I guess it depends on what your plans are for the herd, try to get more maternal looking gilts breed them to a more terminal looking boar not vice versa breeding more terminal looking sows often leads to problems when having their litters because of too much muscle in the hind quarters causing tough...

I seen a video on YouTube about these farrowing crates, they work with an air system where it raises the sow 10 in. on a scissor lift as soon as she stands up ,then lowers her back to creep level when she lays down, just wondering if anyone has used them and an idea on the price

[quote="Windfall Farm"]We installed ours in the barn,our water lines are under the concrete with a heating element built into the watering system, they cost 500 a piece but each one comes with nipples to supply two pens, the only downfall is that there nipples and not cups so the sows make...

When you add Duroc into a dark cross you never know what colors you'll end up with, our one sow is a Hamp/York (Dam) Berk (sire) we bred her to a Duroc and we had belted,red belted,ones that looked like spots , red with black spots,and a couple blue butts

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We installed ours in the barn,our water lines are under the concrete with a heating element built into the watering system, they work like a frost free hydrant where the water drains back down below the valve in the bottom of the line when not in use, they cost 500 a piece but each one comes with ni...

Hogslate.Com has brand new ones with the feeder attached for 500,I don't know how much shipping is but you can always check used swine equipment too might get it cheaper, theirs also a guy on the pig planet auctions always selling farrowing stuff too

PigDadd is absolutely right with some shows selling at market value, the PA Farmshow works like that, only animals that place are sold in the auction,the rest are sold to Hatfield for the current market price

I guess it depends on your area and buyers coming to the market sales. I live in Northeast Pa the Wayne County Fair has probably one of the largest 4-H market swine shows in the state normally 250 hogs in the show hogs gotta weigh between 225 to 275 to get in, almost every kid regardless of how the ...

Cross road genetic must of got rid of monster truck but PB still has Hitman sorry about that

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It's a feed supplement to provide carcass leaness ,and to maximize weight gain in hogs over 150lbs it contains Paylean in it, should be fed at a ratio of a half pound of Explode to 5 1/2 pounds of feed starting about 45 days before the show

It can be done under the right scenario, last year my nephew had a 5 month old barrow finish at 269 so can it be done yeah but to do it a couple questions. .. is he by himself if so then the answer is no cause he's eating at his own leisure there's no competition at the feeder, is the barn warm if n...

Don't know if you finished your barn yet but if not kinda sounds like your building what we have, are place is mostly built for hobby for the kids 4H animals and couple for the freezer, we built a 50 by 30 pole barn it holds 3pig pens along the back wall 2 are 9 by 8 , the center one is are farrowin...

Thanks Don, we never notched before cause we only keep a couple sows all crosses but was thinking about buying a purebred this week didn't know if I get the litter regsitered if I'd have to notch the piglets ears or not