The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: Jaymac76 on October 24, 2025, 10:59:16 am
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Where is the cheapest place to buy pig nuts in West Lothian as prices vary so much when I am phoning about, so far £14.10 is the best.
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I'm afraid this won't be helpful. but I've just paid £9.50 for a bag of sow and weaner nuts, in west yorkshire
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i'm in England too, but what I do when we have pigs is arrange a fixed price deal for the amount of feed I'll need for the duration with one of the local smallholder / agri merchants. (In other words, online prices, or price per bag given over the phone, are a guide, but not what I generally pay. I usually get 20% or more off the advertised ppb for the commitment.)
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Pig nuts ?! - I clicked on thread thinking this was going to be about Conopodium Majus (umbellifer with edible tuber). My father told me about these (he used to dig up as a child) but I've yet to try. I think I might have some on the Fields though so will check them out next year perhaps. Anyway, good-luck with finding the other sort of pig nuts at a good price :)
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You can save quite a bit of money by feeding them Calf rearer nuts- much cheaper. Don't feed them the starter - too high in protein. These are fine for fattening or for dry sows but you need the proper sow nuts for the last 2 weeks of pregnancy and while they are suckling.