can get a pretty big difference in flavour from breed to breed, mostly in the fat content of the meat. Pigs that provide leaner meat tend to be more popular in the west while asian countries tend to prefer pigs that provide fattier pork (as a broad generalisation obviously).
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Nov 18, 2015 11:31
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MikeCrotch posted:You can get a pretty big difference in flavour from breed to breed, mostly in the fat content of the meat. Pigs that provide leaner meat tend to be more popular in the west while asian countries tend to prefer pigs that provide fattier pork (as a broad generalisation obviously). Yeah it varies tremendously, mostly to do with fat and marbling. Lard is really starting to come back in style in the west though. I raise registered kunekunes (some of the pigs in these pics are mixes, but I am gradually transitioning to all registered stock) because I'm into charcuterie and they are amazing charcuterie pigs due to the amount of marbling they have and the thickness of their fat covering on larger cuts (more fat enables longer drying times for cured meats and thus more/better flavor development.) Most western commercial pig breeds are so lean that they aren't ideal for the production of cured meats. I'd also like to eventually add a Mangalitsa or two to my herd to experiment with crossing them with the kunes, they have really incredible marbling.
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Nov 18, 2015 19:42
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Look at their little spots. 
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Nov 19, 2015 00:52
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El Scotch posted:Look at their little spots. 
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Nov 19, 2015 01:35
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Thank you for sharing additional photos of the piglets! I don't know why it took me this long to see this thread! bacon...... sausage....... yummmmm Your photos also show they are raised humanely. It is great to see the goats too 
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Nov 24, 2015 22:58
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How many piglets does a mother usually have at once?
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Nov 25, 2015 12:37
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Anywhere from 1-16. It varies a lot by breed, and the age of the sow is also a factor. The kunes typically have smaller litters (I would say 4-8 or 9 is about average for them) but it isn't uncommon for some breeds to have a dozen+ per litter.
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Nov 25, 2015 13:19
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I love seeing pigs be pigs. They're pretty, pretty porklets.Superconsndar posted:I am learning to castrate Do you use an elastrator, or just go in and lop 'em off? I was in Ag class in high school, and the teacher would just have us flip the pigs so he could slice slice an remove, then just douse in betadine.
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Nov 25, 2015 19:08
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Superconsndar posted:Yeah, this. Boar taint is genetic and I'm selecting against it so I just cull any that show it really early. Am I understanding this correctly that 'boar taint' is something you can see, so you are killing pigs that look like they will taste bad? if so, what does it look like?
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Nov 26, 2015 10:51
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spog posted:Am I understanding this correctly that 'boar taint' is something you can see, so you are killing pigs that look like they will taste bad? if so, what does it look like?
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Nov 26, 2015 15:39
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Slugworth posted:It's the area between the genitals and the anus of course. Never eat the taint. Of any animal. The reference of Boar Taint above I believe is in reference to the flavor that can happen within the fat and certain hormones that are released at/after puberty. Found a wikipedia entry about Boar Taint! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boar_taint#Causes
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Nov 26, 2015 17:09
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piscesbobbie posted:The reference of Boar Taint above I believe is in reference to the flavor that can happen within the fat and certain hormones that are released at/after puberty. Preeeety sure they were talking about the perineal region.
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Nov 26, 2015 20:40
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Superconsndar posted:Yeah, this. Boar taint is genetic and I'm selecting against it so I just cull any that show it really early. I am learning to castrate so will eventually probably keep some barrows to grow out with my gilts but I'll still cull the majority of boars just because pigs have enormous litters and I don't have the pasture to raise every single pig born to size, and only so many are good enough to sell as breeding stock. They make really nice rabbit sized whole roasters at 8 weeks or so; just salt and pepper them and throw them in a roasting pan with some aromatics. I do that with the ones that show only mild taint, and the ones where its really strong I just grind for spiced sausage. Females I'll usually keep to grow to size. I don't know nuffin about pigs but grew up on a working cattle ranch, I would imagine sheer physical size of uncastrated piglets might also become an issue? We castrate (by banding) pretty much at birth and even 2-3 months later when it's time to brand it is SUPER obvious if there's some testosterone still around. I dunno how fast piglets grow but intact bull calves are noticeably larger and more muscular than castrated steers within just a couple months. Drum posted:I love seeing pigs be pigs. They're pretty, pretty porklets. For a long time my dad just used a scalpel but eventually decided the reduced hassle from banding was worth the small failure rate. Holding down a baby calf in the snow and trying to castrate it while angry momma cow anxiously circles is not easy or fun and you run a pretty good risk of cutting yourself.
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Nov 26, 2015 22:24
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spog posted:Am I understanding this correctly that 'boar taint' is something you can see, so you are killing pigs that look like they will taste bad? if so, what does it look like? no, it's a smell.
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Nov 27, 2015 17:04
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my mum wants to get a pig, we're jewish so idk what's going on there. but i've told her if we get a pig it has to be one of these. walking nuggets imo
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Dec 6, 2015 00:12
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Avshalom posted:my mum wants to get a pig, we're jewish so idk what's going on there. but i've told her if we get a pig it has to be one of these. walking nuggets imo As a fellow Jew, I know where she's coming from. My god those pigs are adorable.
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Dec 6, 2015 17:04
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adorable pigs indeed! I am wondering, Superconsndar has been 'perma banned.' Does that mean no more posts or pictures of cute pigs?
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Dec 6, 2015 22:38
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Wheats posted:no, it's a smell. YOURE a smell!
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Dec 7, 2015 16:58
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piscesbobbie posted:adorable pigs indeed! I am wondering, Superconsndar has been 'perma banned.' Does that mean no more posts or pictures of cute pigs? yes.
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Dec 8, 2015 03:52
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Rip little bird. Fly free
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Dec 8, 2015 06:22
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