slinky
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Post by slinky on Sept 5, 2008 14:32:31 GMT
We have a few Piglets who's days are numbered  OH will have them turned into bacon and chops, unless I can get them into a nice friendly home  Does anyone have any ideas about, where I could advertise, or nice people who might like to save a Pig's bacon? (Thank heavens I'm not a farmer's wife, I'd be useless) |
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Post by brigadier on Sept 5, 2008 14:53:16 GMT
Ill have 12 links please ;D
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Post by kitcat on Sept 5, 2008 14:54:01 GMT
Ooohhh, I'd like a pig but I don't think th OH would go for it. Plus I don't have any land for it. |
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Post by slinky on Sept 5, 2008 14:56:40 GMT
Oh God! This thread might not be very helpful  Poor piggies.  |
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Post by brigadier on Sept 5, 2008 15:21:48 GMT
Or a couple of chops?  ?? |
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Post by kitcat on Sept 5, 2008 15:40:02 GMT
Just keep calling them Pork Chop, Bacon, and various other cuts of meat
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Post by chellebean on Sept 5, 2008 15:45:13 GMT
Think your piggies are doomed |
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Post by slinky on Sept 5, 2008 15:46:34 GMT
Looks like it. You lot a re heartless  |
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Post by chellebean on Sept 5, 2008 15:52:12 GMT
the only place i can think of housing them is in a field near a lorry yard i know |
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Post by rocker on Sept 5, 2008 16:03:42 GMT
if i was still in uk i would of had them, i always wanted pet pigs
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Post by brigadier on Sept 5, 2008 16:48:14 GMT
Theyd be nice pets for six months- then chop chop!
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Post by scattymare on Sept 5, 2008 18:48:21 GMT
You could try the Farmers Weekly - but then theyd probably end up as bacon anyway!
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Post by haffyfan on Sept 5, 2008 19:28:07 GMT
I would have them like a shot but my Oh has put his foot down as is worried what the neighbours might think if we had piggies too.
And Brig that is just wrong!!
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slinky
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Post by slinky on Sept 5, 2008 20:04:26 GMT
He's just got a call from a local pig farmer who wants them all, but they'll be food anyway. Now, he's trying to convince me, that they're worth their weight in hay.  There is one little fellow, who I 've got a soft spot for. I had to bottle feed him for a bit, and he's got a flopy ear (poor little guy) I would like very much to see him go somewhere nice, does anyone know of any rescue centres that would help, that one? |
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Post by brigadier on Sept 5, 2008 20:10:37 GMT
where did those pigs that did a bid for freedom end up. some rescue place took them- cant remember the name but it will come to me and Ill post it!
I do like pigs- think they are funny when you scratch their tummys and they lie down for you! But I like bacon too! Dont buy it from EEC though! Some of our animal food chain practices are dispicable, some of the practices on the continent are far worse!
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Post by Blonde Donkey on Sept 5, 2008 20:11:51 GMT
i want one
though defo wouldn't be allowed
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Post by rocker on Sept 5, 2008 20:24:27 GMT
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Post by scattymare on Sept 5, 2008 20:30:46 GMT
The Tamworth Two (or was it three??) That was such a funny story. They had one of them at the Royal show this year
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Post by slinky on Sept 5, 2008 20:33:37 GMT
I love my Bacon everybit as much as Brig I always knew I'd end up roasting, grilling or baking them one day. I just woud rather not  I suppose you can't beat home reared pork. Thanks for the link rocker, I'll contact them about the floppy one, at least ;D P.S Brigadier, do you want to buy a cheap ham hock or 10? ;D |
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Post by FirenLady on Sept 5, 2008 20:47:03 GMT
Try an Ad in the adtrader paper, in the livestock section "not for the pot". Kune Kunes the little ones are making quite popular pets. My Mum hand reared a little piggy (she named it wilba after charlottes web) When my dad was pig farming. She found it an excellent pet home before she had to go back home.
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Post by slinky on Sept 5, 2008 21:09:29 GMT
Thank you kylieavril, another good idea (I have constipation of ideas, and verbal diarrhea) Besides, how could anyone eat anything that looks like this  |
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Post by Blonde Donkey on Sept 5, 2008 21:10:04 GMT
has that pig nicked someones false teeth?
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Post by prasygow on Sept 5, 2008 21:44:05 GMT
I delivered our 2 Cornish blacks to there new home on Wednesday. It didnt work out at all well for them and they were quickly moved on.
things havnt got much better at the new place and we expecting them back by Wednesday of next week.
The good news is that as the fist new home was the slaughter house and the second was the butcher we are rather looking forward to getting them back.
Roll on next Saturdays fry up!
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Post by brigadier on Sept 6, 2008 7:46:01 GMT
oh prasy-tooo much info!
I eat bacon and I can joke about it but would cry loads if I actually condemned a pig. Same with lobsters- couldnt actually pick one from a tank to boil! (yes I know Im a hypocrite!)
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Post by rocker on Sept 6, 2008 7:51:57 GMT
all my meat is specialy grown on polystyrene trays in supermarkets
other people only eat animals
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for so much hard work we thank ye!!
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