People are used to baby pigs.
I know ferals don't usually get too big.
When we raised hogs, we left the grow up.
Not lean tasteless, industrial style.
But hillbilly farmer, I have 8 piglets, and I need to
get as much meat, and lard, as I can get style.
We made hams that were 50-60 pounds.
We often kept a young one or two to breed, the momma
got to hang out with her offspring. Idaho is spot on, big sows eat just fine.
We always avoided killing one if she was in heat. No idea if it matters.
It mattered to the old folk, and we never tested it.
Saw many 400+ pound hogs swinging.
The most impressive was scalding them,
then the scraping.
Scraping......really sucks!
