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by nycountryboy
Sat Dec 14, 2019 10:18 am
Forum: HEALTH
Topic: piglet vacine
Replies: 1
Views: 2517

piglet vacine

looking to use a piglet vaccine to prevent pneumonia and e-coli,,how do we prevent or treat for coccida,,getting ready for January farrowings
by nycountryboy
Mon Dec 09, 2019 6:05 pm
Forum: HEALTH
Topic: ''SAVE-A-SOW''
Replies: 0
Views: 9524

''SAVE-A-SOW''

has anyone used or heard of this product? who makes it?
by nycountryboy
Wed May 29, 2019 4:28 pm
Forum: AROUND THE INDUSTRY
Topic: mangalista pigs
Replies: 1
Views: 2668

mangalista pigs

anyone use a mangalista boar and what cross has worked well or not?? thanks
by nycountryboy
Sun Feb 10, 2019 4:11 am
Forum: REPRODUCTION
Topic: litter mate sizes
Replies: 0
Views: 5438

litter mate sizes

we have seen that a few of our sows will have litters of 12 -14 piglets but they are all different sizes,,one sow farrowed 4 times always large litters , but a range of sizes,,is this genec ?
by nycountryboy
Sun Feb 10, 2019 4:03 am
Forum: REPRODUCTION
Topic: Has anybody seen this?
Replies: 4
Views: 4625

Re: Has anybody seen this?

last week we castrated, 4 piglets from the same litter where as you discribe
by nycountryboy
Wed Oct 03, 2018 2:14 pm
Forum: REPRODUCTION
Topic: ? on cross breeding hereford or york
Replies: 1
Views: 1686

? on cross breeding hereford or york

what breed is making a good cross with Hereford and also a breed cross with York? in the past we have crossed Hereford x York,,,also used old spot sire
by nycountryboy
Mon Jan 22, 2018 2:15 pm
Forum: REPRODUCTION
Topic: is it genentic ?
Replies: 1
Views: 2164

is it genentic ?

we have 33 sows,,bred our replacement gilts to farrow first,it is a pasture system but for spring farrowing we have 7 pens, so they started to farrow,1 good mother while her full sister,in the next pen at the same time is farrowing and want to eat each one,,,we used the first gilt to adopt the reman...
by nycountryboy
Sun Feb 26, 2017 8:21 pm
Forum: AROUND THE INDUSTRY
Topic: County Fair Livestock Sales
Replies: 5
Views: 3166

Re: County Fair Livestock Sales

we have the kids show the pigs and judged in wt classes,,the kids are responsible to find buyers ahead of time,,the more buyer s contacted and asked to bid on there project the better the price,,contact the vet, feed man, truckers in area, buther shops, livestock auctions,any business your family de...
by nycountryboy
Sat Feb 11, 2017 7:44 am
Forum: AROUND THE INDUSTRY
Topic: why buy a bred gilt at a stste sale
Replies: 2
Views: 2890

why buy a bred gilt at a stste sale

I did ,,now I wonder why,,,bought 2 on a Saturday and rebred one on the following wednesday,,,why are they not ultrasounded and guaranteed ??? The second gilt was the grand champion , she farrowed,,11 pigglets,7 live, 5 need to be pulled. She was in show condition and we had 30 days to lean her down...
by nycountryboy
Tue Jan 10, 2017 8:20 am
Forum: AROUND THE INDUSTRY
Topic: picking the best at 7 days old
Replies: 6
Views: 3817

picking the best at 7 days old

what advice do you have to pick the future herd mates out of a litter,,only the biggest? thinking more importantly keeping a male, normally they are castrated at day 7
by nycountryboy
Thu Dec 08, 2016 12:51 pm
Forum: BOARS
Topic: crosses that work
Replies: 5
Views: 5016

Re: crosses that work

people have commented on the diameter of the loin muscle tends to be much larger on our pigs at market, so we would like to keep that trait and increase the rear leg [hams]..we do sell a few to 4-Hers in the county fairs,,5 market hogs, 3 fairs, all above 3rd place
by nycountryboy
Thu Dec 08, 2016 6:25 am
Forum: BOARS
Topic: crosses that work
Replies: 5
Views: 5016

crosses that work

are there any crosses that work better than others,we have pure Hereford,and pure York. Looking for length and strength . also with these two breeds are there breeds we should avoid? we where thinking of looking for a landrace boar thanks
by nycountryboy
Tue Feb 02, 2016 8:33 am
Forum: REPRODUCTION
Topic: problems with pig farrowing
Replies: 1
Views: 1811

problems with pig farrowing

we have about 25 sows,run outdoors year around,barn for shed beded knee deep in straw. sows where on a self feeder eating about 6 lbs per day, now on corn silage, alfalfa haylage, and 2lbs grain. when a sow shows signs of farrowing she is moved into a warm area and fed self help on grain, normaly fa...