We like moorbody or depth chage

Where can I find steamed rolled oats??? I look at farm and fleet, rural king and they only have whole oats. I live northern Illinois any ideas??? Will whole oat work ?? Are they ok for pigs ? I would think some of the feed stores out there would carry Yaggies at lot of people in the midwest feed th...

I have never heard of anyone feeding half oats either

Either Fitter 35 or show pig navigator

Never done half and half. 3/4 feed, 1/4 oat groats (yaggies) until 125lbs and then 2/3 feed, 1/3 oat groats works very well. It is very important to note that it is oat groats (de-hulled) and not oats. There is a big difference between the two. Pigs do very well on oat groats. The above ration as be...

Bar v Farms wrote:This has been one of the most calming responses I have received yet! Thank you!! It would make sense that 6 lbs is too much for her right now!
You're a good guesser! Just the county 4-h show we have another gilt for the State Fair!

Good Luck !

Getting to 270 is very doable. Asking her to eat 6 lbs a day at 95 lbs is probably to much. I would back feed off some. Once she gets to the point she is eating everything you are giving her at each feeding start to up the amount you are feeding gradually. She will learn to eat every thing you give ...

KGB,

Do you recommend fitter 35 or Champion drive to help develop a more defined loin when you have 45-60 days to work with ? Does it depend on whether or not you what to burn fat or are there other factors that you look at ?

Thanks

getting the same thing.

Tried it for fun and would not be accurate enough for us in raising showpigs

Paylean ruins alot of pigs. A show pigs final look is only only about 20% feed related. The rest is genetics. Keep the paylean away and feel good about showing the pig. With all due respect I completely disagree with this statement, both the part about feed only being 20% of the equation and about ...

Moorbody takes time to get the results you are looking for its not going to happen in 2 weeks

Moormans Show pig Navigator can also be useful in these situation.

I would agree that your hogs are the right size and you should not have to hold. I would actually say that you should be feeding more than 3 1/2 lbs per day at this stage.

2 lbs powerfill and 2 lbs regular feed daily with 8-16 oz depth charge per day. Will gain 1.5lbs per day and look fresh come fair time.