Guinea Hogs

 

We’re so excited to add Guinea Hogs to our farm this year! 

 

By raising them, we will be helping to preserve a critically endangered heritage breed.  In return, they will improve our pastures, root out weeds, till our gardens, and provide us with meat to eat and piglets to sell.

 

Listed below are the pedigrees of our boar and two sows.  I’m delighted to have one of Samson’s daughters, since that is a rare, recovered foundation bloodline. 

 

I was also pleased to learn that our boar was one of the very rare Guinea hogs that was born red.  I don’t care what color my pigs are, but I do think it’s nice to preserve rare recessive genes like that.

 

We hope to have piglets available for sale by September 2010.  Feel free to contact me with any questions!

Purebred Icelandic sheep in Virginia’s heartland   

Find out more about this wonderful and endangered breed of pig by visiting

these sites:

 

American Guinea

Hog Association

 

The American Livestock Breeds Conservancy

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Guinea Hogs

Guinea hogs are an American heritage breed of domestic farm pig.  Their docile natures, excellent foraging abilities, and moderate size make them perfect for small, homestead-type farms.

 

Once the most common type of pig in the southeastern United States, their numbers declined as the number of small, homestead farms dwindled and factory farming increased.  At one time, there were only 35 Guinea hogs left.

 

Efforts to preserve the breed have now increased their numbers to about 600 registered pigs.  They are still listed as critically endangered by The American Livestock Breeds Conservancy.

 

Origin:  Southeastern USA, 1800s

 

Size:  150-300 lbs.  22”-27” tall

 

Color:  Solid black or, very rarely, red.  Some have minimal white points at the feet and tip of the nose.

 

Temperament:  Very docile and friendly.  An excellent choice for small sustainable family farms.  They do well with children and with other farm animals.

 

Care:  Adaptable to a wide range of environments.  They fatten easily and, if they have access to pasture (or hay) and table scraps, require very little additional feed.

 

Reproduction:  Guinea hogs can breed at 6 to 8 months old, but it’s recommended that you let the females grow to about 10 months before breeding.  Sows have 2 litters per year, with an average of 6 piglets per litter.

Life Span:  10-15 years

 

Meat:  At 6 months, they provide a nicely marbled carcass of up to 75 lbs. (hanging weight) of flavorful, gourmet meat.  There is no need to castrate young male hogs intended for slaughter at 6 months old.

Our Pigs

Nancy Chase, 781 Alcoma Rd., Buckingham, VA 23921   Email: InglesideSheep@aol.com

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