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- Thu Oct 14, 2021 7:39 pm
- Forum: HEALTH
- Topic: Blood Warts
- Replies: 1
- Views: 10095
Blood Warts
Hog Doc or any one else that may have knowledge on this. Are blood warts contagious to other hogs and is there a treatment or way to get rid of them? I have about a 70 pound cross gilt that appears to have a blood wart on top of her hip near the ham loin junction.
- Thu Jan 07, 2021 12:45 pm
- Forum: BOARS
- Topic: Crossbred boars
- Replies: 3
- Views: 14201
Re: Crossbred boars
After talking with several studs I went with Essential at LVS. He is a Never Before son.
- Thu Dec 17, 2020 10:31 am
- Forum: BOARS
- Topic: Crossbred boars
- Replies: 3
- Views: 14201
Crossbred boars
I am looking to breed a hamp cross gilt that needs to be a little more square on her front 2 and maybe a little more extension through her front end. She has good muscle pattern and good base width. What cross boars would be a good fit for her? looking to order semen Monday after Christmas. Thanks f...
- Thu Sep 24, 2020 11:41 am
- Forum: AROUND THE INDUSTRY
- Topic: The best in the industry (in your opinion)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 10741
Re: The best in the industry (in your opinion)
Shaffer's Gold Rush seems to be very competitive. They have produced many champions at majors in various breeds. Great people to deal with there also.
- Tue Jun 09, 2020 9:09 am
- Forum: REPRODUCTION
- Topic: Transitioning baby pigs from milk to pellets
- Replies: 1
- Views: 9380
Re: Transitioning baby pigs from milk to pellets
We usually start them by mixing a little feed with the milk and making a soupy mix. Once they get the taste of the feed start mixing a little drier until you have them eating just the dry pellets. We usually start creeping the pigs at about 10 days old while on the sow so the transition at weaning i...
- Tue Apr 14, 2020 7:22 pm
- Forum: REPRODUCTION
- Topic: Checking heat
- Replies: 0
- Views: 13665
Checking heat
If a sow/gilt urinates when a boar is put in with her is that any indication of heat? It's time for them to be in, but they are a few days off and have not stood yet. Every time I have put the boar in our Duroc gilt seems to urinate intermittently. I have noticed hogs doing this in the past but have...
- Tue Apr 14, 2020 7:13 pm
- Forum: BOARS
- Topic: King Cobra Shipley's
- Replies: 0
- Views: 14694
King Cobra Shipley's
Has anyone used King Cobra, Duroc boar from Shipley's? What kind of pigs did he throw and what did you like/dislike about them?
- Mon Mar 09, 2020 6:09 pm
- Forum: REPRODUCTION
- Topic: Worming Breds
- Replies: 2
- Views: 14202
Worming Breds
Can I worm a sow that’s due in 8 days with ivermectin? Thanks in advance!
- Thu Oct 31, 2019 4:50 pm
- Forum: BOARS
- Topic: Duroc Boars
- Replies: 2
- Views: 12079
Re: Duroc Boars
Any ideas?
- Fri Oct 25, 2019 12:33 pm
- Forum: BOARS
- Topic: Duroc Boars
- Replies: 2
- Views: 12079
Duroc Boars
I have a Redbone gilt from Shaffers that is pretty good in all areas except she need to be squared up on her rear two. What Duroc boar can correct the rear and maintain all the other areas? Thanks in advance.
- Fri Oct 26, 2018 10:07 am
- Forum: BOARS
- Topic: Hampshire Boar to Use
- Replies: 0
- Views: 11512
Hampshire Boar to Use
I have a hamp gilt that I am looking to breed next month. She is out of a Silencer son back on a Here I Am sow. She is very correct in her angles feet, legs and bone are good. I would like to give her a little more muscle definition and base width. What pure boar can help me with this? Thanks in adv...
- Tue Sep 04, 2018 2:51 pm
- Forum: BEFORE THE SHOW RING
- Topic: Calming a pig before travel
- Replies: 1
- Views: 12108
Re: Calming a pig before travel
As far as loading, we keep our trailer backed up and the kids load the pigs on and off of it every day to get them used to loading. They come out of the barn and load right up. May try feeding them in the trailer first time or two you try so they associate it with something good. Never tried any of ...
- Wed May 09, 2018 2:03 pm
- Forum: BEFORE THE SHOW RING
- Topic: From sound, to unsound, back to sound?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 11977
Re: From sound, to unsound, back to sound?
What I have seen judges refer to as "outside its skeleton" it is usually those hogs on the front end that has that bulldog look to them where it appears that there shoulders are setting outside there body. On the back end it's the ones that tend to get extremely wide and yes sometimes bow ...
- Thu Apr 12, 2018 8:17 am
- Forum: BOARS
- Topic: Boar to add rib shape
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2816
Boar to add rib shape
I have a Wireless gilt back on a Giddy Up sow that I am planning to breed. She is very trendy and correct , but I would like to add some top shape and rib. What boar out there could fit the bill? TIA
- Tue Feb 13, 2018 9:49 am
- Forum: NUTRITION
- Topic: Showday Pop
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6675
Re: Showday Pop
Any ideas on this?