RED WATTLE HOGS  are on ALBC's  critically endangered  list.  

    They are:

  • Entertaining,  gentle,  friendly, and good-looking

  • Naturally  disease-resistant

  • Exceptional  foragers

  • Seem to be less inclined to root than most breeds

  • Producers of  intensely  flavorful,  very  lean
    CHEF'S CORNER:  THE  TASTE  OF  RED  WATTLE  PORK  

    In 2006 St. Louis chef and culinary activist Julie Ridlon hosted a pork blind-tasting
    that included meat from six heritage hog breeds, including RED WATTLE.  

    Please CLICK HERE to view results of the contest and to see opinions about
    RED WATTLE pork from other chefs, too.

    More about RED WATTLE  Hogs/Pigs:

  • deliver large litters and are protective but tolerant mothers

  • gain weight quickly, as  they are less active than most swine breeds

  • can reach a weight of over 1200 pounds and can be colored
    red or  black or a shade in-between.   

  • are characterized by " wattles,"  fleshy appendages that  hang from their chins

  • make wonderful additions to any hog operation or cross-breeding program
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    SOME HISTORY as we understand it:  

    The original Red Waddle Hog was "built" by H.C. Wenglar through years of selectively breeding
    the red, wattled hogs he found in the Texas woods with superior animals from other breeds.  He
    designed a hog that was

    We at FIVE PONDS FARM feel that the Red Wattle (notice the difference in spelling) of today is
    not the same calibre of hog that H. C. Wenglar established.  We are, however, grateful that the
    current Red Wattle hog retains some of the wonderful characteristics of the Wenglar originals.
    Wenglar's hogs were of exceptional size, feed conversion, meat quality, and gentleness.    
   
    The Red Wattle gene pool is very shallow.  We have searched far and wide trying to uncover
    hogs with the original Red Waddle traits.  We continue in this search while providing others
    with the best breeding stock we can.  

    We would love to hear from anyone who has  knowledge of the whereabouts of very
    large wattled hogs (the originals were 1500 to 2000 pounds).    

    Our hogs are considered purebred Red Wattle and are registered with
    The  American  Breeds  Livestock  Conservancy  (ALBC).
    The RED WADDLE HOG & the RED WATTLE HOG   
FIVE  PONDS  FARM ,  Thomasville,  Missouri.    
Please call :   417-764-3641   or  e-mail us:   marian@ fivepondsfarm.com
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They quickly turn
from hand-helds
like this one to
hogs too big to lift