Boars
Bel Canto Farm retains only the strongest boars to use in our breeding program. They must score at the top of the Kunekune breed standard for confirmation and personality traits. We require our boars to have exceptionally strong bone, wide shoulders, straight top-line, outstanding leg set and tracking, nice macho head with a broad snout, nice ear set, good eyes and curly tail. They must have the sweet, docile personality that makes the Kunekune a joy to have on the farm.
CJF Ru 5 (Bilbo Baggins)
Lineage
Registration #
Date of Birth
Color
Ru x Tapeka
AKPR 916837
AKKPS 11754
03/18/2020
Ginger/Black Tri
Bilbo is a stunning foundation boar with an exceptionally sweet personality. He has a robust build and long body. He fills in a perfect rectangle. Breadth and depth that carries from his head to his tail. Mighty but gentle.
Bel Canto Farm Ru 16 (Mowgli)
Lineage
Registration #
Date of Birth
Color
Ru x Sally
AKKPS 27142
06/22/2022
Ginger/Black Tri
I have to admit that Mowgli is my favorite. I love his solid frame, dense bone structure and the excellent line he carries throughout his body. He has such a handsome head and to top it off the sweetest personality. He looks a lot like his sire, Bilbo. Mowgli's overall confirmation quality is evident when you see him moving through the fields. LOVE, LOVE Mowgli and will use him across every sow to strengthen the next generation of Bel Canto Kunekunes.
BCFK Tonganui 23 (Pops)
Lineage
Registration #
Date of Birth
Color
Tonganui x Kereopa
AKKPS 19114
06/05/2021
Brown/White
Pops is sired by Buddha, our cream Tonganui who has amazingly correct confirmation from head to toe. Pops is well muscled, strong frame, dense bone, and beautiful Kunekune head. He stature is low and wide with excellent depth from front to rear. Nice broad shoulders, straight back and well stacked legs and feet. Pops has replaced his sire Buddha (whom we sold) and his offspring are showing great strength in confirmation.
Bel Canto Farm Tonganui 26 (Gilligan)
Lineage
Registration #
Date of Birth
Color
Tonganui x Aria Giana
AKKPS 26181
05/20/2022
Brown/White
Gilligan is our 5th generation Tonganui and descends from our very first Kunekune, Babe. The Tonganui line is one of the oldest in the US and we are thrilled to bring Gilly up into the ranks of our foundation boars. His dam, Vivian, is our sweetest sow with excellent confirmation traits. He has a lovely frame with fluid movement. Underbelly boasts 12 evenly spaced teats. A fine boar to carry on the tradition.
Bel Canto Farm Mahia Love TF 9 (Rudy)
Lineage
Registration #
Date of Birth
Color
Tutanekai x Aria Giana
AKKPS 17771
06/02/2021
Ginger/Black
Rudy is sired by our beloved Tonka, who passed in 2023. Rudy has his sires dense, compact structure and we hope he will be carrying on in his sires footsteps at Bel Canto Farm. We will be expecting some litters from Rudy in spring of 2024.
BCF Whakanui 4 (Manfred)
Lineage
Registration #
Date of Birth
Color
Whakanui x Rona
AKPR 13315
AKKPS 11671
07/05/2019
Black/White
Manfred has made his mark in Bel Canto's herd. He is a strong foundation boar who passes on good conformation and overall size and growth. His head is gorgeous with two large wattles and deep jowl and a nice length and depth to his frame. Excellent hip, shoulder, leg and foot placement assures fluid movement and longevity in the breeding herd. He is very successful in breeding, catching most females with one breeding trial. Goes right to work, but is still gentle with the ladies. An easy keeper overall.
BCF Whakanui 10 (Cosmo)
Lineage
Registration #
Date of Birth
Color
Whakanui x Wilsons Gina
AKKPS 20592
07/12/2021
Black/White
Cosmo is a looker. There are some pigs that just stand out in the field and he is one of them. Large, well-put together, and fluid movement. A very handsome head on his solid frame and strong legs and feet. Cosmo always catches my attention and I am excited to be using him in our breeding program. His sire, Manfred, has produced outstanding offspring and we are sure Cosmo will take it a notch higher.
Sows
The sows in our breeding program are given the same scrutiny as the boars. We choose sows that carry strong traits in confirmation, personality, mothering abilities, ease of care, health and litter success rate. Sow lines include: Aria Giana, Jenny, Kereopa, Sally, Tarutaru, Wilsons Gina.
CJF Aria Giana 16 (Vivian)
Lineage
Registration #
Date of Birth
Color
Aria Giana x Ru
AKPR 16856
AKKPS 23224
03/23/2020
Black/White
Vivian is such a sweet natured sow. She's more compact in stature than some of our sows but what lovely confirmation. Her litters have had exceptional quality, with a high percentage of breeding quality piglets being produced. Easy birther and an excellent dam to her offspring.
BCF Aria Giana (Reba)
Lineage
Registration #
Date of Birth
Color
Aria Giana x Mahia Love TF
AKKPS 34012
04/04/2023
Ginger/Black
Reba looks a lot like her sire Tonka with her shiny, bright ginger coat. She has nice length to her body and should prove to be a wonderful mother like her dam, Vivian. Reba will be bred in spring of 2024. If all goes well, her offspring will be ready to leave the farm by summers end.
BCF Jenny 13 (Betty Boop)
Lineage
Registration #
Date of Birth
Color
Jenny x Tonganui
AKKPS 31015
1/2/2023
Ginger/Black
Betty has her parents (Josie & Gus) strong frame and ease of movement. She is gentle and has a quiet disposition. Although 'perfect' does not exist, Betty is pretty close. We will begin breeding Betty in early 2024 and are looking forward to her offspring.
BCF Jenny 11 (Josephine)
Lineage
Registration #
Date of Birth
Color
Jenny x Mahia Love TF
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AKKPS 11424
9/10/2019
Ginger/Black
Josie has proven her value to our foundation herd. Each litter has been consistent from birth to weaning. Big piglets with large bone structure and robust growth. We love the quality and looks of her litters.
BCF Sally 4 (Beatrice)
Lineage
Registration #
Date of Birth
Color
Sally x Mahia Love
AKPR 14654
AKKPS 11756
09/09/2019
Ginger/Black
Beatrice was born out of an accidental breeding. Boy are we glad that breeding took place and we decided to retain her. She is deep, rich ginger. Her confirmation is very sound. Nice level back, great length, super sweet kunekune head, nice width and depth and roundness wanted in a kunekune. Beatrice throws beautiful offspring with any male we match her wtih. We are very happy with Bea and her mothering instincts.
Bel Canto Farm Tarutaru 3 (Lacie)
Lineage
Registration #
Date of Birth
Color
Tarutaru x Tonganui
AKKPS24689
03/16/2022
High White
Lacy is lovely. She is similar in type to her dam Lillette, but has a broader snout and stronger Bel Canto Kunekune characteristics. Lacy throws unique, fun colors: high whites, tri color, ginger/blacks and black and whites. So laid back and sweet. She is a wonderful dam and will foster other piglets without worry. A very valuable breeding sow to have in our herd.
Bel Canto Farm Wilsons Gina 31 (Scarlett)
Lineage
Registration #
Date of Birth
Color
Wilsons Gina x Ru
AKKPS 32974
03/10/2023
Black/White
Our Scarlett is one special gal. She descends from our strong Wilsons Gina line of sows dating back to 2012. After tragically loosing her dam and grandmother in the same year Scarlett has become the one and only remaining Wilsons Gina on our farm. We have high hopes that she will begin her breeding career where Sassy and Stella left off - outstanding offspring and excellent breeding qualities.