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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: greedyasapig on November 21, 2012, 08:29:59 pm

Title: Growing Veg For Pigs ?
Post by: greedyasapig on November 21, 2012, 08:29:59 pm

Hi All , Quick Question... What would you grow (thats easy and crops well) for the pigs to root up at the end of the normal veggi season in a vegi patch . We are lucky to have some spare area to grow and come oct/nov let them forage just wanted to know everyones thoughts ? cheers in advance . :)

Title: Re: Growing Veg For Pigs ?
Post by: Goshia and Jethro on November 22, 2012, 09:35:42 am

Well, they will if you let em,eat anyhing, we let our saddlebacks loose in the patch to clear it. Waste of time, more intersted in wandering around the garden playing with the chicks and ducks. However we know they love Chard and beetroot and is full of flavour, small swedes and parsnips are good. Hope this helps but if you are like the rest of us you will spoil them with allsorts. Also have a word with local grocer and see what they do with their waste/damage out of date stock you may get a good supply.
Enjoy!!!!

Title: Re: Growing Veg For Pigs ?
Post by: Fowgill Farm on November 22, 2012, 09:38:25 am

Already lots of topics on this subject you cans earch but basically
Our pigs’ diets are supplemented all year round with fruit and vegetables from our land, in summer we have an abundance of courgettes, lettuce, tomatoes, beans, sweetcorn etc.; in autumn there are orchard fruits, pumpkins and squashes as well as sloes, haws and damsons from the hedges; in winter there is sugar beet, stored apples and pony carrots from the local agricultural merchant; spring is the hardest time for home grown produce but we normally manage - weather and rabbits permitting - to have some turnips and spring greens growing.
HTH
mandy :pig:
ps you don't write like you're in the uk???

Title: Re: Growing Veg For Pigs ?
Post by: Ann and Rob on November 22, 2012, 05:30:07 pm

Can you feed pigs sugar beet? I have a livery yard and was wondering whether i can feed sugar beet to pigs to supplement their diet in the winter like i do with the horses?

Title: Re: Growing Veg For Pigs ?
Post by: Sylvia on November 22, 2012, 05:39:04 pm

If you're going to plant specifically for pigs then Jerusalem artichokes are one thing you could try. You can plant them straight into grassland in early spring then let your pigs plough them out the following autumn. (Guinea Fowl will love them too)

Title: Re: Growing Veg For Pigs ?
Post by: Fowgill Farm on November 22, 2012, 08:13:43 pm

Quote from: Ann and Rob on November 22, 2012, 05:30:07 pm

Can you feed pigs sugar beet? I have a livery yard and was wondering whether i can feed sugar beet to pigs to supplement their diet in the winter like i do with the horses?

fresh yes i feed it shredded as a supplement not sure about the stuff you soak for neds though
mandy :pig:

Title: Re: Growing Veg For Pigs ?
Post by: hughesy on November 22, 2012, 10:57:34 pm

Pigs can eat sugar beet shreds or pellets like people feed to horses. No need to soak just feed dry. Only suitable for eeking out normal pig feed though not a balanced diet.

Title: Re: Growing Veg For Pigs ?
Post by: greedyasapig on November 23, 2012, 05:55:29 pm

Thanks for replys.... i know we spoil our creatures thats why i asked got to love EM..  i will search through the forum, thanks again. ...Angie