LITTLE CHINTHURST PIGS CONSERVING RARE BREEDS
Conserving Rare Breeds (with thanks to Tony York)
In order for breeders to keep and breed the traditional rare and minority breeds, they have to find a market for surplus stock.
Not all piglets from a litter can be used for breeding. Often breeders can sell on the gilts (females) for breeding, if they meet the required standards for that breed. However, there is not the need for so many hogs (males). One good boar will be able to sire many pigs in his lifetime.
It is not possible for any breeder to keep and feed excess pigs without facing financial ruin, so to prevent breeders stopping breeding or keeping rare breeds it is necessary to sell them on as quality premium rare breed meat.
By buying premium rare breed pork, you are helping to conserve rare breeds.
Oxford Sandy and Blacks
We have chosen to keep Oxford Sandy and Blacks - they have a wonderful temperament and we think they are very pretty too! The two on the left are our latest arrivals.
The Oxford Sandy and Black is a very hardy pig, who will happily live outside all the year round with the sow looking after her piglets without any difficulty under any conditions.