About Guinea Hogs
Guinea Hogs …. the perfect homestead pig!
We sell registered and unregistered guinea hogs year round and have most litters in the Spring and Fall.
We are planning to have piglets for sale in the Spring 2023.
See our BUY page for purchasing instructions.
Benefits to Homesteaders
We raise the American Guinea Hog since they are well suited to our climate here in southern Virginia and our pasture-based sustainable farm environment.
A breed with unmatched temperament and flavor.
Disposition
We wanted pigs with an extremely docile and happy personality for our small farm and many visitors. Our guinea hogs have an excellent disposition and do well with children and other farm animals. Our guinea hogs share pastures with our Dexter cattle, Tennessee fainting goats, mottled java chickens, and Maremma livestock guardian dogs.
Meat
The unique combination of rare genetics, quality foraging, and nutritious supplemented diet make for exquisite tasting pork. Guinea hog meat is moist and offers a deep rich flavor. Although the guinea hog is slow growing, they are excellent foragers and gain weight easily. This means keeping them around for a year (or more) to reach a desired weight is not an issue for most homesteaders. We have butchered them from as young as 6 months to 5+ years old.
The guinea hog is not overly large (compared to other breeds) and range between 150 and 300 pounds. This means we don’t have so much meat after butchering that it won’t fit in our freezers. It also means we can easily dispatch and butcher our pigs on our own.
Lard!
Guinea hogs produce plenty of white gold…. LARD! Lard is of vital importance to any homesteader. We render our leaf fat to make the sweetest lard for our baked products. We render the other fat for use in our everyday cooking. We also sell fatback… a southern favorite!
Conservation Priority
Conservation Priority = THREATENED
Saving the Guinea Hogs Book Now For Sale
“Saving the Guinea Hogs, a narrative nonfiction book, is the first definitive history of the Guinea Hog breed. Rich in historically accurate information, it is easy to read and full of colorful characters. It is a comprehensive overview of the people who raised Guinea Hogs from 1940 to 1995, told in their own words and enlightening stories. These first-person stories reveal the subjects’ deep fondness for and attachment to the amiable Guinea Hogs. Some recall a time when their families did not have access to electricity or indoor plumbing. The Guinea Hog was utilized head to tail, providing meat, lard, and grease to meet crucial family needs.”
Price $19.99
