The Red Wattle Pig, also called the Red Wattle Hog is on the critically endangered list of the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy. We have decided to breed and raise these pigs to help with their survival. Red Wattle Hogs have many unique characteristics. They typically weigh 600-800 pounds but can reach 1500 pounds. They measure on average, 4 feet in height by 8 feet length. Boars are larger than sows. They normally have 8-10 piglets per litter but can have up to 16. They are well known for their rapid growth rate, foraging ability, disease resistance, and hardiness. Their most prominent feature is of course the wattles... little appendages hanging on both sides of the neck that appear to serve no useful purpose except to decorate them!

The history of the Red Wattle hog is unclear. Rumors and stories abound but at one point they were thriving on homesteads all over at least the southeast part of the country and possibly extended far beyond that. They were bred in the 1960s and 1970s by H. C. Wengler of East Texas. He is credited with starting the Wengler Red "Waddle" Hog line. He wanted to make sure his hogs were uniquely identifiable and so changed the spelling. Approximately 20 years later, Robert Prentice found and began breeding another distinctly separate line of Red Wattle Hogs, also in East Texas, which became the Timberline Red Wattles. He also bred his line to the Wengler line who's progeny became known as the Endow Farm Wattle Hogs.At one point in the 1980s there were three different registries for this thriving breed but without a central breed association tracking progeny and inbreeding was difficult if not impossible.

Eventually as commercial hog production overtook the small farm the breed was nearly wiped out. In 1999 the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy was only able to document 42 breeding animals anywhere, belonging to six different breeders. At that point they were nearly extinct. The ALBC now maintains a pedigree book for the breed and efforts are underway to save this noble breed. Recently, there was a Red Wattle Hog Association started for the betterment of the breed and animals can be tracked there. The Red Wattle Project and The RWHA maintain websites where more information about this wonderful breed can be found.

We have litters available. With our 'Piggie Partners' Catherine and Darrell Epps at Tranquil Farms, we will be able to provide unrelated pairs and trios. Please check back often to watch the these special pigs grow.