Posted by funky_g00 on May 25, 2014 at 21:44:43 from (108.167.11.44):
In Reply to: Any other hog people? posted by Notjustair on May 25, 2014 at 20:05:49:
The only method that I have ever see or used to castrate hogs is by holding them upside down. We seldom if ever castrated that young though. I think we usually castrated them around a month or two old. Old enough that you could stand at a 3 foot tall gate and hold their hind quarters above the gate while pressing them against the gate with your knees. If they were large enough they could still touch the ground with their front legs and all you had to focus on was the firm pressure to the back. Any smaller you could generally support their weight on your knees. I do not know if it was the hanging upside down or the possible breathing restriction, but outside of a little initial kicking they would calm right down. This has worked for my family for 40+ years.
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