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I think Ben1912 pasture farrows still. You might ask him on here. I know from college days when a lot of guys in northwest Illinois still pasture farrowed that finding gilts to fit an outside operation may be an issue, The Landrace especially that seems to so heavily populate the confinement maternal lines would die in an outdoor system and so would the 16 rat sized piglets they would have when they farrowed. Not big enough or tough enough, I think I'd go with a blue butt sow, Hamp x York and then come back with Duroc boars and maybe switch them off with good Poland boars. Outside, I want them tough and a little on the mean side. | |
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NON Confinment hog raisers
