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pigboy07 · Post by **pigboy07** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 6:07 pm

We raise our own hogs and have used honor in the past which works well for the first 50-75 lbs. but it is very expensive. Wondered what other feeds others were using. Wondered how many people have used Sunglo and what kind of success it had?? Also any other feeds people may have had alot of success with, with pigs at wean till sale time. thanks guys

fourHdad · Post by **fourHdad** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 2:47 pm

I feel ya pigboy07. Bought a bag of Honor Powerfill to try to add some cover. 39.50.........ouch. I feed mostly Moormans and unfortunately it's not much if any cheaper. I guess you could look at it this way. You get what you pay for and you pay for what you get.

hampy622 · Post by **hampy622** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 3:41 pm

you cant expect feed prices to be low when corn is costing close to 5 dollars a bushel. I only paid 30 for powerfill by me but that could change for this year. It gets to a point where feed companies can make their feed any cheaper and still be able to pay the bills.

pigboy07 · Post by **pigboy07** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 4:23 pm

Bought at bag of Honor First Wean 58 bucks today. Has anyone used Sunglo??

hampy622 · Post by **hampy622** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 4:27 pm

sunglo is a good feed but I doubt it will be any cheaper if any. Honor starters are definitely worth the money.

YorkDuroc · Post by **YorkDuroc** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 6:10 pm

$58! Wow! I bought two bags of Frostcoats two weeks ago for around $32 a bag. YD

HOGMAN632 · Post by **HOGMAN632** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 11:27 pm

58 dollars for [u:78b72605f9]one[/u:78b72605f9] bag of feed?? Come on now that stuff can't be that good.. How much are you paying for the name on the bag?? I get my feed at a local mill.. I could buy almost 6 bags of 18% grower for 58 bucks.. I hope all you need is one bag of it..

hampy622 · Post by **hampy622** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 9:29 am

grower and start are two completely different things. Never bought any first wean but if Honor is that much then I bet that moormans and sunglo are more expensive otherwise your dealer is really giving it to you.

RMB-Farms · Post by **RMB-Farms** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:10 am

WE use Sunglo and have had alot of sucess with it.

I just bought a bag of First Response (starter for piglets ) and it was around $32 for a 50lb bag

hampy622 · Post by **hampy622** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:44 am

honor starter is 21 a bag i believe its the best Ive fed. What size pig is the first wean for Im guessing one bag goes a long way.

pigboy07 · Post by **pigboy07** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 6:16 pm

Yeah 58 for the ONE bag. Yeah since they're coming right off the sow it'll go a little ways then off to the starter stuff, which I'm sure has gone up. Had to get the bag all anyone had around here alot of the feed stores won't carry the show pig stuff till the 4-H kids get their pigs. The Sunglo 800 series is 23.50 a bag called today, and the Kent ASP250 flavorized nuggets 20% is 16.95 a bag. Kent's easy wean I think what it's called is 19.60. Hampy yeah the honor is very good. But we'll have around 150-200 show pigs this year, and we're going to experiment see the difference. AKEY feeds which sells the Sunglo had nutrionalist that we've talked to that has given us a grind mix for show pigs we'll be trying figures out to be 12.60 for 50lb bag. Like I said we're experimenting to see how things grow.

kgb · Post by **kgb** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 12:23 am

Honor also has a grind and mix product called Showpig Base. You use a sow premix for the mineral and vitamin portion and use the Showpig Base for the complex ingredients. Use as much or as little as you like. It's flexible and economical, and feeds pigs as light as 15 lbs in bodyweight.