The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: baileyboy on September 21, 2016, 11:01:34 am
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Hi We are relatively new to keeping pigs and would like to know if anyone knows if it is ok to feed Kune Kune crab apples and cooking apples.
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You can give them a few (no more than about 1lb per day) with their usual feed - I wouldn't give too many in case it upsets their digestion or causes scour and be careful if they have any signs of rot - they can ferment and cause stomach problems.
Introduce one or two at next feed and see what they make of them ;)
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Ok Thanks for the advice we would not want to make them ill.
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Be careful on size - pigs are greedy and as fond of sweet things as we are. A whole apple that will fill the mouth of a growing weaner can get stuck and cause a lot of distress before it goes down. I cut up anything going to a pig less than 6 months old.