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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: white-blazes on May 09, 2011, 09:20:08 am

Title: which feeds?
Post by: white-blazes on May 09, 2011, 09:20:08 am

We bought pig nuts from the local agri store when the pigs arrived a month ago.  I have upped their feed now, but the lady next to my land whose friend had pigs last year said they fed them up on Barley towards the end.

Just wondering what you feed yours.

Ours get all the veg and fruit waste as well as their hard feed.

Title: Re: which feeds?
Post by: Hilarysmum on May 09, 2011, 11:03:27 am

Veg, fruit and pig nuts

Title: Re: which feeds?
Post by: Fowgill Farm on May 09, 2011, 11:53:35 am

Same as HM, check the protein content on your feed bag it should be 16% for sows & weaners and you can get Grower feed at 18 - 20%. We start piglets off on grower as they're smaller nuts and move them onto sow/weaners nuts at about 10 - 12 wks phased in.
HTH
mandy  :pig:

Title: Re: which feeds?
Post by: white-blazes on May 09, 2011, 12:36:40 pm

ah thank you, I shall continue as I am then ;)

Title: Re: which feeds?
Post by: Tudful Tamworths on May 09, 2011, 08:47:47 pm

Definitely don't add barley towards the end. It will put more fat on them at a time when they are naturally laying down fat.

Title: Re: which feeds?
Post by: white-blazes on May 09, 2011, 09:01:32 pm

ok thanks TT  ;)