Slopping feed

beco822 · Post by **beco822** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 7:17 pm

Do's and Don't to slopping,Pro's and Con's?

blsong · Post by **blsong** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 1:02 pm

We do it as much as possible. The only cons I can mention is if they don't eat it all you will waste some feed because it will sour. Also you need to keep your pans clean. The pros are you get more liquid in them especially at shows where water intake can be limited. If you can get them eating it at home then it's great when you get to the show. And it seems to help with gut fill especially when soaking with a fiber supplement. They seem to eat beet pulp and groats better when soaked. And if you are holding it seems to make them feel fuller with the smaller ration.

beco822 · Post by **beco822** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 1:57 pm

how much water do u use?

mtbkmom · Post by **mtbkmom** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 9:46 pm

We usually pour in about 1/3 to 1/2 of the feeder with water and then dump the feed on top and the pig will mix it by pushing the feed into the water and slurp the water up at the same time.

beco822 · Post by **beco822** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 9:21 am

thanks mom!!

PowerHog · Post by **PowerHog** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 7:56 pm

Do you guys also include your fillers like depth charge and full tank in the slop? Or feed that separate since its suppose to expand in their body once it hits water and not in the feed pan.

mtbkmom · Post by **mtbkmom** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 11:35 pm

We did not use Depth Charge because it does expand wet...but man--with wet slop the pigs couldn't pick out just the chip morsels in Moore Body and they ate that stuff real good when we wet slopped it--so we got filler AND fluids in at the same time. Haven't used beet pulp but I imagine it would work the same.

kgb · Post by **kgb** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 4:08 pm

Depth Charge doesn't expand immediately. If the pig eats fairly quickly it will work with water or not.

Lpigs · Post by **Lpigs** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 5:13 pm

how many day on the depth charge before you notice results?