Hello everyone!
So in a few years my partner and I are going to be establishing a homestead. One of the first animals we wanted to bring on was pigs. My heart was set on GOS hogs however, my family and I are eyeing up the mangalitsa now because of it's friendly temperament. The most important factor to us is friendly and docile personalities. This is for safety and to help my family feel more comfortable around full size pigs. From most important to least, other factors would be hardiness, mothering abilities, thriftiness (the ability to find it's own food), and meat production. We are more interested in taste vs amount, and I personally like lots of fat for flavor and cooking. We don't mind a breed that doesn't have super massive litters or grows at sonic speed for super efficiency. Personally I was considering a mangalitsa x gos x tamworth/hereford/berkshire cross.
So, what are yalls opinions on a good, friendly and hardy pig that produces tasty meat and is able to be a bit hands off?
