You seem to have all ages and sizes together. When I put the boys in with dad he seemed to hog the most food. Dies the feed dump make that better? We used separate bowls.
All of the ones in the big grouping are barrows or gilts….nothing that can breed. In a group that size, I find that feed pans just get fought over and slung everywhere so ground feeding like that makes it easy for everyone to eat. Also- the boar may be better on his own once the piglets reach a certain age…keep an eye on them. That could also be the pecking order being established…..you can always put out multiple pans too spread apart so they can’t fight. Thanks for watching! Laura
This is what the AMBA Head of Research suggested.....pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7142902/?fbclid=IwY2xjawF7l3FleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHcIx2OfrvA8V2UuO_QOW3M3fR8moSEqCcfql_DvqqdC-tJPYz_yKeErm0w_aem_hMuaXb5QWaoIHj519fzfrg#:~:text=In%20modern%20pig%20breeds%2C%20the%20goals%20of%20selective,composition%2C%20in%20particular%20for%20monounsaturated%20fatty%20acids%20%28MUFA%29
Ours are really forgiving, sometime we come home late and skip feeding
Good to know! Thank you! Laura
We can't wait to see Big G on a warm day.
Its A SITE TO SEE!!! I haven;t seen any Meishan boar like him to date.. lol
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You seem to have all ages and sizes together. When I put the boys in with dad he seemed to hog the most food. Dies the feed dump make that better? We used separate bowls.
All of the ones in the big grouping are barrows or gilts….nothing that can breed. In a group that size, I find that feed pans just get fought over and slung everywhere so ground feeding like that makes it easy for everyone to eat.
Also- the boar may be better on his own once the piglets reach a certain age…keep an eye on them. That could also be the pecking order being established…..you can always put out multiple pans too spread apart so they can’t fight. Thanks for watching! Laura
Any suggested reading on pig fasting?
This is what the AMBA Head of Research suggested.....pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7142902/?fbclid=IwY2xjawF7l3FleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHcIx2OfrvA8V2UuO_QOW3M3fR8moSEqCcfql_DvqqdC-tJPYz_yKeErm0w_aem_hMuaXb5QWaoIHj519fzfrg#:~:text=In%20modern%20pig%20breeds%2C%20the%20goals%20of%20selective,composition%2C%20in%20particular%20for%20monounsaturated%20fatty%20acids%20%28MUFA%29
I have been doing that every saturday/sunday for two years now. My piglets seem to grow faster idk why but it does good for grow outs
Thanks for sharing!!! If you have anymore input, let me know! May I ask who this is? Laura
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But with other breeds obviously not meishans yet