I have 3 pigs that are currently weighing 80-90 pounds. They are all litter mates and seem to be pretty hard at this point. They are currently on the Sunglo G18 mealed feed and are gaining decent at this point. My question is what supplements would be best to add to start softening and help with the...

I will be in Louisville for the National FFA Convention the end of October. I would like to visit some farms within a couple of hours of there in any direction. I will be looking for a couple of showpigs for our state show in February. Any suggestions on who I can contact to find some good ones? Tha...

Would like some input on feeding to get that big fat look on gilts that I seem to see at all the big shows. I have a March hamp gilt weighing around 130 pounds. She is eating about 4 pounds a day now. She is on G-Line 18 by sunglow. Sunglo and Purina are our most readily available feeds. Thanks for ...

We hang ours at a height that is just right for them to get there head in without being too low or so high that they have to step up in it to be able to eat comfortably. We move it up as the pigs grow.

I have an April 2nd york gilt that weighs 110lbs. State fair is mid October. Currenly feeding a 16% high fat(8%) feed. She is eating around 5lbs a day. What can I feed to get more middle in her? Thanks in advance for your response

I have a Game On x Homemade 45-1 gilt that I like alot. She seems to be real good through front two thirds but then seems to get a little narrow through the rear and rear base width. What hamp boar can add thickness and base width and still keep'um sound?

I have a gilt and a 3rd parity sow that I bred natural last week. I did not get a chance to vaccinate either before breeding. Should I do anything now or just wait and give pre-farrowing vaccines? Thanks for any advice!

Thanks. Any other input on this?

She seemed to stop contractions around midnight. My biggest concern was the blood tinged fluid,however it did not contain in merconium stool, it was a steady drip for about 5 hours. She never seemed like she was in alot of pain but was definately having some contractions. Still no pigs but she seems...

Have a gilt thats due date is today April 2. Last night she was exhibiting all the signs of labor from about 6pm til midnight, laying down and not getting up, blood tinged discharge with no odor, having contractions although not real hard, and milk is in. Still no pigs. She did get up this morning a...

Have a really wide based wide topped dropdown gilt that I am planning to breed. She is fairly moderate in frame and would like to make pigs alittle bigger without giving up the overall width she has. She is out of a pure york so she should be stress negative. Thanks for any input.

A few years back I had read on here about feeding sugar and corn syrup on show day and then giving water before going to the ring for extra muscle pop. Something about the water reacting to the sugar . Anyone have any ideas on this? Thanks

Are ther any pigs out of him yet? if so how are they looking?

<t>Monrovia, did you have a chance to see Chain Reaction at Crossroads and if so what did you think of him.<br/> <br/> I had a late Sept litter of 15 out of Drop Down and was very pleased with the overal consistecey of the litter. 8 of the pigs are being shown with others that could have been but th...

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