tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696187134606183534.post7286011109585819220..comments2024-02-26T01:29:34.513-08:00Comments on Wooly Pigs: Request for Feedback on Selling Mangalitsa Breeding StockHeath Putnamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02448892103363285974noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696187134606183534.post-48260782639611015302012-04-22T04:25:21.686-07:002012-04-22T04:25:21.686-07:00Who can I talk to about obtaining 2 feeder gilts a...Who can I talk to about obtaining 2 feeder gilts and one boar unrelated.<br />My son and I have proper conditions and experience with standard domestic breeding. We would comply with the preferred conditions. Central Ohio.<br />My fiance is Hungarian and he is very interested in this endeavor.RUBY SLIPPERShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12957737704456596591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696187134606183534.post-19424195311086126462012-04-22T04:19:19.529-07:002012-04-22T04:19:19.529-07:00My son and I are set up to raise hogs on pasture a...My son and I are set up to raise hogs on pasture and have raised standard hogs with joy and love and room to root, healthy conditions. I wish to raise this type of hog and would like two gilts and one baby boar unrelated. Are the stock available? Would abide by all standards. What are my prospects? I am in Central Ohio.RUBY SLIPPERShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12957737704456596591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696187134606183534.post-91670487092774693872011-10-02T00:15:16.341-07:002011-10-02T00:15:16.341-07:00Barrett - your $50/month feed cost is very high. I...Barrett - your $50/month feed cost is very high. I would expect to see more like $20-30 per month.Heath Putnamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02448892103363285974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696187134606183534.post-85503694041166721502011-09-29T06:02:14.851-07:002011-09-29T06:02:14.851-07:00I'm guessing they will be 300lbs at slaughter ...I'm guessing they will be 300lbs at slaughter and 200 lbs hanging weight. I bought the feeders from mosefund at $350 + $50/month avg. feed cost for a year=$950. If I get $6, thats only $1200. We're not even talking about slaughter fees, gas, let alone the fence I had to build, feeder and waterer. I'm actually losing money. If I had breeding stock, I think it would be a lot different.Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05848128925877116970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696187134606183534.post-33232828847421233362011-09-28T20:09:00.385-07:002011-09-28T20:09:00.385-07:00I can believe that nobody in your area wants to bu...I can believe that nobody in your area wants to buy them at $6/lb.<br /><br />E.g. a 300# carcass pig for $1,800? That's a tough sell.<br /><br />I'm surprised you think you need to get $6/lb to make it worth your while.Heath Putnamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02448892103363285974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696187134606183534.post-79426326931291120212011-09-27T06:43:52.211-07:002011-09-27T06:43:52.211-07:00Thanks Heath,
I've tried everyone in DC, VA, M...Thanks Heath,<br />I've tried everyone in DC, VA, MD.<br />I heard back from a couple chefs that competed in the cochon 555 but when I told them I needed to get $6/lb, they stopped communicating with me.Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05848128925877116970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696187134606183534.post-34915645063093110282011-09-27T00:26:05.828-07:002011-09-27T00:26:05.828-07:00Barrett -- I suggest you use the Zagat guide to id...Barrett -- I suggest you use the Zagat guide to identify restaurants near you that have the best food and highest plate cost. Then call them, ask for the chef, and sell your pigs.Heath Putnamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02448892103363285974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696187134606183534.post-46926332869346579632011-09-26T19:40:34.213-07:002011-09-26T19:40:34.213-07:00I have 4 mangalitsa's just outside DC in Maryl...I have 4 mangalitsa's just outside DC in Maryland. I got the from mosefund last December. They're about 1 yr. old and pushing 300 lbs. I've fed them 90% barley and 10% wheat. I thought it would be easy to sell them when I bought them. However, nobody seems to want to spend the money I need to just break even.<br />Any suggestions?Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05848128925877116970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696187134606183534.post-91086424808245941112011-02-28T20:23:00.564-08:002011-02-28T20:23:00.564-08:00John - I've sold a bunch in the last few weeks...John - I've sold a bunch in the last few weeks. I recommend you call me at 253-833-7591.Heath Putnamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02448892103363285974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696187134606183534.post-50548136902465452502011-02-28T19:52:38.994-08:002011-02-28T19:52:38.994-08:00i have been searching for mangalitsa breeding stoc...i have been searching for mangalitsa breeding stock for almost a year and am almost to the point of importing.johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696187134606183534.post-90354873888831627062010-11-05T20:19:11.016-07:002010-11-05T20:19:11.016-07:00Anonymous -- what's the name of the lab import...Anonymous -- what's the name of the lab importing more Meishan boars? I'd like to get some semen.Heath Putnamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02448892103363285974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696187134606183534.post-61801527997960584792010-11-05T20:01:27.527-07:002010-11-05T20:01:27.527-07:00I agree with Carl. Meishan's aren't going...I agree with Carl. Meishan's aren't going anywhere in the US. In fact, they are commonly used in large commercial herds, but for different reasons. We have Meishans on a large commercial farm. They are used as "boar stink" to induce heat in the sows.<br /> However, after doing some research on this breed, I'm going to get the boar and start cross breading with Mulefoots and Berks. I also know a genetic lab close by that we use that's importing more Meishan boars. I'm going to contact Carl to see about getting a handful of gilts. This is an wonderful breed full of great potential.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696187134606183534.post-18486799128122018402010-07-18T16:39:29.838-07:002010-07-18T16:39:29.838-07:00I suppose that might be true. We DID have a torna...I suppose that might be true. We DID have a tornado come through here and take out a finishing building we were just about to put 200 piglets into. Perhaps that is why I have Meishan on two separate farms in Iowa, a small herd in Texas and one in Virginia. Plus we have been working with PICS and will have some new genetic material to assist us with continuation of the breed. But they won't be extinct from the USA for a very long time.carl blakehttp://www.swabianhall.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696187134606183534.post-66138470334896980762010-07-16T12:15:08.915-07:002010-07-16T12:15:08.915-07:00Carl -- I tried my best. At least you were willing...Carl -- I tried my best. At least you were willing to take those Meishans.<br /><br />Unfortunately, the minute you stop with the Meishans, whether by choice or not, that probably it for the breed.<br /><br />We are just one tornado, car accident or other major problem away from a catastrophe.<br /><br />One big problem with breeds that wind up being kept on a single farm is that it is too expensive to keep enough boars to maintain genetic diversity.Heath Putnamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02448892103363285974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696187134606183534.post-54016609662128734722010-07-15T21:19:09.422-07:002010-07-15T21:19:09.422-07:00The Meishan are not going extinct. Not sure why y...The Meishan are not going extinct. Not sure why you would say that. You were the one that told me where to get them. Come August and September I will have over 150 Meishan. Plus, I am working with others to keep this breed alive and well. I need more than 200 Meishan Gilts to be farrowing at different times. I haven't lost one Meishan pig since I acquired them. There are more Meishan in the US now than some other endangered breeds.Carl Blakehttp://www.swabianhall.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696187134606183534.post-70412451234823155052010-07-12T19:44:03.174-07:002010-07-12T19:44:03.174-07:00I think that there is a very good opportunity for ...I think that there is a very good opportunity for the new small farmer groups. They can get these pigs locally to feed out. It would definitely increase the breed and help keep its existence in the USA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696187134606183534.post-90704611805861304552010-07-10T18:06:22.315-07:002010-07-10T18:06:22.315-07:00August -- thanks very much for your advice. I'...August -- thanks very much for your advice. I've advertised in their newsletter before. A lot of them seem to like that Mangalitsa pigs are traditional, low input and lard-type.Heath Putnamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02448892103363285974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696187134606183534.post-45360670941221048002010-07-10T11:05:50.808-07:002010-07-10T11:05:50.808-07:00Consider networking with the Weston A. Price folks...Consider networking with the Weston A. Price folks as well as any Paleolithic diet people. There seem to be many folks attempting to return to the small farm in an attempt to improve their own food supplies; they would keep standards for treating the animals pretty high. <br /><br />http://www.westonaprice.org/<br /><br />WAPF has chapters around the country.Augusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08758314961163692341noreply@blogger.com