Believe it or not SPRING is right around the corner.
Thinking about spring pigs for your farm? Looking for a heritage breed that has a mellow disposition, great on pasture and makes great pork?
We have you covered. We are expecting up to three (3) litters of purebred Gloucestershire Old Spot piglets this spring from our sows. Our piglets can be purchased as feeders or if you are looking for a registered purebred (breeding stock) we can do that too. Our pigs are raised outdoors throughout the year in the fresh air. They are winter hardy and do excellent on pasture – ours even like to eat thistle!
Why do we raise Old Spots (GOS)? We over the last 13 years we have raised five different Heritage Breed hogs including, Mangalitza, North American Guinea Hogs, Mulefoot, Ossabaw Island, and Gloucestershire Old Spots (and mixes of all of these). After starting to raise GOS it became clear that they are the breed for our little farm – the GOS are thrifty eaters (not picky), lighter on pasture, eat many different types of plants or weeds, can put away thousands of pounds of apple pulp, great mothers, large litters and have a mellow disposition that makes them easy to be around and move.
Piglets will be farrowed from our three sows, Flora, Fauna and Trixie. Our sire is Sir Renfred II and is about the most mellow boar I have ever seen.
Please email us directly if you are interested in the upcoming piglets!
info@alternativerootsfarm.com
John
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