My Buddies new Baby oink oink

[farmertrappe]

Attachment Deleted Took a friend to get his piglets on Monday, it's his third year raising pigs. He ended up with two piglets because they were so cute. By butcher time he will have them trained to sit, come, and do a few other tricks before the ride to the butcher shop. Him and his family enjoy raising them and I'm glad I got him into it.

[mikeinpa]

they grow better in pairs anyway,very social animals

[mikeinpa]

forgot to ask,what are you paying for them? look like good size feeders

[farmertrappe]

Buck a pound or so even though the market is down some now. My buddy likes to get his as small as possible to train them. Mine will be about 40 pounds or more. I get them from the same farmer every year and don't mind paying a premium price. I bring him eggs, he lets me us his livestock trailer at butcher time, its all good.

[mikeinpa]

buck a pound for feeders ill take all of them!im getting 100 bucks a piece for feeders this time of year and know people getting 125-150.getting around a buck a pound give or take for butcher hogs right now so I only keep what I personally need and sell all the piglets.should have another pile of hundred dollar bills pop out this week sometime,then were waiting for October to breed back.

[farmertrappe]

His piglets end up in PA for auction and some go direct to a buyer. Its been a family business, grandfather to father to son now and he is trying to figure out whether to expand or quite. Another local farmer charges about what you are talking about, but his are 75-90 pounds, tail docked and he has cut boars. I usually raise gilts with a few cut boars to come out of the pen first.

[mikeinpa]

never had a reason to dock tails.i guess if you have a lot of em you can get tail biting but we only have 6 sows and a boar now and again and get rid of our litters pretty quick.i do cut all my boar piglets though at 1 week.and give iron shots.i did keep one boar piglet this year to replace his father who just got too big and nasty.hope this guy dosent get an attitude too.probly will but well get a few litters from him before that I hope.

[farmertrappe]

Do you use farrowing crates or an open system?