Hampshire Colors

[RIRs]

I have 2 female piglets that were born on 2-10-12 but they are both brown and one is more red than the other. Both parents are hampshires and I bred them here on the farm. I was womdering why they cam out that color? I will post some pics later on today of them.

 

[Royd Wood]

I have 2 female piglets that were born on 2-10-12 but they are both brown and one is more red than the other. Both parents are hampshires and I bred them here on the farm. I was womdering why they cam out that color? I will post some pics later on today of them.

I'm afraid it sounds like your pigs are not pure. We breed a purebred hamp to our Large Black boar and all her piglets come out looking like pure Hampshires yet the Tamworth gilts have piglets that look just like Large Blacks. It could be back a generation or two. Hopefully I'm wrong and someone comes along saying its the norm but
I breed crossbreds but they are all for freezer camp regardless of how good they look. I only buy and sell purebred piglets for breeding but hey at least you have some healthy pigs

 

[RIRs]

Thats fine with me that there not pure cause mine go straight to freezer if they dont have enough tits and grow good. Is it possible for them to have some Duroc in them?

 

[Cornish Heritage]

Is it possible for them to have some Duroc in them?

I would suspect that they do We had a really nice Hamp/Durco cross here at one time - she was red with the white stripe.