Gloucester Old Spots? ? ? ? Crossbreeding???

[theawesomefowl]

I really like the looks of these pigs, and am interested in getting a sow for pork and feeder pig production. I also have a lot of overgrown area that they could clear for us too....anyone have GOS pigs? I really like their spots, and they need breeders.

I would like to start with a sow and a barrow. I could breed the sow and eat the barrow. Thoughts?

Thank you! (they need a pig emoticon!)

 

[theawesomefowl]

By crossbreeding, I meant, what is a common breed I wouldn't have to travel far to find that you could breed the sow to to produce meat fast growing offspring?

 

[Livinzoo]

Your in the northeast. There are several breeders in your area. Check the www.gosamerica.org website. Most do not sell their barrows. They raise them and sell pork.

 

[TheSheepGirl]

We have a nice GOS boar and two hampshire sows. The two breeds produce very good pork. The hamps also have calm personalities in general.