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Transporting
Soon it will be time for...you know.  I have a Mazda pickup with a bed liner, no shell or staking. How can I best transport him? I assume he won't just sit back there munching on donuts and enjoying the wind in his face. I'm not much of a builder so please keep it simple!
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07/07/06, 07:30 AM
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Borrowing a trailer or finding a mobile butcher would be the two simplest ideas. I'm not much of a builder either so I can't help you out there. On borrowing a trailer however, I advertised on the barter board once to borrow or buy a really cheap trailer and I did find someone who was willing to loan me hers. So it might work for you (unless you don't have a hitch).
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07/07/06, 02:00 PM
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No hitch! And the truck is too old to invest in one. ----. I would love to find a mobile butcher, that way I'd be sure I got my own pig, there'd be no fear for baby or adrenaline in the meat, and I could learn about butchering. Thanks for the idea! Any other transporting suggestions, anyone?
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07/07/06, 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Firefly
Soon it will be time for...you know. I have a Mazda pickup with a bed liner, no shell or staking. How can I best transport him? I assume he won't just sit back there munching on donuts and enjoying the wind in his face. I'm not much of a builder so please keep it simple! |
Call the butcher, ours charges $10.00 to pickup hog at our place. We don't use this service but I did ask for a friend.
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07/07/06, 04:39 PM
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How about offering somebody with an appropriate vehicle some of the meat for making the transport? That may make it less stressful for you as well.
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07/07/06, 04:40 PM
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07/07/06, 05:20 PM
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I have no idea as to how far you have to travel to the butcher. If the distance is only a few miles ask the butcher if the hog has to be alive on delivery. If not, do the deed and load the hog onto your truck and start driving.
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07/07/06, 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by agmantoo
I have no idea as to how far you have to travel to the butcher. If the distance is only a few miles ask the butcher if the hog has to be alive on delivery. If not, do the deed and load the hog onto your truck and start driving.
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07/07/06, 06:13 PM
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Take a couple of cattle panels, bend the corners to fit the truck and tie together where needed. Relatively quick, relatively inexpensive mode of hog transport.
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07/08/06, 12:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Firefly
No hitch! And the truck is too old to invest in one. ----. I would love to find a mobile butcher, that way I'd be sure I got my own pig, there'd be no fear for baby or adrenaline in the meat, and I could learn about butchering. Thanks for the idea! Any other transporting suggestions, anyone?
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Every truck should have a hole in center of factory bumper where you can insert a ball for pulling a trailer. A possible solution would be to rent a small U-Haul 2 wheel trailer and remain coyly discreet as to your intended use of said trailer. Then just wash it out good before you return it,LOL.
Good to see you are working on a plan to harvest your well-earned pork,LOL.
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07/10/06, 02:15 AM
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Thanks everyone for the great ideas! I'm going to try to find someone to butcher him here, but if not I will use this thread as my resource. I love the pig forum!  
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07/10/06, 05:21 AM
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Another idea?
I called the High School AG department. (or 4-h would work) and
asked them if they knew any teenager who'd like to earn a little extra money hauling my pig to the butcher.
It works out great....
most of them have haulers for their show animals.
and they always need $$ 
I followed behind em in my car crying lol
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07/10/06, 11:46 AM
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Dana what a great idea!
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07/10/06, 12:03 PM
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It worked GREAT for me!!
and do you know ANY teenager who Does NOT need extra $$? lol
and.... its a great way to get to know a few for if you ever need to leave town and need someone to care for the critters for a few days. The high school AG dept can be a very VERY good resource.
My neighbor even "let" them come out to learn how to castrate his hogs. they did em all! lol it was great!
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07/10/06, 01:50 PM
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TX Angel we can still learn from you-Brilliant :baby04:
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07/10/06, 02:32 PM
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Happiness is Homemade
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well tyvm...
**Thinking to self**... whew.. the ploy worked!! they have no idea how clueless I actually am! lol
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07/12/06, 10:34 AM
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Hey Firefly! After a day at the auction I was waiting by the ol' pig pen to pick up some piglets. A man came by to pick up his duroc barrow - 250lbs. He had a little truck just like yours! Well, he tied the front legs together, and the back legs together - after he loaded that hog on the truck, which is an ENTIRELY different, long story. Let it suffice to say that the hog 'missed' the truck bed four or five times. Anyway, he also tied the snout closed. Then tied each rope, holding two feet, to the opposite diagonal corner of his truck - stretching the pig out sideways in the bed.
He even had a second, smaller pig trussed up similiar right next to it. Neither pig was as impressed as the small, incredulous audience who had assembled to watch this entire process. All I can say is I hope they all made it home in the same vehicle.
Good luck with transport -
Niki
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07/13/06, 07:39 AM
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Oh no!!! That's the kind of thing I'm trying to avoid. I want my sweetie to be happy right to the end. He's such a good boy! BTW I have discovered that my 3 little holiday turkey poults are as sweet as the pigs. autumn is going to be a difficult time!
TX Angel, good ideas! I will keep that in mind, I'm sure there are plenty of 4Hers around here.
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