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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: Azzdodd on January 09, 2014, 07:55:10 pm

Title: Amazes me how diffrent every single pig is
Post by: Azzdodd on January 09, 2014, 07:55:10 pm

My previous 8 weaners wouldn't touch sugar beet soaked or dry but loved boiled spuds. Tonight I had to buy sugar beet pellets no pig nuts left in the shop!! They loved it? How strange are they all. I love pigs  ;D

Title: Re: Amazes me how diffrent every single pig is
Post by: Fowgill Farm on January 10, 2014, 08:04:26 am

Yes its amazing how different they can all be. That's part of the enjoyment of keeping small numbers of pigs, you get to know each one, its likes & dislikes. We even have one pig who we swear can count, each night he gets 4 quarters of apple before going to bed, if the apples are small I just half them but the cheeky monkey head butts me for two more pieces and won't go to bed until he's had the four pieces. ;D
mandy :pig:

Title: Re: Amazes me how diffrent every single pig is
Post by: verdifish on January 10, 2014, 12:28:05 pm

Be carefull about saying you feed Boiled anything unless you have seperate cooking facilities from the kitchen to do such !

Title: Re: Amazes me how diffrent every single pig is
Post by: Azzdodd on January 10, 2014, 12:43:46 pm

Big pan over a bonfire off course  :innocent:

Title: Re: Amazes me how diffrent every single pig is
Post by: danconfessed on January 14, 2014, 09:09:34 am

My Middle whites are the same.  None of them will touch Brussel sprouts whereas i have had lots of pigs who gorge on them.  One of my sows loves carrots yet my boar won't touch them!!