Husumer or Danish Protest Pig
The Husumer, usually called the Husum Red Pied or Danish Protest Pig, is a rare domestic pig associated with the Husum area of Schleswig-Holstein in northern Germany. It has a red or reddish-brown body crossed by a broad white belt, the pattern behind the Danish flag story and the alternative name Danish Protest Pig among the Danish minority in the region. The breed was shaped from old regional pigs rather than modern lean-production lines, and animals tend to be medium to large, sturdy, lop-eared, and more variable than highly standardized commercial breeds.
Today the Husumer is kept mainly by rare-breed farms, smallholders, open-air museums, and conservation-minded breeders. It suits outdoor paddocks with shelter, shade, rooting ground, and solid fencing, but it still needs balanced feed rather than pasture alone. Because the population is small, breeding choices are usually made with attention to unrelated lines, sound legs, good mothering, and the characteristic red-pied markings. Buyers should expect a traditional slow-growing pig raised for genetic stewardship and specialty pork, not a high-throughput terminal sire line.
Colors: Belted, Black, Black and White, Blonde, Brown, Cream, Ginger, Ginger and Black, Pied, Red, Red and Black, Sandy, Solid Black, Solid White, Spotted, Swallow Belly, White
