Raising Chickens

Butcher came today, lots of fat, I would guess about 80lbs of meat per pig (avg) and 20-30lbs of fat, but I haven't actually counted. I was busy today butchering ducks with the 75° weather, and shuttling pork up to my uncle's freezer.

Freezer pic is two pigs, minus sausage as he did that last.

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Would anyone in Winston Salem or surrounding areas be interested in some free pigs to raise for slaughter? There are two females currently probably 130-150lbs, and I think 2 more females and two males probably currently 90lbs or so. I can't take them as I don't have a place to put them. My finders fee would be I get one of the females come slaughter day (can use the mobile butcher, I pay for her processing). I can help with catching them, and can possibly get a trailer to haul them in if needed.
 
First time ever smoking anything. Did a loin and a jowl. First time ever eating jowl---- I am not disappointed that the guy that took one of the pigs didn't want the jowl, YUM!.

I don't think raising my own bacon is going to do anything good for my figure. But hey, I am 40 now, this is where you are supposed to start getting fat anyways right?

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Tacoma747 said:
First time ever smoking anything. Did a loin and a jowl. First time ever eating jowl---- I am not disappointed that the guy that took one of the pigs didn't want the jowl, YUM!.

I don't think raising my own bacon is going to do anything good for my figure. But hey, I am 40 now, this is where you are supposed to start getting fat anyways right?

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Whenever I smoke a Kune the jowl is the first place I go and don’t share lol
 
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