Nekatlla
Chillin' with the herd
Hello,
Just need a little more advice, we got our piglets late this year and have another month to go, they are outside with a leanto structure for protection from the elements and have done well so far. It is starting to get colder and the weather will be 30's and 40's for the next couple weeks with some lower dips and snow coming. Will they still put on weight? We are feeding about 5-6 lbs of local pig feed per pig and are thinking of suplementing 2-3 lbs of that with cracked corn starting now for the last month. the person i'm doing this with is convinced that the pigs are going to start losing weight and we should cull now and try again next year. We live in upstate NY a little south of Albany. Also is it possible for pigs to eat and just pass it through gaining no nutritional value from it? Do they eat just to eat? If we see evidence of this should we look at changing feed? The pigs now are 165-185lb range.
Thank you all any help is appreciated!
Just need a little more advice, we got our piglets late this year and have another month to go, they are outside with a leanto structure for protection from the elements and have done well so far. It is starting to get colder and the weather will be 30's and 40's for the next couple weeks with some lower dips and snow coming. Will they still put on weight? We are feeding about 5-6 lbs of local pig feed per pig and are thinking of suplementing 2-3 lbs of that with cracked corn starting now for the last month. the person i'm doing this with is convinced that the pigs are going to start losing weight and we should cull now and try again next year. We live in upstate NY a little south of Albany. Also is it possible for pigs to eat and just pass it through gaining no nutritional value from it? Do they eat just to eat? If we see evidence of this should we look at changing feed? The pigs now are 165-185lb range.
Thank you all any help is appreciated!