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by Csm2015
Sun Aug 05, 2018 7:06 am
Forum: AROUND THE INDUSTRY
Topic: Not sure this is in right place, need guidance
Replies: 5
Views: 3863

Re: Not sure this is in right place, need guidance

I had a friend go through the same thing last year when his gilts turned out really well and he got $800 per gilt and plus a pig off of them if you have worked with this breeder continually and he has treated you fair I would say somewhere in the 750-1000 is a fair price for a gilt of breeding age. ...
by Csm2015
Wed Nov 01, 2017 6:30 am
Forum: AROUND THE INDUSTRY
Topic: Pens in trailer
Replies: 2
Views: 3021

Re: Pens in trailer

50/50 is the width of your trailer split in half say 7ft wide trailer u get 3.5ft wide pens so a 60/40 is 60% of the trailer width and 40% of the width so u have some bigger pens and smaller pens from what I see once they get up to 250 or so u can comfortably get one pig per pen. The 60/40 splits yo...
by Csm2015
Wed Sep 27, 2017 9:06 am
Forum: REPRODUCTION
Topic: Draminski numbers
Replies: 11
Views: 6308

Re: Draminski numbers

Thank you very much next problem is finding pg600
by Csm2015
Tue Sep 26, 2017 10:15 am
Forum: REPRODUCTION
Topic: Draminski numbers
Replies: 11
Views: 6308

Re: Draminski numbers

So you can use pg600 to induce cycling then start charting from there if I understand right and do I need to be checking twice daily on numbers? The discharge is a thick creamy discharge . I have seen it before in some other gilts cycling and my father normally breeds by those signs and does pretty ...
by Csm2015
Tue Sep 26, 2017 7:10 am
Forum: REPRODUCTION
Topic: Draminski numbers
Replies: 11
Views: 6308

Re: Draminski numbers

I am still charting my gilts every morning but was wondering if when the numbers start to change if I need to do 2 times a day because I have 2 gilts that seem to be cycling because they have discharge but both of them had it at a higher number. I have seen changes in their numbers as this happens b...
by Csm2015
Wed Sep 20, 2017 1:43 pm
Forum: REPRODUCTION
Topic: Draminski numbers
Replies: 11
Views: 6308

Re: Draminski numbers

Thank you rway I'm charting all my gilts now so when time to breed in October thru December I will have a better chance and knowledge of the numbers I missed some last breeding by signs and that is why I got the draminski
by Csm2015
Wed Sep 20, 2017 7:04 am
Forum: REPRODUCTION
Topic: Draminski numbers
Replies: 11
Views: 6308

Draminski numbers

I am trying to learn how to use this draminski estrus detector and all I have read on this forum has made much more sense to me than the manufacturer instructions so thank you first of all. My question is how long do the numbers normally stay up after bottom number on average. I have a gilt that rea...
by Csm2015
Mon Sep 04, 2017 8:22 am
Forum: NUTRITION
Topic: Weight gain and belly
Replies: 3
Views: 2614

Re: Weight gain and belly

I have had good luck with Moore body from moor mans it gives a little weight gain also had luck with depth charge if they eat pelleted feed I usually do beet pulp and moore body mix from an earlier stage and wetting the feed also