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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: spursman on September 05, 2009, 05:18:52 pm

Title: Feeding potatoes
Post by: spursman on September 05, 2009, 05:18:52 pm

Can you feed potatoes, cooked or uncooked to pigs as this seems to create differing opinions according to the forum you look at.
Thanks

Title: Re: Feeding potatoes
Post by: little blue on September 05, 2009, 06:26:11 pm

Not raw, and def not if green!
I cook peelings (outside -   DEFRA rules!) and give them to pigs.  Dont over do it, they should be fine with small amounts

Title: Re: Feeding potatoes
Post by: chickenfeed on September 05, 2009, 09:00:56 pm

potatoes are fine for pigs rule of thumb cooked is far easier to digest for the pig, uncooked is fine but it is slow to digest.
never feed green or chitting potatoes though.

Title: Re: Feeding potatoes
Post by: MiriMaran on September 05, 2009, 09:02:07 pm

We sometimes cook potatoes for the pigs - on our camping stove in the garage of course!