Author Topic: Finish off my weaners (Read 2046 times)

rockstar · « **on:** July 12, 2012, 07:37:10 pm »

Im taking my gos to slaughter at 6 months ,they are now 4 months old and i have been feeding them on sow/weaner nuts supplemented with small amounts of fruit and veg.DO I NEED TO CHANGE TO A FINISHING NUT OR ARE THESE OK ,IM NOT SURE ?

Fowgill Farm · « **Reply #1 on:** July 13, 2012, 09:18:19 am »

My advice would be to leave them on the sow/weaner which wil be 16% protein. Grower ranges are much higher and will only put excess fat on your porkers. I'd be aiming for forty inches around the chest at six months old this is when we send our GOS off.
HTH
Mandy

HappyHippy · « **Reply #2 on:** July 13, 2012, 09:18:55 am »

Ditto Mandy

oaklandspigs · « **Reply #3 on:** July 13, 2012, 12:52:28 pm »

ditto ditto mandy and HH

rockstar · « **Reply #4 on:** July 13, 2012, 07:16:43 pm »

Thank you all, and you are so helpfull to the ones who have just started out on the GOODLIFE!!

rudolph76 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 13, 2012, 11:59:11 pm »

HI

I have been told to feed oats for the last 4 - 6 weeks before slaughter to "clean the meat and improve the taste" of our GOS. Is this the right thing to do?

Fowgill Farm · « **Reply #6 on:** July 14, 2012, 12:51:09 pm »

Quote from: rudolph76 on July 13, 2012, 11:59:11 pm

HI

I have been told to feed oats for the last 4 - 6 weeks before slaughter to "clean the meat and improve the taste" of our GOS. Is this the right thing to do?

never heard this sounds like someone wants to sell you expensive oats, thought you only used them to cleanse snails and make porrideg

Waste of good oats IMHO.
mandy