Premie litter--when can start creep

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Premie litter--when can start creep

Post by mtbkmom » Tue Sep 23, 2014 5:06 pm

So my duroc litter was born in the sow lot 9/17 (the day we had planned to move her into the crates. Due date was 9/21 (114 days, but all of our gilts usually go on day 115).

The 3 that we found that were alive weighed 2.8, 3.0, and 3.2. So on 9/22 when they should have been born they weighed 4.6, 4.8, & 5.6. I think this is pretty good (5 days old). I know the sow has 4 of the front teats they are still sucking on. Concerned about how much longer they will still produce.

Starting creep feed: can we start it when they are actually 7 days old (tomorrow) or when they are 7 days old by gestation date (next Monday). Is their GI system still a little too premature to handle creep or are they good to go with having some in a feeder like we normally offer at 7 days?
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