500 pound boar!

[NH Homesteader]

They do have it. Certain lines more than others. I spend a lot of time reading what the guinea hog folks say on FB lol

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Interesting - I didn't know that. I guess I'm lucky that I haven't had a problem!

 

[NH Homesteader]

Or you can't detect it, lol. Maybe you'll have someone over for dinner someday and they'll say ewwww! lol probably not. Some are breeding it out, which is helpful! I have read that durocs tend to have a high percentage of tainted boars so if anyone's looking for cheap boars, be careful with durocs!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Could be! I have shared it with other folks with no problems. Neighbor, son, daughter, mother in law and a lady at work. So far, so good! And, both times I took a boar right outta the pasture where he/they had been with females. Both were breeding age too. The two I've got penned up are away from females right now - so maybe they'll taste even better!

I've got 3 barrows running the pasture right now - but they seem to be much slower growing than the boars. I can see them not being harvested until this time next year.

 

[CrealCritter]

Ok folks! The suspense is over! Drumroll please...…………………………

And the hanging weight is...……………..


506 POUNDS!!!!

That is a LOT of meat. I sure hope he doesn't have boar taint. I explained to my husband that is a possibility. If so, then we will just have a lot of spicy sausage to eat LOL. We'll fry up a package of pork chops and try it out when we get him home. With no sows around to get his hormones up and the way we fed him, I don't think there will be a problem. For a purchase price of $100 plus processing, I think it's one heck of a bargain.

Man that's huge! Congrats on the raising, gonna feed you all for a long time to come.

 

[sumi]

you'd have free meat the rest of your life! Lol

I think she nearly does have meat for the rest of her life now! @baymule not saying you're old or anything, but that is a LOT of pig!

 

[baymule]

If Wilbur has boar taint, I guess I will learn how to make salami and other spicy sausage. LOL I bet one pork chop will cover a plate, and we told them to package 4 to a package. We'll eat for a week off 4 pork chops! LOL

 

[sumi]

I'm hoping like mad he won't have that problem! I did some Googling on it, hoping to find cures, or recipes… All I did learn now is that it's also called "pissy pork" Apparently it's quite noticeable with fresh pork, you will know before you cook it.

 

[CrealCritter]

Ah... Let's all pray no taint!

 

[baymule]

Wilbur is home!!

The freezer is PACKED!! The top and bottom shelves are beef, the rest is Wilbur!

We are taking two ice coolers to a neighbor’s this evening.

The pork chops are so big I might have to cut off the end to get them in the skillet! They are thawing now.

We just had pan sausage, delicious! Took bacon out of the oven, it is so good!! NO boar taint, no off smell or taste at all.

I might have taken a bite out of one....

Waiting
On
Pork
Chops!