My daughters last show pig.

[bklem]

When given lemons, make lemonade! LOL. He was supposed to go to Houston tomorrow but came up a little lame.

[bklem]

Mighty expensive sausage!

[jrshuman]

A lot of good eating there!

[bklem]

Yep 100 lbs of garlic sausage and lots of pork chops, loins, and ribs.

[ShockValue]

Yum!!!

[Landrover]

ouch........oh well at least he will be remembered fondly!

[HoneyBee]

I can only imagine how expensive that meat is. My oldest son wanted to show a pig this year but the starting cost for an "okay"pig was $350 and last year the resale price at our county show on pigs was 40 cents a pound. So he is stuck showing goats since we raise them already and the resale price last year on goats was $1.69lb

[bklem]

I can only imagine how expensive that meat is. My oldest son wanted to show a pig this year but the starting cost for an "okay"pig was $350 and last year the resale price at our county show on pigs was 40 cents a pound. So he is stuck showing goats since we raise them already and the resale price last year on goats was $1.69lb

After three kids and over 100 show pigs this wasn't the first one we have butchered. However, I really didn't want to butcher the LAST one! Especially since our second to last one-a York at Austin last week- got pulled then classed out of the Yorks and then got pulled again in the cross class but he weighed out. Not exactly the way we wanted to end the old showing career.

[3DW5]

Looks fab...

[Muddy Bud]

Done that before. Nothing tastes better than a sifted Hamp. Kind of hard killing something you have raised for a few months, but a mesquite fire and alot of friends, and some good drinks made me forget about the personal ties.

[esp]

That was better than selling it for market value at the show.

[bklem]

Done that before. Nothing tastes better than a sifted Hamp. Kind of hard killing something you have raised for a few months, but a mesquite fire and alot of friends, and some good drinks made me forget about the personal ties.

LOL I can shoot wild hogs, deer, and critters all day long but no chance of me shooting one of those show pigs. Just can't do it. I get one if my students to kill them and then I'm fine from there. No problem butchering them. Just can't shoot 'em!

[Bullydog]

We just finished off our last two show pigs. Best bacon I ever had made.

Got two more coming that didn't make sale.

[curtintex]

My kids raise steers, but I buy a pig at the fair sale every year. Some of the best pork you ever put in your piehole.

[Slick8]

Sorry about the run of bad luck but congrats on some fine eatin.