[gavin davies]

  hi everyone i know this has probably been posted a 1,000000 times before so i am sorry in advance how does the situation work with feeding the pigs fruit and veg i know about the weight ratio but what i dont understand is that i cant go to the supermarket and buy them fruit and veg i can only get them things that are home grown is that correct ? i dont have any access at the moment to anything home grown so cant see a way that this will work have i misunderstood this could someone please explain this to me as the person i had them off said he used to feed them fruit and veg but i do not think he had access to any as they were kept in a barn and never let out as they did not have access to grass or mud

thanks again

[ppd]

Hi Gavin
I am not an expert, but.....
You are right in that you can't feed any fruit or veg that has been in your kitchen or has come from a  supermarket etc. (nor any other foods like bread etc)
You can feed fruit and veg straight from the garden/polly tunnel, or from a veg packing plant where there is no risk of contamination. I do think that they need to be approved though.
Is there anyone near you clearing the last of their winter veg out of their polly tunnels that they could give you stalks or such like. My kunes loved the broccoli stems from my neighbours garden.
Also farmers can do loads of pony carrots that would be okay because would be straight from the field. But to honest it's not a great time of year to source much veg too
The reason that they got fruit and veg in the last place was probably that lots of people just feed it where ever it has been and that would be up to you but it would be illegal and you can be fined
Pauline
ps any photos of the new piggies?

[oaklandspigs]

Gavin,
 
There is no need to feed them fruit and veg, they're outdoors so will get lots of tase from the environment.
 
People generally only feed fruit and veg when it is free or very cheap  - either from Garden or waste from veg merchant.
 
You can feed waste food from a supermarket, providing it meets HACCP controls and is regsitered with the local authority. There are strict controls on the disposal of meat from supermarkets nowadays (it can't go to landfill for instance), so many are already compliant, but it can take some effort to obtain waste bread/veg and many aren't interested, or you may get vast quantities!
 
Feeding stuff you buy from a supermarket comes under the same rules as above, so you'd need to be happy that these conditions are in place, but all supermarkets do not mix staff between the sections without strict HACCP.
 
 
 
 

[HappyHippy]

 If you've got a good old fashioned green grocer near you (that only sells fruit & veg) you can buy from there in confidence  We stock up at the fruit & veg market/wholesalers every month too.

With Kunekunes we feed 1 pound of pig nuts per pig, per day (usually into 2 feeds) give them hay ad-lib when there's no grass and as much fruit & veg as they'll eat (which is lots  )
HTH
Karen

[jellybean]

feeding grain and some green feed if you want but for their health, grain is essential