{"id":652,"date":"2019-06-13T21:02:28","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T21:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crowover.org\/news\/?page_id=652"},"modified":"2025-02-18T21:27:33","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T21:27:33","slug":"american-guinea-hogs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/crowover.org\/news\/american-guinea-hogs\/","title":{"rendered":"American Guinea Hogs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-652\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-652-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-652-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-652-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<div id=\"pgc-276-0-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"0.6\">\n<div id=\"panel-276-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<h5><span style=\"color: #008000;\">February 2025 Livestock:<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Registered American Guinea Hog Piglets born August 16th 2024.<br \/>\nLitter of 7 (2 boars, 5 gilts), 2 gilts still available. Ready for new homes early\/mid October 2024.<br \/>\nRegistered parents Badflash Boris &amp; Badflash Quille<br \/>\nGilts $300 Boars $350<\/li>\n<li>Unregistered AGH Feeder Piglets - currently none available<\/li>\n<li>Market ready American Guinea Hog, born September 2022 (150#+\/-)<br \/>\n$4.50 per pound hanging weight (determined by processor)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\">November 2022 pricing above subject to change<\/span><\/p>\n<p>American Guinea Hogs are a rare Heritage Breed as defined by <a href=\"https:\/\/livestockconservancy.org\/heritage-breeds\/heritage-breeds-list\/american-guinea-hog\/\">The Livestock Conservancy<\/a>. These small, black, cold hardy hogs are super easy keepers, excellent foragers and pasture grazers. They enjoy grass, weeds, kitchen scraps, fruits, vegetables, acorns, grains and eat hay. Known as a lard pig they fatten easily, requiring little grain\u2014do not overfeed. A thrifty hog to raise; friendly, with a docile nature, good with people, most pets &amp; farm animals. <a href=\"http:\/\/crowover.org\/news\/american-guinea-hogs\/agh-piglet-photos\/\"><em><strong>Piglet <\/strong><strong>Photos<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our Crowover Farm hogs are humanely raised, free to range and roam in an ordinary way. The quality of life they enjoy is an important ingredient in our meat. We feed produce, vegetables from our farm, small amounts of grain\/feed and free choice hay\/haylage. Mature (15-24 months) live weights average between approximately 100-250lbs.<\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to all of the dedicated people who have been involved in bringing this breed back from near extinction; their current status is \u201cthreatened\u201d (from \u201ccritical\u201d). Once industrial meat operations made factory pork commercially available the genetics of this small homestead hog were almost lost forever. American Guinea Hogs are a favorite and ideal homestead pig!<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about American Guinea Hogs see <a href=\"https:\/\/guineahogs.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Guinea Hog Association, Inc<\/a><br \/>\nTo learn more about the accurate meaning of \u201cHeritage\u201d see <a href=\"https:\/\/livestockconservancy.org\/index.php\/heritage\/internal\/heritage-swine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Definition of Heritage Swine and Pork Products<\/a> from The Livestock Conservancy website.<\/p>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #008000;\">American Guinea Hog Heritage Pork:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\">Not the other white meat!<\/span><\/h6>\n<p>American Guinea Hogs provide Gourmet Quality Heritage Pork. Not the other white meat; well marbled, dark red, tender, fantastically tasty and listed on the Slow Food USA: Ark of Taste, ranking high in taste tests.<\/p>\n<p>For more information feel free to give a call 978-827-4874 or email <a href=\"mailto:cynda@crowover.org\">cynda@crowover.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-652-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-652-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<figure id=\"attachment_847\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-847\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-847 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crowover.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Quille-boarlet-edit-400x271.jpg?resize=400%2C271\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crowover.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Quille-boarlet-edit.jpg?resize=400%2C271 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crowover.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Quille-boarlet-edit.jpg?resize=1024%2C694 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crowover.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Quille-boarlet-edit.jpg?resize=768%2C521 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crowover.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Quille-boarlet-edit.jpg?resize=1536%2C1042 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crowover.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Quille-boarlet-edit.jpg?w=2029 2029w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-847\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Badflash Quille<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_837\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-837\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-837 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crowover.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_2659-boris-crop.jpg?resize=400%2C389\" alt=\"Badflash Boris\" width=\"400\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crowover.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_2659-boris-crop.jpg?resize=400%2C389 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crowover.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_2659-boris-crop.jpg?resize=1024%2C996 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crowover.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_2659-boris-crop.jpg?resize=768%2C747 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crowover.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_2659-boris-crop.jpg?resize=50%2C50 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crowover.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_2659-boris-crop.jpg?w=1424 1424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-837\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Badflash Boris<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-401\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crowover.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/4-stoney-hill-farm.jpg?resize=400%2C400\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crowover.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/4-stoney-hill-farm.jpg?resize=400%2C400 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crowover.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/4-stoney-hill-farm.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crowover.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/4-stoney-hill-farm.jpg?resize=768%2C768 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crowover.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/4-stoney-hill-farm.jpg?resize=300%2C300 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crowover.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/4-stoney-hill-farm.jpg?resize=600%2C600 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crowover.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/4-stoney-hill-farm.jpg?resize=100%2C100 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crowover.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/4-stoney-hill-farm.jpg?w=960 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-397\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crowover.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/nitrate-free-hams.jpg?resize=400%2C400\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crowover.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/nitrate-free-hams.jpg?resize=400%2C400 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crowover.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/nitrate-free-hams.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crowover.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/nitrate-free-hams.jpg?resize=768%2C768 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crowover.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/nitrate-free-hams.jpg?resize=300%2C300 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crowover.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/nitrate-free-hams.jpg?resize=600%2C600 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crowover.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/nitrate-free-hams.jpg?resize=100%2C100 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crowover.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/nitrate-free-hams.jpg?w=960 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_278\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-278\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-278\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crowover.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC08989.jpg?resize=400%2C300\" alt=\"American Guinea Hog Loin Chops\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crowover.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC08989.jpg?resize=400%2C300 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crowover.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC08989.jpg?resize=768%2C576 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crowover.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC08989.jpg?resize=1024%2C768 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crowover.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC08989.jpg?resize=1200%2C900 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crowover.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC08989.jpg?w=2280 2280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-278\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">American Guinea Hog Loin Chops<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 2025 Livestock: Registered American Guinea Hog Piglets born August 16th 2024. Litter of 7 (2 boars, 5 gilts), 2 gilts still available. Ready for new homes early\/mid October 2024. Registered parents Badflash Boris &amp; Badflash Quille Gilts $300 Boars $350 Unregistered AGH Feeder Piglets &#8211; currently none available Market ready American Guinea Hog, born September 2022 (150#+\/-) $4.50 per pound hanging weight (determined by processor) November 2022 pricing above subject to change American Guinea Hogs are a rare Heritage Breed as defined by The Livestock Conservancy. These small, black, cold hardy hogs are super easy keepers, excellent foragers and pasture grazers. They enjoy grass, weeds, kitchen scraps, fruits, vegetables, acorns, grains and eat hay. Known as a lard pig they fatten easily, requiring little grain\u2014do not overfeed. A thrifty hog to raise; friendly, with a docile nature, good with people, most pets &amp; farm animals. Piglet Photos Our Crowover Farm hogs are humanely raised, free to range and roam in an ordinary way. The quality of life they enjoy is an important ingredient in our meat. We feed produce, vegetables from our farm, small amounts of grain\/feed and free choice hay\/haylage. 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