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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: Tricky Trev on July 22, 2012, 09:57:00 pm

Title: breeding
Post by: Tricky Trev on July 22, 2012, 09:57:00 pm

is there  a  time limit on leaving a gilt before putting her in pig

Title: Re: breeding
Post by: robert waddell on July 23, 2012, 08:55:01 am

the chances of getting her in pig diminish with age and if she is a big girl fat wise they can have smaller litters           with pigs it is all about production  the quicker you can get them in pig and with big litters to justify keeping them in the first place :farmer:

Title: Re: breeding
Post by: Fowgill Farm on July 23, 2012, 09:49:15 am

9 - 10mths old is the optimum time so shes a year old or so when she gives birth, this allows for her to grow and mature in time to be a mum.
HTH
mandy :pig:

Title: Re: breeding
Post by: Tricky Trev on July 23, 2012, 02:02:06 pm

Thanks for info i have a gilt in pig at moment by 4 weeks so i was thinking about leaving my other gilt who is 12months old now until next month so as to stagger the litters .Would 13 months be to old ?

Title: Re: breeding
Post by: hughesy on July 23, 2012, 09:29:30 pm

No it wouldn't. She'll be fine.