|
Post by dixiepixie on May 28, 2007 5:45:22 GMT -5
|
|
|
Post by Twista on May 28, 2007 23:30:09 GMT -5
That's a big ole hog... We used to have a hog or two brought to the state fair each year that would weigh over 1000 lbs (The big pig contest!). They were not exactly speed demons, or very agile at that size...
The biggest one I ever sold was a sow that weighed in at 788lbs. The last time we tried to ring her nose, she was too long for the chute, so we let her run on through, and due to her agitated state she smashed right through a big oak gate and ran to the bottom of the steepest hill on the place... Took me a couple of days to coax her back up again...
Great sow though. She would always have 10-12 good shoats in every litter, which was why I kept her so long. She would try to break out (and go down that damned hill) to have her pigs, which I always let her do after discovering how protective she was of them. She would try to take you if you got too close, and could spit with rather good accuracy... Nothing worse than a hog spitting in your face... LOL
|
|