[Smiler]

Wasn't sure whether to put this here, or money matters.

This week we took delivery of Colin the pig! He's around 8 weeks old, one of 5 piglets (2 boys, 3 girls) and the only ginger one in the litter. He's come to live in the back paddock and has his own piggy house.


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He'd been ringed with a weird amount of ironwork just before he'd arrived (looks very Goth) so he's a bit sore and 'off' men at the moment. Our neighbour ringed him so he doesn't dig up the paddock and cheese off our landlord. :) It should also stop him from digging an escape tunnel and beating a hasty retreat into the wilds of the forest!



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Pics are a bit weeny soz!

So far he seems to like it! Mr S has been splitting logs in Colin's paddock again today and Colin is watching him from the shade of the trees.

We'll be keeping him until he's big enough to fill the freezer. OH can't wait to see if he has Hellers (or Danishhhhh for all the UK shoppers!) written all the way through him................. and I need to start collecting pork recipes.

Our neighbour will home kill him for us when the time comes.

My SIL has already started the Save Colin campaign. :)

[KerryS]

Aww - he looks so cute. I hope he's tasty too when the time comes!

[Anita & Marco]

Colin really looks Yammie!!

[zardell]

Pics are a bit weeny soz!


My SIL has already started the Save Colin campaign. :)




Pics enlarge if you click on 'em.


I'll sign SIL's petition !!! :D


I'd never make a farmers wife D. Just couldn't kill anything that I've had eye to eye contact with.

Funny that because I certainly enjoy eating meat. It looks OK to me when it's in the butchers shop..:roll

Danish bacon butties - YUMMIEEEEEE!!

Julie

xx

[Karen]

I agree, love the taste but couldn't do the deed - although that hasn't stopped me getting half a pig and 2 lambs at a time from the local farmer to fill the freezer!;)

[Moorf]

Shouldn't that read "Meat Colin" :o

What a cutie.... hope to make his acquaintance next week!

[Moorf]

I agree, love the taste but couldn't do the deed - although that hasn't stopped me getting half a pig and 2 lambs at a time from the local farmer to fill the freezer!;)

Did he charge you for them? If so, can I ask what prices?

Cheers
Moorf

[Karen]

A bargain.....$70 for each lamb and $150 for half a pig.
All butchered into 2 person friendly sizes and packed into bags (could have asked for the larger joints to be kept whole if feeding more people)

All organic,really tasty and no more than 24hrs since the kill!!

[Moorf]

That's very good value! I asked because we'll be selling off 2 halves of a lamb, swapping one half for half a pig and keeping final half for ourselves..

Thanks for the info :nice1

[Karen]

Blimey, half a lamb for half a pig...now l'm not sure if l got a great deal with the lamb or really seen off with the pig!!!!!?????

Either way....Enjoy!

[Moorf]

The swap is a local farmer friend :nice1

We haven't yet had a pig for the freezer (had lambs when in Scotland) but been told there's a heck of a lot of meat from them!!

Off to search TradeMe for chest freezer! :exit

[Karen]

Not sure how many of you there are but the leg joints are enormous!! We had ours cut down to make 2 joints - enough to easily feed 6-8 people

[Moorf]

Just myself and OH - and 2 dogs... and a big freezer!

[Jo Jo]

We haven't yet had a pig for the freezer (had lambs when in Scotland) but been told there's a heck of a lot of meat from them!!



God, yes - there's loads! We have some at our house, some at my father-in-law's house, and some at my sister-in-law's house! I have no idea how long it's going to take my husband to eat it all...

[BigRod]

Just myself and OH - and 2 dogs... and a big freezer!

Better make that 'Just myself and OH' then; the dogs will love 'possum ice cream'. Do NZ a favour and clear the possums from your land with a 22, pop them in a freezer, wait 3 days and your dogs will love 'em.

.... and the bacon is all yours!

Rod

[Moorf]

We do have a pesky possum in the garden, but it gives the dogs such great exercise that it's proving invaluable!

Anyway, I'm sure our neighbour will get it eventually - he appears to be on a one-man-crusade to clear the area - and if not we'll employ Mr Smiler who's a dab hand I've heard! :D

[Lupin]

My friends had two pigs and practically got scurvy trying to get through it all :laugh

[Smiler]

We do have a pesky possum in the garden, but it gives the dogs such great exercise that it's proving invaluable!

Anyway, I'm sure our neighbour will get it eventually - he appears to be on a one-man-crusade to clear the area - and if not we'll employ Mr Smiler who's a dab hand I've heard! :D

Oh yes! He was Marksman of the Year 2007. :D

We've no windows :uhoh and the chooks water holder has a small leak, but he gets 'em in the end. :D

[Smiler]

I knew I captured the moment!

Mr S being awarded Marksman of the Year!


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[Moorf]

My friends had two pigs and practically got scurvy trying to get through it all :laugh

:laugh

Mr S being awarded Marksman of the Year!

Reminds me of Larson's "bummer of a birthmark, Hal" stag cartoon!!

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[Carol]

Ahhhh Colin.....

I'll be whispering a few warnings when I "meat" you buddy.....




:D:D:D:D

[Leccy-Lee]

SO, whens the forum party round yours for Bacon Butties :)

[CJ22]

I really wish you'd called him something else!

[Moorf]

rotf CJ

[Carol]

The question DOES need to be asked Deborah.....



WHY COLIN??????????

:D

[Moorf]

I know! I know!! :D

[Hannah-NL]

Ah poor Colin he's got such a nice face..

[andy141]

Just myself and OH - and 2 dogs... and a big freezer!

Don't forget to save some for Xmas --- you may have to share some with us:D

[Moorf]

True - our family circle is set to expand here !! :exit

[pinkpiggy]

Oh no, poor Colin. I'm definitely going to have to sign our SIL's petition. :yes

...must find out where you live so I can rescue him...:exit

[Smiler]

Bacon Butties in around a year's time Lee, can you wait that long? ;)

CJ22 nothing personal :cool: He's named after my Dad!

The hens are called after my Mum and various aunts and uncles. MIL has been 'warned' she's next in line when we get a goat. She's threatened to stop speaking to me then :laugh

[Carol]

...must find out where you live



hahahahahahahahahaha!


Good luck PP!!!

;):laugh

[Smiler]

Oh no, poor Colin. I'm definitely going to have to sign our SIL's petition. :yes

...must find out where you live so I can rescue him...:exit

I had trouble finding home myself the first few weeks we lived here! :laugh

[willsken]

I had trouble finding home myself the first few weeks we lived here! :laugh

That bodes well for us at the weekend then!:D

[Smiler]

That bodes well for us at the weekend then!:D

Directions are being written, up to page two already :laugh :laugh :laugh

[willsken]

God help us then! I think I'd better drive and leave the directions to OH. I always make a pigs ear of them! :D :D :D

[Smiler]

God help us then! I think I'd better drive and leave the directions to OH. I always make a pigs ear of them!

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