Piglet Castration:

       31 January 2017


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In June 2016 one of our sows gave birth to nine live piglets -one of which got accidentally crushed by the mother before it was fully weaned. We kept two (boars) with the idea of breeding from them. The other six piglets we were able to sell without much trouble.

In December 2017 two of our sows gave birth to a total of fifteen piglets, within about a week of each other. Four of which were killed by the mother. Of the surviving eleven piglets 10  are males.

We don't like castration -but local people insist upon it (unless the piglet is for breeding). We managed to sell the only available male from the previous litter to somebody -but only as part of a "Now or Never" Job Lot deal -together with two females.

Local people complain of "Boar Taint" (a supposedly unpleasant taste that meat from non-castrated boars are supposed to have). However, it seems that some nationalities are more sensitive to this than others.

So, despite our own personal objections -it seems that if we are to sell our piglets -then they need to be castrated first.

However, one of the males also has a scrotal hernia - so we intend to keep it ourselves for meat, without castrating it, as a practical test regarding the taste.

On the 30th January 2017, the three males from the oldest litter were castrated.
We still have six to go.....

Hopefully, we can persuade people to buy non-castrated piglets.


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Preparation:


Images of preparation for piglet
        castration in tropical backyard

Images of preparation for piglet castration in tropical
        backyard

Images of preparation for piglet castration in tropical
        backyard


First Piglet:

Catch, Hold, Locate

Images of piglet being castrated in
        tropical backyard

Cut, Squeeze, Pull


Images of piglet being castrated in tropical backyard

Disinfect thoroughly


Images of piglet being castrated in tropical backyard

Sew up

Images of piglet being castrated in tropical backyard

Cut, Pull, Disinfect


Images of Piglet being castrated in tropical backyard

Sew up

Images of Piglet being castrated in tropical backyard

Put in Recovery pen

Images of Piglet being castrated in tropical backyard

Second Piglet:

Catch, Hold, Locate

Images of castration of piglets in tropical backyard

Cut, Squeeze, Pull

Images of castration of piglets in tropical backyard

Disinfect

Images of castration of piglets in tropical backyard

Sew

Images of castration of piglets in tropical backyard

...and Continue

Imges of piglet castration in tropical backyard

Cut, Squeeze, Pull

Imges of piglet castration in tropical backyard

Disenfect, Sew and Return

Imges of piglet castration in tropical backyard


Third Piglet:

Repeat Process

Images of Piglets being castrated in tropical backyard

Images of Piglets being castrated in tropical backyard

Images of Piglets being castrated in tropical backyard

Images of Piglets being castrated in tropical backyard

Images of Piglets being castrated in tropical backyard

Images of castration of piglets in tropical backyard


...until Finished:

Images of finishing up after
        castrating piglets in a tropical bacyard


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PIGLETS -June 2016

More Piglets
Even More Piglets

Garden Diary: December 2016
Garden Diary:     January 2017
Garden Diary:     February 2017

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