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Animals

Time with pigs:

I have grown up with pigs and have been with them almost all my life. When i have been on farms like nepicar farm i feel so sorry for the pigs having to go for slaughter. pigs and most other animals are my favourite animals, so far recorded in my brain. Below here is another website i have done:

Welcome to the site of my pigs... THIS PIG IS CALLED SNOORTER, OUR BOAR.



Pigs are colourful, and come in all shapes and sizes and most of all colours. there are lots of breeds such as:
Tamworth
Berkshire
Poland China
Gloucester old spot
Large Black
Large White
Duroc
British Saddleback
Hampshire
The pigs u see here are Tamworth piglets, and are on the run....


Pig News:
Today on pig news, there has been a pig escape at barnyard farm. The breakout fell through on the 16th January 2008. They have been on the run for 2 day so far. we hope dearly that we can get them back soon. Our main story today: 4 PIGLETS BREAKOUT OF BARNYARD FARM. THERE WILL BE MORE TOP PIG NEWS TROTTING ON THE WAY.......

THIS IS THE LARGE BLACK MUM SNORY.
she is the breeding mum. the other mum is tammy and the dad Tremdor...

here are the piglets. tammy and her litter.
this is tammy. tammy is a porker...

this is tammy in the field.

tammy with her piglets.
History
The Tamworth is one of the oldest pig breeds. It is the most direct descendant of the native pig stock of Europe that in turn descended from wild boars. The breed originated in the Midlands of England and takes the name of the town Tamworth in Staffordshire. It appears, while in Ireland in 1809, Sir Robert Peel was impressed by a breed of pig referred to as the "Irish Grazer". He imported several to his Drayton Manor Estate at Tamworth, about 1812. (Apparently Irish Grazers were imported into the USA and became extinct there in the nineteenth century.) Much of the improvement of the breed took place in Staffordshire and also in the counties of Warwick, Leicester and Northhampton, England. It is unknown whether the improvement was made solely by selection but most experts believe that improvement of the breed could only have been accomplished by crossbreeding.
By the middle of the 19th century the Tamworth was very popular and was being exported widely. In 1865 it was given breed recognition at the English Royal Show and by the 1870s was well established. Export to North America began at about the same time. The first Herd Book was started in England in1885. Since 1888 large numbers were introduced into Canada. Most importations to the USA have been from Canada.
In about 1877, Canada received the first Tamworth pigs brought to this continent The pigs which comprised the earliest importations were coarse and unattractive; consequently the breed made indifferent progress at first. The first Tamworth pigs were admitted to the Dominion Swine Breeders Association Herd Book in 1893, at which time Walter T. Elliot of Hamilton was one of the leading breeders. There was a growing interest beginning in the early 1890’s when importations from England increased. Although quite correctly classified as a bacon breed, the Tamworth failed to win such wide spread support as that ultimately enjoyed by the Yorkshire.
The first importation to the United States was in 1882 however the breed never did experience much favour.
In Canada, many farms had a few Tamworths until the 1960’s. Regulations against keeping pigs in barns with dairy cattle, new systems of grading pork and the introduction of confinement rearing systems contributed to the decline of the Tamworth in the last 40 years.
Appearance
The Tamworth is a red coloured breed with a long head, prick ears, a straight face and snout, and a long, narrow body. A short or turned up nose is unacceptable. Hair should be long, straight and smooth, curly hair and a course mane are held in disfavour. They have a long neck and long legs. They are deep-sided hogs and not as wide of back as hogs of the thicker breeds. The ham is muscular and firm, but lacks the size and bulk found in other breeds. The Tamworth has good bone, strong feet and great hardiness.
Colour
Ginger, golden red to dark red. Dark spots in the hair and curly coats are not acceptable
Size
A medium sized pig. Boars may weigh from 535 – 800 pounds and sows 450 – 650 pounds.
Sows make good mothers: they are attentive in suckling their litters however they may produce smaller litters than commercial breeds.
Hardiness
The Tamworth is a very hardy animal. Its background as the forest pig means that it is ideally suited to outdoor production, even in rough woodland. A rugged and thrifty animal particularly suited for grazing, salvaging crops or following behind grazing cattle. They are disease resistant and tolerant of temperature extremes. Their ginger colour protects them from sunburn.

tammy3 and george the tamworth and tammy3 the large black.

Here are some photos:

tremdor the tamworth boar. the breeding dad...

Penelope our sow (female) gloucester old spot.



this site last updated 18th january 2008 by chistopher lawes