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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: Bodger on December 22, 2013, 01:30:12 pm

Title: 14 weeks old tomorrow.
Post by: Bodger on December 22, 2013, 01:30:12 pm
My GOS piglets will be 14 weeks old tomorrow. My question is simple, how much each should I be feeding them per day?  :pig:
Title: Re: 14 weeks old tomorrow.
Post by: Fowlman on December 22, 2013, 05:30:00 pm
My 15 week old GOS are on 3lb a day split into two feeds.
Title: Re: 14 weeks old tomorrow.
Post by: Berkshire Boy on December 22, 2013, 10:11:32 pm
Yes 3lb a day is fine and gradually increase to 4lb over the next few weeks.
Title: Re: 14 weeks old tomorrow.
Post by: Bodger on December 23, 2013, 05:57:53 am
I'm hoping that the pigs destined for the chop will be ready at the end of February beginning of March. That should be about right shouldn't it?
Title: Re: 14 weeks old tomorrow.
Post by: Berkshire Boy on December 23, 2013, 07:06:07 am
Should be ready beginning of March as long as they are growing well.
Title: Re: 14 weeks old tomorrow.
Post by: Fowlman on December 23, 2013, 10:14:00 am
That's when i plan to do mine beginning of march, probably keep the gilts on a little longer for bacon.
Title: Re: 14 weeks old tomorrow.
Post by: Bodger on December 23, 2013, 05:12:43 pm
Very very muddy but I'm pleased with how they are looking.




(http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb334/kcooper2011/piggies/007-4.jpg) (http://s1200.photobucket.com/user/kcooper2011/media/piggies/007-4.jpg.html)




(http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb334/kcooper2011/piggies/012-2.jpg) (http://s1200.photobucket.com/user/kcooper2011/media/piggies/012-2.jpg.html)




Far from ideal but with this weather, all I can do is to keep on piling the straw into the ark.




(http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb334/kcooper2011/piggies/005-2.jpg) (http://s1200.photobucket.com/user/kcooper2011/media/piggies/005-2.jpg.html)
Title: Re: 14 weeks old tomorrow.
Post by: Fowlman on December 23, 2013, 05:58:56 pm
Coming on nicely Bodger  :thumbsup: