I didn't write a blog about us adding our first pig to White Mountains Ranch, but this will be an all inclusive one. We got our first baby hog about 6 or 7 months ago from a friend/ breeder up in Warner Springs. We named him Hammie. What amazing little creatures these things are. This is my first experience ever with pigs and I am just amazed at how cute, funny, and personable they are! Our little guy was super scared at first, but settled right in and now I can pick him up and play with him. When he gets out he just goes and plays with the dogs. LOL.
Fast-forward six months, and while I still love the pig, it will be nice to have him gone! He is big and strong and constantly breaking out of his enclosure. Plus I can't overemphasize enough just how much this pig is eating! Over 50 pounds of food a DAY. Good thing we started going to the mill to get our grain wholesale! We were also lucky enough to know someone who owns a catering company and so they have been giving us four five gallon buckets a week of leftover food to feed him. (Which he would sit and eat all in one meal).
Pig got processed today. Butcher came out to the house and did it. I wanted to be there, but I watched last year when they did the goats and lambs and I had to be at work so I missed it. I weight taped him at 300 pounds.
Picked up the pig from the butcher. Looks like total (split between two families) we got about 175 pounds of meat/ cuts. We also got approx 100 pounds of head, feet, scraps, hide, and innards for the dogs, which Steve spent several hours cutting up and bagging. We pull out a baggie at a time and boil the meat in our turkey fryer for the dogs. They love it! We will miss Hammie, but I know he had a great life while he was here. We will do hogs again in the future when we have pastures and more flat area for them.
Fast-forward six months, and while I still love the pig, it will be nice to have him gone! He is big and strong and constantly breaking out of his enclosure. Plus I can't overemphasize enough just how much this pig is eating! Over 50 pounds of food a DAY. Good thing we started going to the mill to get our grain wholesale! We were also lucky enough to know someone who owns a catering company and so they have been giving us four five gallon buckets a week of leftover food to feed him. (Which he would sit and eat all in one meal).
Pig got processed today. Butcher came out to the house and did it. I wanted to be there, but I watched last year when they did the goats and lambs and I had to be at work so I missed it. I weight taped him at 300 pounds.
Picked up the pig from the butcher. Looks like total (split between two families) we got about 175 pounds of meat/ cuts. We also got approx 100 pounds of head, feet, scraps, hide, and innards for the dogs, which Steve spent several hours cutting up and bagging. We pull out a baggie at a time and boil the meat in our turkey fryer for the dogs. They love it! We will miss Hammie, but I know he had a great life while he was here. We will do hogs again in the future when we have pastures and more flat area for them.
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