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What Robert means is that the system you currently have works so why change, there are a lot of surplus pigs in the market at present, if you breed you need to have a market for 10-12 piglets, what will you do with them all especially if you can't sell them on? Go to GOS website and read the articles in Getting Started, the one which starts what on eartjh am i going to do with all these piglets (we had 16 in a litter!). You can keep one sow and keep back a couple of her piglets to keep her company and with exceedingly good management have 2 litters every 18mths or so. You also have to think about the extra committment that keeping breeding stock entails 365 days of the year and as Robert points out the increased costs etc. You also need to know what the market is like in your area. So do your homework.HTHmandy I have just recently had a litter of 17 and intend to keep the whole litter back. I might just fluke a few more like this. Twice a year would be good..... if not 3 times per year
Quote from: Fowgill Farm on July 24, 2012, 12:48:21 pmI have just recently had a litter of 17 and intend to keep the whole litter back. I might just fluke a few more like this. Twice a year would be good..... if not 3 times per year
I have just recently had a litter of 17 and intend to keep the whole litter back. I might just fluke a few more like this. Twice a year would be good..... if not 3 times per year
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