Yesterday my fiance and I went to the auction looking for a hog to butcher for a party this weekend. Well...we didn't get one, but we came home with six piglets
We ended up buying a lot of 5 white pigs (they look mostly yorkshire), 4 gilts and 1 barrow for $20 each. They averaged 21 lbs a piece. I felt dumb because I thought those were the only pigs coming through since I saw a horse in line next and I didn't let the auctioneer go lower before I started bidding hehe. Then after the horse there were more white and blue butt pigs...these guys were being sold for $12.50 and $15/hd. I should've waited! Oh well. We know better for next time haha. And then a little duroc boar came out, he has registration papers but I need to call the seller for those. I wonder if they will charge me extra? He weighs 30 lbs and we got him for $40.
The plan is to eat the barrow, keep at least 1 or 2 gilts for breeding, and the other 2 to 3 gilts will be bred, eaten, or sold. Just need to weigh them and make some records so I know which one(s) to keep for breeding!
We ended up buying a lot of 5 white pigs (they look mostly yorkshire), 4 gilts and 1 barrow for $20 each. They averaged 21 lbs a piece. I felt dumb because I thought those were the only pigs coming through since I saw a horse in line next and I didn't let the auctioneer go lower before I started bidding hehe. Then after the horse there were more white and blue butt pigs...these guys were being sold for $12.50 and $15/hd. I should've waited! Oh well. We know better for next time haha. And then a little duroc boar came out, he has registration papers but I need to call the seller for those. I wonder if they will charge me extra? He weighs 30 lbs and we got him for $40.
The plan is to eat the barrow, keep at least 1 or 2 gilts for breeding, and the other 2 to 3 gilts will be bred, eaten, or sold. Just need to weigh them and make some records so I know which one(s) to keep for breeding!