Rare Hog Breeds

[purecountry]

A friend in our Grazing Club is looking for some Tamworth or Old Gloucestershire Spot breeding stock for his organic free-range operation. So I told him I'd ask on a forum full of the most knowledgeable producers from across the globe. When I find that forum, I'll ask there too, but in the mean time, has anybody on here got any ideas?

Didn't know where else to ask. Maybe I'll do a search for PigsToday.net

 

[jhambley]

I'd suugest you call the The American Livestock Breeds Conservancy. They should have a list of breeders for these rare breeds.

Their web site is: The American Livestock Breeds Conservancy
Phone Number is: Telephone: (919) 542-5704

Good Luck.

 

[jhambley]

Sorry...here is the link to their web site:

http://www.albc-usa.org/index.htm

 

[Hill Creek Farm]

A friend in our Grazing Club is looking for some Tamworth or Old Gloucestershire Spot breeding stock for his organic free-range operation. So I told him I'd ask on a forum full of the most knowledgeable producers from across the globe. When I find that forum, I'll ask there too, but in the mean time, has anybody on here got any ideas?

Didn't know where else to ask. Maybe I'll do a search for PigsToday.net

A good friend of mine that lives just right down the road raises Purebred Tamworth Hogs. They are really good meat hogs. They kind of look like a Hereford. :cboy:

 

[andybob]

Tamworthpigs are exelent for outdoor use, and have a distinctive lean carcase with outstanding flavour.
Try http://www.thepigsite.com
Go onto the discussion forums, then onto market place
All the best,Andy

 

[purecountry]

Thanks folks. I checked through the Conservancy with no luck. But I did have some luck contacting a breeder I found on the Gloucestershire Old Spots website. They had just lost their one breeding sow, but linked me with 3 other breeders. As for Tamworths, still looking.

Hill Creek - would your neighbour have any stock for sale?

 

[Bullbuyer]

A couple of excellent hog sites are :
http://www.showpig.com
http://www.thepigpage.com

 

[Hill Creek Farm]

Thanks folks. I checked through the Conservancy with no luck. But I did have some luck contacting a breeder I found on the Gloucestershire Old Spots website. They had just lost their one breeding sow, but linked me with 3 other breeders. As for Tamworths, still looking.

Hill Creek - would your neighbour have any stock for sale?

I will get with him and let you know. What are you exactly looking for, boars, sows, gilts? :cboy:

 

[barceranch]

Hope this helps. Go to http://www.AgriSeek.com and if you go to swine you should see Tamsworth for buyers or sellers hopefully it will help.