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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: amandac on April 18, 2017, 11:38:27 am

Title: when to introduce pellets to piglets
Post by: amandac on April 18, 2017, 11:38:27 am

My piglets always munch away on sow's pellets. During the pre weaning period (< 8 weeks old) when do people start giving piglets solid food in addition to them stealing their mothers food. And what amounts do you feed.

Title: Re: when to introduce pellets to piglets
Post by: Marches Farmer on April 18, 2017, 12:06:59 pm

I let the piglets take their dam's until weaning - if she's in good condition she should be able to take a couple of weeks of shorter rations even though she'll still be making a lot of milk.  The piglets will take a couple of days to adjust to wholly solid feed but I give them as much as they will polish off in 20 minutes, gradually reducing to ten minutes as they approach finishing weight.