Full gut. Blown out look.
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2020 10:57 pm
I am new and trying to learn. I have tried almost everything I have read while searching feeding tips for the full gut Especially on show day. Our hogs look like they haven’t eaten at all compared to others at the show.
We have tried depth charge and ultra full. We haven’t had luck with the pigs eating this stuff. In fact some will totally stop eating when we use it. So we tried gut bomb and cruise control. We tried smore Fill. And many others. We know the genetics and rib are there because others with the same breed lines have it great. Somehow they can get the bellies blown out and full. Sadly they won’t teach us and help us learn. They just say “stuff everything to them”.
At the show we increased the fill to a higher ratio in the feed. They don’t have water tubes and we wet feed. Then try giving them all they will drink right before we take them into show.
I feel like we have tried everything and every feed or supplement recommended. At least what is accessible to me or able to shipped at a reasonable price. Mmy pocket book is empty. My kids work extremely hard and are self driven or do well. I don’t have the know how to help them feed to the next level and don’t have anyone close to teach us the best ways to feed as well as the what’s to feed in different situations or different structured hogs. I really appreciate all the help.
We have tried depth charge and ultra full. We haven’t had luck with the pigs eating this stuff. In fact some will totally stop eating when we use it. So we tried gut bomb and cruise control. We tried smore Fill. And many others. We know the genetics and rib are there because others with the same breed lines have it great. Somehow they can get the bellies blown out and full. Sadly they won’t teach us and help us learn. They just say “stuff everything to them”.
At the show we increased the fill to a higher ratio in the feed. They don’t have water tubes and we wet feed. Then try giving them all they will drink right before we take them into show.
I feel like we have tried everything and every feed or supplement recommended. At least what is accessible to me or able to shipped at a reasonable price. Mmy pocket book is empty. My kids work extremely hard and are self driven or do well. I don’t have the know how to help them feed to the next level and don’t have anyone close to teach us the best ways to feed as well as the what’s to feed in different situations or different structured hogs. I really appreciate all the help.