Posted by fixerupper on November 29, 2015 at 16:03:31 from (100.42.82.100):
In Reply to: hog feed posted by craigco on November 29, 2015 at 04:49:51:
What kind of breeding is in those hogs? Modern lean breeds won't do as well if they aren't pampered in a confinement. York, Duroc, Hampshire, the old breeds will survive better but they will have more back fat. I assume the sow is a breeding sow. If it is for breeding it should be kept separate from the fat hog because of the feed ration requirements. You want to grow and fatten the butcher hog but you do not want to fatten the sow. A fat sow will have small litters and will be more likely to lay on and smother the piglets. Sorry I can't recommend a good sow ration because I have been away from it too long. The feed mill used to sell sow cubes with the right ration in them. You just throw the right amount of cubes on the cement feed floor and the sow will clean them up.
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