Thursday 13 June 2013

Suffolk Show... The start of a Showing Season...

The production of livestock, especially rare breed livestock is a passion as well as a vocation and sometimes it is nice to sse that your hardwork pays off. Kelly our Livestock technician has spent years cultivating Redbornes stock and ensuring that we produce a high quality stock and each year enters stock into Agricultural shows...


Waiting for the big moment...



Suffolk show is the first of the year for us and this year we entered a Gilt and Sow...


Holly our Sow won first place in the coloured pigs class, first place in the saddleback place and reserve champion of the coloured pigs overall...


It's important to ensure that stock is produced to the highest standards as it benefits the pigs in the long term. The rare breed pigs that we keep have shrinking gene pools, the careful management of teh quality of the stock becomes ever more important. Those with the strongest attributes build a better breed...


A fine and well controlled pig...




After 15 minutes of fame a well earned tummy rub is needed