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I wet-slop feeders to about 300 lbs for slaughter. I've always used commercial feed but I like the idea of locally sustainable. I free range my pigs and have used 4% body weight of 16% feed plus whatever they can forage. This year I have a local farmer who runs their own mix of barley, oats...

Just for fun I cut a bunch of cattails one fall and tossed them in with the pigs. They loved the mature heads, you would see the fluff coming out both sides their mouth as they chowed them down. I'm with the other poster, expose a few roots and they will figure out pretty quick that rooting for...

sounds like I need more 5 gallon pails freemotion :)

@ sevenmile the feed for the next feeding time is put in 5 gallon pails. 7-10 lbs dry feed per pail and then I fill it up with water so the feed soaks in water 8-12 hours prior to feeding them. It's only really workable for a small scale operation but the theory is that the water the feed soaks...

I use a 16% hog feed for regular feeding times, I feed 2-3 times a day and right after each feeding add water to the dry feed for the next feeding. 3% of body weight per day sticks in my mind for some reason but I am probably feeding closer to 4%. Is there an optimal "% of body weight" to feed...