Author Topic: What nuts to feed? (Read 1904 times)

tommytink · « **on:** May 02, 2019, 09:49:09 pm »

Picked up a couple of gilts last weekend. They’re around 13 weeks.

I got the same feed as they were on, which was Farmgate sow/weaner nuts, but am
I right in thinking they should actually be on finisher nuts?

Thanks.

pharnorth · « **Reply #1 on:** May 03, 2019, 02:18:26 am »

I use sow/ weaner nuts throughout

harmony · « **Reply #2 on:** May 03, 2019, 08:54:52 am »

What breed are they?

bj_cardiff · « **Reply #3 on:** May 03, 2019, 09:14:20 am »

I would use sow/weaner throughout, its all that most mid-size feed places will have in stock anyway?

greenbeast · « **Reply #4 on:** May 03, 2019, 05:03:13 pm »

i used to use separate finisher and sow food, went to all sow instead

tommytink · « **Reply #5 on:** May 03, 2019, 08:35:56 pm »

They’re GOS x Pietrain.

So is there not much difference between the types? A friend of mine uses them but she had a breeding sow. However when I asked about pig nuts in the co-op they didn’t give me a choice so maybe you’re right bj.

greenbeast · « **Reply #6 on:** May 04, 2019, 01:01:22 pm »

Quote from: tommytink on May 03, 2019, 08:35:56 pm

They’re GOS x Pietrain.

So is there not much difference between the types? A friend of mine uses them but she had a breeding sow. However when I asked about pig nuts in the co-op they didn’t give me a choice so maybe you’re right bj.

Its not so much about a lack of difference (there have differing protein levels for growth), but that with traditional pigs it's less of an issue

PipKelpy · « **Reply #7 on:** May 04, 2019, 08:17:28 pm »

When I had my saddlebacks the piglets scoffed her sow nuts til they departed. Now I buy weaners in at 8 week old and take them to 5.5 months if boars or just over 6 if gilts. I prefer boars as they are calmer, though the ones I got last year were little buggers! Anyhow, I buy pietrain x saddleback, get a bag of corn with them to help them settle and then feed wynnstay superwean (if they need it) hypergrow and then the last month is hyperlean. I've never had a problem with this corn.