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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: roddycm on July 10, 2018, 06:35:54 pm

Title: Maize Silage
Post by: roddycm on July 10, 2018, 06:35:54 pm

 :pig:
Can I feed my pigs maize silage as part of their diet? Has anyone tried this?

A neighbour has an excess he said he can give me so worth a go, no?

TIA for any answers!

Title: Re: Maize Silage
Post by: Rupert the bear on July 10, 2018, 09:54:05 pm

Take a look at this  http://livestocktrail.illinois.edu/porknet/questionDisplay.cfm?ContentID=5201 (http://livestocktrail.illinois.edu/porknet/questionDisplay.cfm?ContentID=5201)
and make your own mid up.

But already mentioned here  https://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/forum/index.php?topic=10029.0 (https://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/forum/index.php?topic=10029.0)

My own opinion, maybe not as the quality of silage maybe unknown.

Title: Re: Maize Silage
Post by: roddycm on July 11, 2018, 02:13:45 pm

Thank you for the links! Much appreciated!

Title: Re: Maize Silage
Post by: roddycm on July 11, 2018, 08:35:40 pm

I fed them some today and they seemed to really enjoy it! I will continue to do this just as part of their diet, they will still get their normal rations and greens too!

Title: Re: Maize Silage
Post by: greenbeast on July 11, 2018, 09:36:28 pm

Quote from: roddycm on July 11, 2018, 08:35:40 pm

they will still get their normal rations and greens too!

they'll get fat?

Title: Re: Maize Silage
Post by: roddycm on July 11, 2018, 10:40:17 pm

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they'll get fat?
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haha hope so! Its winter here and cold so the girls need all the calories they can get!