Butchering a hog question?

[Abcdj]

We are new to FFA and the grandson has a pig that we need to do something with now that the show has been cancelled. I know there are other folks in this same position.

We have shot hundreds of hogs at the lease and never done anything them.

How much does it cost?

Is bacon expensive to get made?

Besides pork chops, hams, pork ribs and bacon what else can you get made?

In for your suggestions!

[Graysonhogs]

We are new to FFA and the grandson has a pig that we need to do something with now that the show has been cancelled. I know there are other folks in this same position.

We have shot hundreds of hogs at the lease and never done anything them.

How much does it cost?

Is bacon expensive to get made?

Besides pork chops, hams, pork ribs and bacon what else can you get made?

In for your suggestions!

Breakfast sausage, Smoked sausage, brats, ground, summer sausage.
You're looking at 200-300 depending on what you're getting made.
I am not sure what basic processing costs though. I'm basing these prices on a 300lb domestic hog.

[Abcdj]

Breakfast sausage, Smoked sausage, brats, ground, summer sausage.
You're looking at 200-300 depending on what you're getting made.
I am not sure what basic processing costs though. I'm basing these prices on a 300lb domestic hog.

He was little when we got him like 160 and now he weighs 215-220. He was barely gonna make weight for the show. Someone said to start feeding him corn now to make the meat taste better.

[glen]

Make sure you just feed it out first. I would for at least a few weeks. Show hogs eat different than what you are use to.

[oktx]

If it’s a show hog it should be fed out, unless they went back to the old race horse look.

[glpoe1]

Make sure you just feed it out first. I would for at least a few weeks. Show hogs eat different than what you are use to.

Show hogs have all sorts of "different" supplements in their system. I think you should feed it out for a few weeks to clean it up a bit.

[denimdeerslayer]

You need to feed it corn for at least a month. The show feed makes the meat nasty. It will stink like an old wild boar. Also most show hogs are loin and hams and dont have any marketable bacon as they are too lean. Show hogs really dont provide a market ready animal on day of sale. Unless you like weird tasting and smelling pork. But if you work out the show feed the meat will be ok. I believe the main item is the fish meal in the feed.

[huntindude]

I butcher show pigs at my ag shop I’ll tell you like others. Feed it cracked corn for a couple of weeks first. They make some of the best pan sausage I’ve ever had. Often times on show pigs the belly is to thin to make decent bacon and since it is a cured smoked product, may be a little pricey. Also besides pork chops, cross cut fresh ham steaks (sliced thin) are really good and versatile. They can be marinated and grilled whole or even better is to cut them into pieces, pound even thinner and fry in bread crumbs. Also you’ll want to save some roasts out of the shoulder


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[muzzlebrake]

Be sure his nuts are cut off and healed before you butcher. Corn fed and no nuts makes a much better tasting pig. Boar hogs will always have a certain amount of skunk but a lot less if castrated. A rutting boar is plumb awful.

[muzzlebrake]

I butcher show pigs at my ag shop I’ll tell you like others. Feed it cracked corn for a couple of weeks first. They make some of the best pan sausage I’ve ever had. Often times on show pigs the belly is to thin to make decent bacon and since it is a cured smoked product, may be a little pricey. Also besides pork chops, cross cut fresh ham steaks (sliced thin) are really good and versatile. They can be marinated and grilled whole or even better is to cut them into pieces, pound even thinner and fry in bread crumbs. Also you’ll want to save some roasts out of the shoulder


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Chicken fried tenderized pork cutlets is mo betterer to me than beef

[hogslayer78]

You need to feed it corn for at least a month. The show feed makes the meat nasty. It will stink like an old wild boar. Also most show hogs are loin and hams and dont have any marketable bacon as they are too lean. Show hogs really dont provide a market ready animal on day of sale. Unless you like weird tasting and smelling pork. But if you work out the show feed the meat will be ok. I believe the main item is the fish meal in the feed.

Not true at all! We have gotten the best bacon and lots of it off our show hogs. These pigs these days are not lean at all. Best eating pork your gonna get hands down!

[Graysonhogs]

He was little when we got him like 160 and now he weighs 215-220. He was barely gonna make weight for the show. Someone said to start feeding him corn now to make the meat taste better.

And it'll give it time to get rid of any traces of that science experiment they call feed.

[bowhuntercoach]

Show pigs are barrows, so nuts won't be a problem. Also, like stated above show pigs have plenty of belly these days if you feed them out. I make bacon out of them every year and it is outstanding. I'd try to get the weight up to at least 275 or so to make it worthwhile to butcher. You will be pleased with the end result, much more flavor than store bought pork.

[Graysonhogs]

Be sure his nuts are cut off and healed before you butcher. Corn fed and no nuts makes a much better tasting pig. Boar hogs will always have a certain amount of skunk but a lot less if castrated. A rutting boar is plumb awful.

I'm betting they did that when they got him.

[Graysonhogs]

Not true at all! We have gotten the best bacon and lots of it off our show hogs. These pigs these days are not lean at all. Best eating pork your gonna get hands down!

This. I'd always gotten great bacon off of one.