cross breeding hogs--- feral to domestic. question

[justincorbell]

I have a boar hog at the house i have raised from a shoat and I am wanting to breed him to a domestic sow purely to raise and eat/ mess with around the house, not looking to breed em to turn em loose. In ya'lls opinion what breed sow should I look for? any particular breed better than the other as far as table fare and raising? I've raised a buncha hogs but they have all been of the feral variety 

[Georgia-Hawgs]

I really like a red wattle or a mulefoot hog for meat raising

[Pwilson_10]

I would just pick a breed hell they all are good eating


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[justincorbell]

^ kinda what I was figuring Pwilson, just wasn't sure if one breed was better than the other in regards to raising and hell for that matter litter size.

[KevinN]

I think Duroc would be a good cross. Good size to them and eat as good as any other.

[charles]

 i would venture to say a duroc too, but you may look into a yorkshire or hampshire. iv seen some huge yorkshires, 400+lbs at 1.5-2yrs old depending on what you feed it i would imagine.

[Curcross1987]

I would go with a good duroc or a hamp but I would get the best blooded sows or gilts I could find I would not just go to sale barn and get one you can find people that raise hogs for show pigs when they have there off season litters and get them cheap

[Georgia-Hawgs]

I like to stay away from the commercial style hogs when i want to raise one, with a red wattle hog the meat is marbled with fat like beef, I have seen it for myself, 

[Shotgun wg]

An all black would cross well also. They are very hearty and good grazers. Less care for u to deal with. They are one of the heritage breeds that are very well suited as pasture hogs.


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[Sambo5500]

I would also say to go with a durocs. Not the new style though and DO NOT use the show hog lines. Use the old school style. My father in law is a hig farmer and we've had this discussion before. Google John Brown durocs. He has both kinds, New and old, you can tell the difference big time. New ones are to short and fat with bad feet and bones. They are just for looks for the show ring. Old style is the way to go.

[Curcross1987]

The show hogs I have been around have better bone and feet then your average hog and tend to longer leaner hogs that tend to grow all around better than your average hog would be the only way I would go I got several hamp x York crosses that I cross over a woods boar hog and the pigs grow fast with litter size around 10 to a litter most of the pigs come looking likes beefed up black woods hog just my way don't mean it's the only way

[justincorbell]

Appreciate all the info gentlemen, sounds like the duroc is the overall winner thus far, i will see what i can find!

[Nick Yochum]

If ya want eating hog, a Berkshire!