Week Old Swallow Belly Mangalitsa Piglets
Seems impossible that these little ones are actually a week old! Eight days to be exact! Seems like less, but they sure are lively as seen here…
Tag: Mangalitsa
Moving Daisy, Duke, and Family of Swallow Belly Pigs
So Moving Pigs is Difficult! Right? Discover why I’m a little ashamed!
While I do some things well, other things seem to get by me! Even when it is sort of embarrassing, and I wonder if I should keep it quiet or share it with you to maybe help you avoid my mistakes and embarrassment!
See, I pretty much name all our animals and birds, and treat them all the best I can. Treating them all like pets, except for that one bad moment that some meet with at their end. That makes it harder on me, as
I prefer to be the one that brings about that one bad moment. I want to insure nothing suffers any longer than necessary and so I like to honour that being by being the one to do the “Deed” so to speak!
Because I treat them all well, make pets out of them, and name them, it makes the end harder on me on their last day! However, it helps working with them much easier every other day!
While many people find moving pigs a most difficult task, have a look at this video, then read on to see why I’m actually a little embarrassed …
So, .you see that was pretty easy! Right?
The real reason we moved them is, about three days ago I got a Surprse!
It’s also the reason I’m embarrassed!
Daisy and Duke, our Swallow Belly Mangalitsa Pigs, had piglets! On the ground, in their muddy pasture! Where they’ve been for the Winter. I was told they’re purebred Mangalitsa and I believe them to be so, and I was also told that Swallow Belly’s don’t have their first litters till they’re a year and a half old. These two are just under a Year, so I wasn’t expecting them to be breeding for another month or so! It takes pigs 3 Months, 3 Weeks, and 3 Days to farrow and have their piglets. Which means Daisy got bred when she was seven months. Seven months is about right for other breeds, but the Mangalitsa are slower maturing. So, I kind of felt a little ashamed of not knowing she was pregnant! I had no reason to check, believing, based on the information I had, that she couldn’t get pregnant till she was a year old. So! Surprise!
I really debated posting about this, as it makes me look rather stupid, but I’m still learning and did the best I could with information given. So, I write about this, hoping my doing so may help others avoid my mistakes. Even if I’m embarrassed!
Packaged Pork Chops, Roasts, Burger, and More, at Briden Farm, Bear River, Nova Scotia
The Mangalica (also spelled Mangalitsa or Mangalitza) is a Hungarian breed of pig, prized for its incredible Pork! Acorn Bluff describes it like this…
Mangalitsa hogs are bred and raised for flavor and great tasting meat (we at Acorn Bluff especially love pork chops and bacon from our hogs near Iowa City). They are raised in the traditional manner, and brought to market often through artisan butchers. This combination of techniques explains why Mangalitsa pork is more expensive, but also why it is oh so worth it. Mangalitsa is considered to be the world’s best tasting pork
The Berkshire Pig is a British breed of pig. It originated in the English county of Berkshire, for which it is named. It is normally black, with some white.
Nicolosi Fine Foods describes it as …
A heritage breed pig. With a long history that goes back some 300 years in England, this black-and-white pig is highly regarded for juicy, tender, and flavorful pork which is heavily marbled with fat.
Mmm, Mmm, Good!
Now, imagine what would happen if You combined the two!
Juicy, Marbled, and Beautiful Fat adds Flavour!
Wait! What? Fat! Isn’t Dat Fat Bat For You!?
Fat from Woodland Pastured Pork is, according to Hampshire.edu …
Less saturated fat, more heart-healthy polyunsaturated fats Studies show the nutritional value of pork from pastured pigs that consume grass and forage is higher than pork from conventionally-raised pigs.
Our, Briden Farm Pigs produce pork that is an incredible combination of both Mangalica and Berkshire and is ethically raised, given the best possible life, except for that one bad moment! We allow our Pigs to express their Piginess on a combination of Woodland and Grass Pastures where they are regularly moved to new ground on a regular basis. Generally moving to a new “salad bar” every week to two weeks! Freshness, Happiness, and a blend of healthy pastures and outstanding goodness, in both the life of the Pigs, and the Pork!
Look at the Colour, Imagine the Sweetness, and Taste the Goodness!
We challenge You to try it! But first You’ve got to buy it!
Call Brian, at Briden Farm, at 902-907-0770