Going to try and breed a gilt next year
Going to try and breed a gilt next year
Hi im new to this forum and fairly new to showing. Ive always bought all my showpigs off of a sale. Did pretty good this year at the shows i was at. Most shows i go to are in early august. Next year i would like to try breeding one of my gilts if i have some more good ones. When do i breed them? If she was a crossbreed york what would i breed her to? And anything else i need to kno. Thanks in advance for all the help and sorry for the in-expereince
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For and august show you can breed anywhere from Sept 9 to like Oct. something. If you want breeding gilts you need to breed Sept 9 for Jan 1 pigs or early jan. if you want market pigs you need to breed for Feb. 1 or so. They will be at 270 +/- if fed right depending how you do it. I would breed her exotic. Make sure to know what to look for as a little pig. You dont want her super ripped up if you are going to breed her as she is more prone to having problems farrowing. Make sure that she has adequate vulva size and a good underline.
Thanks,
Cody Berling
Berling Farms
Thanks,
Cody Berling
Berling Farms