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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: green grass on August 19, 2013, 05:30:58 pm

Title: Spent hobbs
Post by: green grass on August 19, 2013, 05:30:58 pm

 :pig: Hi,can anyone tell me can pigs have spent hobbs as a treat,or is against EU regs,many thanks.... :pig:

Title: Re: Spent hobbs
Post by: shygirl on August 19, 2013, 05:54:26 pm

hopps? im sure they can have it.

Title: Re: Spent hobbs
Post by: green grass on August 19, 2013, 08:38:40 pm

Thank you,i did mean hopps, :wave:

Title: Re: Spent hobbs
Post by: oaklandspigs on August 20, 2013, 08:00:22 am

spent brewers grains, fine.
But they are "spent" so not good for growers or sows with piglets, and only recommended at 20% of diet for dry sows.
Hops are too bitter for pigs, they ignore them - at least ours do, they pick them from the grains and leave aside !

Title: Re: Spent hobbs
Post by: Bodger on August 20, 2013, 09:49:50 am

On a slightly different tack, I must own one of the few pigs that wont touch chickweed. I've pulled loads of it out of the polytunnel this year and she wont give it so much as a second glance.

Title: Re: Spent hobbs
Post by: shygirl on August 20, 2013, 12:25:32 pm

sorry, i got confused between brewers grain and hopps. definitely brewers grain if you are lucky enough to get a supply.

Title: Re: Spent hobbs
Post by: Steph Hen on August 20, 2013, 03:30:54 pm

My dog got drunk drinking from a puddle by a heap of spent brewers grain! Terrified at the time, couldn't figure out why he was staggering about and had no coordination, spoke to vet, who had no idea what it could be. Dog was a very happy drunk and fine the next day... Quite funny in hindsight. Do pigs get drunk eating it?

Title: Re: Spent hobbs
Post by: Bodger on August 20, 2013, 03:46:22 pm

In the past, I've fed my pigs on slops from the local pub and if you give them too much, they can get very drunk indeed.