My Valentine's Day Gift!-In the Freezer!!

[Stubbornhillfarm]

Here are the updated pics! She's about 11ish weeks now.

http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n143/aggieterpkatie/100_1177.jpg

http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n143/aggieterpkatie/100_1173.jpg

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The goat kids are leaving on Wednesday, and there will be a little lag time until I can get the new piglet. Hopefully she won't be too miserable then!

Hopefully you can just spend some extra time with her so that she is not lonely! She seems very sweet.

 

[drdoolittle]

Just love the pics. of your pig----especially where she's eating banana. My pots LOVE bananas too! Your piggy is beautiful!

 

[aggieterpkatie]

Been a long time since I posted an update, but here's a pic taken last week.

She'll be roasted for a pig pickin' bbq at the end of the month. I'm a little sad, but I think I'm ready to say bye.

 

[autumnprairie]

she is beautiful

 

[Stubbornhillfarm]

She has grown into what she has been intended for and she is very nice looking. I can understand you being a bit sad. I have tried really hard to not become attached to our pigs for that reason.

 

[aggieterpkatie]

Updated pics of my gilt. She's approximately 200 lbs now...only a little longer until she's ready for the freezer!

She has grown a bit since this pic....

 

[aggieterpkatie]

Well I was thinking Big Pig was about 200 lbs, but the lady from th extension office was here yesterday helping me tattoo animals, and since she's a pig raiser I asked what she thought the pig weighed. She said at least 240, but she thought more like 260! I'm calling the butcher today to see if I can get an appointment soon. I'm still slightly sad about not having her anymore (well, we'll still have her, but in the freezer), but I'm so ready for her to go. It'll be nice to have one fewer (but big) mouth to feed!

Now I'm contemplating what to do with the other 2 smaller ones. It would be nice to sell them and get some money (to help pay for processing and a new freezer), but I also sort of want to raise them up a little longer and then BBQ them and maybe have a big party!

 

[Stubbornhillfarm]

She looks beautiful! I personally think pig weights to eyeball are so decieving (because I have a lack of experience). I would have quessed ours to be about 120-125. But they look to be about the size of yours. Ours are 19 weeks old now. We will have to find that tape and use it to get a rough idea.

Tough choice on the little pigs. You could go either way and win I would say!

 

[aggieterpkatie]

Alrighty...one week left! Big Pig has an appointment with Mr. Butcher on the 25th!

 

[Royd Wood]

Alrighty...one week left! Big Pig has an appointment with Mr. Butcher on the 25th!

Dont forget to ask for the liver & kidneys - they dont always save them