mystang89
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I plan on mixing apples in with mine too... When I smoke themWe mix in acorns and apples when we finish our pigs, gives the fat that extra
Baymule’s Pigs 2018 HEREFORDS!
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Baymule
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Generally we get a live weight at slaughter drop off, then a hanging weight after they are skinned and gutted. They have weight tapes that you can wrap around their bellies right behind their front legs, but good luck on that! Mine wouldn't hold still for that. LOL
We mix in acorns and apples when we finish our pigs, gives the fat that extra
We usually pick up or rake up the acorns in the yard for the pigs, but these two will be gone before that. So, we'll just let the sheep out, they have their favorite tree they run to first.
Mike CHS
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How does Hereford meat compare to Berkshire? The folks next to us at the Farmers Market were selling meat from their Berkshire pigs and we traded them some plants for some sausage. I just cooked that up and if someone asked me to guess what kind of meat it was I wouldn't have been sure it was pork. The texture was more like our ground lamb sausage.
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Baymule
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Our first feeder pigs were half Berkshire and half Large Black. Their meat was good. We have 1 of these hogs sold and half of the other, which gives us a half. So we'll be finding out.
Honestly, the best pork we have raised yet is those two grown hogs we bought last year for $75. We kept them 36 days, fed them soured corn and took them to slaughter. The fat was marbled in the meat, it had a good flavor and even though they were older hogs, the meat was tender. Have no idea what kind of hogs they were.
Honestly, the best pork we have raised yet is those two grown hogs we bought last year for $75. We kept them 36 days, fed them soured corn and took them to slaughter. The fat was marbled in the meat, it had a good flavor and even though they were older hogs, the meat was tender. Have no idea what kind of hogs they were.
Mike CHS
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I have never had sausage as lean as this. I made patties and when I was cooking, I had to add some olive oil to keep it from sticking. Of course I guess that is on the processor for how much fat was added. They sell half or whole but their prices are on the extreme side since I think they usually deal a bit closer to Nashville.
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Baymule
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Pork can be too lean. It has a lot to do with how they are fed. The sour corn I fed the last hogs, I believe, had a lot to do with how they tasted. Fat adds flavor.
RollingAcres
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How are Bacon and Pork Chop doing? Are they almost ready? 
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Baymule
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They have a July 11 slaughter date.How are Bacon and Pork Chop doing? Are they almost ready?
RollingAcres
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Oh perfect! Just in time for my birthday pig roast!
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Baymule
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We sold the other half of hog today, so both hogs are pre-sold. The couple today that are buying the half hog also want 10 pounds of the lamb that we are taking as well. 
