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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: yankieGirl on July 13, 2011, 06:39:21 pm

Title: pigs and radishes?
Post by: yankieGirl on July 13, 2011, 06:39:21 pm

We were given a bag of white radishes.  Yuck. 

Is is okay to feed them to the pigs?

Thanks

Title: Re: pigs and radishes?
Post by: Skirza on July 13, 2011, 07:39:56 pm

But but...white radish is soo loverly  :-\

Title: Re: pigs and radishes?
Post by: Greenerlife on July 13, 2011, 08:23:18 pm

i was given a bagful to feed my pigs from my local greengrocer - the pigs turned their snouts up at them!  had to pick them all up the next day!

Title: Re: pigs and radishes?
Post by: yankieGirl on July 13, 2011, 09:32:46 pm

Quote from: Skirza on July 13, 2011, 07:39:56 pm

But but...white radish is soo loverly  :-\

They bite my tongue!!!!!!!! 


So if the pigs will eat them they are ok?

Title: Re: pigs and radishes?
Post by: Fowgill Farm on July 14, 2011, 09:55:26 am

My pigs won't eat radishes, think they're too fierce, you could try them on a couple and if they like them give them more then you won't haveto pick them all up again if they hate them!
HTH
Mandy  :pig: