Hog Doc,
What kind of sow did you take Black Onyx to? I have been wondering where he works best.
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- Thu Aug 15, 2013 3:56 pm
- Forum: BOARS
- Topic: Must use boar
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4012
- Sun Aug 04, 2013 9:02 am
- Forum: BOARS
- Topic: York Boar on X Gilt
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7711
Re: York Boar on X Gilt
You might look into Lonzo at Triple B Sires.
- Sat Jul 27, 2013 9:58 am
- Forum: AROUND THE INDUSTRY
- Topic: what boar to use
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3842
Re: what boar to use
Christian my first bit of advice is to make your own login ID on the site so we don't think you are your dad! ;) As I was reading your first post thinking it was your dad posting I about rolled on the floor laughing when you said you were new to the hog business. I thought it was your dad being fun...
- Tue Jun 18, 2013 6:24 pm
- Forum: AROUND THE INDUSTRY
- Topic: Barn sour pigs
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5001
Re: Barn sour pigs
I agree with just turning them out without walking them. That can work wonders especially if you can turn them all out together. Once you do that a couple times, then go try working with them. You work one or two at a time while leaving the other 2 or 3 out. Eventually you should be able to get them...
- Fri May 31, 2013 7:48 pm
- Forum: AROUND THE INDUSTRY
- Topic: Which Way Should We Be Going?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 7189
Re: Which Way Should We Be Going?
I picked soundness first, There is a lot you can do with a feed bucket.
Muscle second, after all you still need to have a pig with the potential to have enough of the right kind of muscle.
I picked depth of body and rib third, because I absolutely HATE no eating pigs.
Muscle second, after all you still need to have a pig with the potential to have enough of the right kind of muscle.
I picked depth of body and rib third, because I absolutely HATE no eating pigs.
- Fri Apr 26, 2013 9:27 am
- Forum: REPRODUCTION
- Topic: Cheap semen storage
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3615
Re: Cheap semen storage
I also use a small wine cooler. You just need to be aware that if you get a power outage that the cooler will reset itself and not stay at the temperature where you had it set. I have mine plugged into a UPS battery backup power supply so that will not happen as long as the power isn't out for a rea...
- Tue Apr 23, 2013 2:47 pm
- Forum: REPRODUCTION
- Topic: Can't Get Gilt to Lock Up
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1659
Re: Can't Get Gilt to Lock Up
Did she lock up for you on any of her cycles before the Matrix cycle? If she did, then I would bet money that she will this time as well, just wait and be patient. (I know that is easy for me to say, its not my gilt!) At my place, my girls stand on the average of 7 days after discontinuing Matrix. I...
- Tue Apr 16, 2013 4:21 pm
- Forum: REPRODUCTION
- Topic: gilt heat cycle driving me crazy
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3428
Re: gilt heat cycle driving me crazy
A normal time is 18 to 24 days. So yes that is normal. If she is changing from cycle to cycle - like 19 days one time and 21 the next - not as common but it happens. Either wait to order semen when you first start seeing signs, or have somewhere local you can go pick up. If you want to order in adva...
- Tue Apr 16, 2013 9:54 am
- Forum: REPRODUCTION
- Topic: OLDER GILTS
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1616
Re: OLDER GILTS
You shouldn't have any problems. In fact they may farrow their first litter easier because their reproductive tract is more mature (especially with some of these crosses). Just don't let them get to fat prior to breeding.
- Tue Mar 26, 2013 3:56 pm
- Forum: BOARS
- Topic: York boars
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2352
Re: York boars
lostengineer: Really it kind of depends on what you are needing to do. Yorks, in my opinion (for what thats worth) are really all over the board right now. I think the Final Move line of Yorks have gotten so popular because of the amount of muscle they throw and they seem to get them to a more appro...
- Sat Feb 23, 2013 11:35 am
- Forum: REPRODUCTION
- Topic: matrix
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1604
Re: matrix
Prairie State sells it in smaller quantities.
Re: Back Bone
mtbkmom: Do you have a business that you can have semen shipped to. UPS will guarantee delivery by 10:00am to a business but not to rural residential. That is what I do, I have it delivered to a friends place of business and I go pick it up. Even if it is later in the day when I pick up I know that ...
- Tue Jan 29, 2013 7:28 pm
- Forum: BOARS
- Topic: bio hazard boar
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1310
Re: bio hazard boar
He was at PSSS but I don't know if he is even around any longer. He was not a littermate to Detox, but had the same sire. He was a Toxic X Anchor X Messiah. For the most part he made some good designed pigs, but needed to be taken to muscle.
- Sat Oct 27, 2012 10:33 pm
- Forum: BOARS
- Topic: Final Drive Sons
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6929
- Fri Oct 19, 2012 9:01 am
- Forum: BOARS
- Topic: Black boars that throw white
- Replies: 30
- Views: 9235
<t>Burrus,<br/> <br/> Both of those pedigrees you used had the possibility of the red gene. So I would guess that is why you ended up with some solid white pigs,<br/> <br/> MTBKMOM,<br/> <br/> Yeah, I know white is dominate, but when you mate a pure Hamp to a pure York you will get all blues. BUT wh...