Pig that doesnt like to eat
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Pig that doesnt like to eat
i have a gilt thats about 200lbs maybe and another gilt thats about 215 or so and the heavier one loves to eat and she'll eat anything, but the lighter one dont eat nearly as much or as often all she seems to like to eat is cookies and crackers and human food, she also eats some sow feed but i would like to put a lot of weight on her before fair any suggestions?
Just my opinion, quit feeding her cookies, crackers, human food, and sow feed. If they are being hand fed and both are in the same pen, the more aggressive eater might well be scarfing down the feed before the timid eater has time to consume it.
Separate the pigs if that is the case. I would also hand feed if you are not.
Separate the pigs if that is the case. I would also hand feed if you are not.
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That is very true and feed cookies as a treat to train pigs. But what I meant is that if all the pig eats is cookies and snacks it's just like a kid, it fills us on junk and doesn't want to eat well fortified feeds.
That could be the problem.
That could be the problem.
Dr. Kevin Burgoon
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