location: nr Thornbury, South Gloucestershire |
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The course will cover every aspect of keeping pigs from selecting your first pigs to breeding and selling meat. Part One - Getting Started: The rules and regulations, the commitment needed, plus an in depth look at housing, fencing, water and feeding requirements. Part Two - Choosing your Pigs: What to look for when you choose a pig, including breed selection and handling techniques. How to load a pig onto a trailer and transport rules. Part Three - Ear marking and weighing: How to accurately judge the weight of your pigs and the different methods of marking them for identification. Part Four - Breeding: Here we look at how to select a boar, heat detection, mating, AI and gestation. Part Five - The Marketplace: Selling pigs, abattoirs and marketing meat. The tutor is Richard Lutwyche, Treasurer and Honorary Vice President of the Gloucestershire Old Spot Pig Society. dates: see 'book online' below
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how
to book: |
if you can't open
the booking form, you need Acrobat
Reader - it's free |
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arrive: |
for a 10am prompt start |
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depart: |
after
the course finishes at 4pm |
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directions: |
sent with booking confirmation |
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what
to bring: |
pen and notebook; work clothes |
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let
us know: |
if
you have any special needs |
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price: |
£95, plus £10 per pitch (max 2 people) per night for camping if required Refundable up to two weeks prior to course (minus £30 admin fee) No refunds for cancellations within two weeks of course |
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lunch: |
provided - made with ingredients from the smallholding |
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car
sharing: |
visit
our car
sharing forum to offer or request a lift |
