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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: Baswold on December 11, 2011, 10:11:30 am

Title: Piglets and Water
Post by: Baswold on December 11, 2011, 10:11:30 am

When do new born piglets begin drinking water.
Thanks
Bas

Title: Re: Piglets and Water
Post by: robert waddell on December 11, 2011, 10:24:48 am

they can start as soon as a week old usually coincides with starting to eat mothers food (nuts) :farmer:

Title: Re: Piglets and Water
Post by: little blue on December 11, 2011, 04:15:22 pm

as long as they can reach!
ours started with the puddles by the side of the trough.... ::)