Author Topic: How many eggs? (Read 10324 times)

Hilarysmum · « **on:** June 14, 2009, 11:09:06 am »

Our pigs love eggs, I feed about a dozen a day between the 4 sows. My friend thinks this might be too many, can anyone advise please? Eggs are from our own hens fed raw or hard boiled.

catomell · « **Reply #1 on:** June 14, 2009, 11:17:00 am »

I generally only feed eggs as a bit of a treat. Personally, I would think that 3 each per day would be a little too much - don't forget that pigs have very similar constitutions to humans!! They do enjoy them, but perhaps cut it down to every other or every third day. Also, I always feed them uncooked (not allowed, obviously, but what they don't know can't hurt), and I never feed them to those of my pigs that are destined for the food chain, only my sows (and not near farrowing, either) and boars.
Hope this helps.
Cat.

Mr Pig · « **Reply #2 on:** June 14, 2009, 11:33:36 am »

See the links on the subject of feeding potato peelings. It is illegal to feed eggs to pigs. "Current legislation also imposes strict controls banning the feeding of other materials of animal origin or products containing them to farm animals" - from defra's A Guide to New Keepers Pigs.

Hilarysmum · « **Reply #3 on:** June 14, 2009, 12:54:01 pm »

Mr Pig I live in France.

shetlandpaul · « **Reply #4 on:** June 14, 2009, 01:50:37 pm »

EU rules don't apply in france. How odd.

Crofter · « **Reply #5 on:** June 14, 2009, 02:21:31 pm »

EU rules don't apply to anyone with a little common sense!!

MiriMaran · « **Reply #6 on:** June 14, 2009, 08:53:48 pm »

EU rules are only put in place so the rest of Europe can laugh at us Brits blindly following all the idiocy!

sausagesandcash · « **Reply #7 on:** June 15, 2009, 12:33:14 am »

Pigs have a greater ability to process albulum than humans do

Hilarysmum · « **Reply #8 on:** June 15, 2009, 07:20:20 am »

"EU rules don't apply in france. How odd"[/b][/i]

Difference is UK take the "rules" as mandatory

France takes them as advisory.

sausagesandcash · « **Reply #9 on:** June 15, 2009, 10:21:23 am »

Why is everyone getting so egg-cited

MrRee · « **Reply #10 on:** June 15, 2009, 10:23:33 am »

I won't get into the EU regs argument again,I too live in France......

The only difference between a pigs intestines and a humans is that humans have an appendix,pigs have a caecum.
Latest studies in humans show that one can eat as many eggs,raw or cooked,without any adverse effects.
Latest studies in humans show,that by increasing protein intake by 10% above normal,it makes you feel fuller for longer and gives you more stamina.

I can't see any reason for not feeding as many eggs as you have spare,again,within reason,as long as the pigs are happy and aren't suffering in condition.....Ree

PS not getting eggcited,but feel like I have to walk on egg-shells in this forum lately!

sausagesandcash · « **Reply #11 on:** June 15, 2009, 11:06:09 am »

Feel the same....must be the heat getting to people

velcro · « **Reply #12 on:** June 15, 2009, 02:43:27 pm »

My pigs love raw eggs especially the crunchy shells - only as a treat though.

Hilarysmum · « **Reply #13 on:** June 15, 2009, 03:44:31 pm »

Mr Ree thanks for that. Wont feel guilty now when I feed them (except when OH looks hopefully for a breakfast egg but they have all gone to the pigs).

If my posting looks heated, sorry its the lack of body language in a forum. I was SMILING when I wrote it honest.