Lowerfield Farm

Thursday 10 November 2011

Boar arrival

After trying with artificial insemination for our sow for some time, we have finally decided to go with having a boar on site. Talking about the issue with Sarah from Old Farm near Moreton in Marsh recently, she asked me if I had been lying on the lass' back and tickling her belly while trying it, and those could be some of the reasons I've not been successful. As she's now about 20 months old & 'getting on', we decided to purchase a boar from Sarah & Simon and let nature take its course.
He arrived with us on Wednesday, so we'll now keep him for a couple of months and see if he can work his magic. He's a fine looking fellow - a Duroc / Hampshire cross - and black save for his white socks. I often can't get out to feed the pigs until after dark now the nights have drawn in, and though I can't miss the others with their colouring and noise, he does just seem to appear out of nowhere, being the strong silent type.
Knowing he was about 120 kilos we were rather naively expecting something a bit larger, but our old girl dwarfs him. We can now guess that she's more like 250 kilos; no wonder I have trouble shoving her around these days.

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