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Weldman
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The one's I brought home are Berkshire/Meishan themselves, more Berkshire than anything except for one, but he is a barrow so he will be put in the freezer. I can tell that one is more Meishan cause of his floppy ears. Apparently they do fine here since all these pigs came from around here, no problems with frozen ears and they didn't have any shelter till they got here. I know for sure they will have more hay to play with to stay warm.Had to read up on the meishan breed... sounds like the meat is very tender.... Berkshires are known for their more tender meat with more marbling throughout than most of the more common breeds. I was somewhat surprised to read that Meishans are known for big litters with sows having 16-20 teats. I would never keep a breeding animal....male or female..... with less than 12 teats. They sound interesting except for the pendulous ears. They will be more likely to freeze in your terribly cold winter temps...
Hey, good place to start as I like Berkshires...and some of the ones you brought home seemed to have some Berk or something in them with the white face and white feet.
Have a rancher 15 miles up the road who freely gives away the hay his cows can't have and the pigs/ducks love it.