RanchMan90
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Processing facilities are holding me back from doing it myself. Just gauging interest before I invest, if again with pigs. I won't miss their smell, though having them on pasture helps.
RanchMan90":25zu4sz6 said:Processing facilities are holding me back from doing it myself. Just gauging interest before I invest, if again with pigs. I won't miss their smell, though having them on pasture helps.
A heritage breed called large black. They were supposed to survive on grass and not root, the first part was true :lol2: I crossed a few with a Chester white for a terminal cross. Feed costs and processing brings my costs to $2 a lb on the feeder pigs.skyhightree1":3gsm6b55 said:RanchMan90":3gsm6b55 said:Processing facilities are holding me back from doing it myself. Just gauging interest before I invest, if again with pigs. I won't miss their smell, though having them on pasture helps.
Gotcha, Yea those things stink so bad but taste so good. I really got involved with pigs when I had access to tons of free feed and milk and minimal costs for bread. If it weren't for that I would just buy them from someone else. What breeds do you have ? I have everything that I can get at a deal I even had pot bellied someone gave me They made good sausage :lol2:
RanchMan90":jnuygetr said:A heritage breed called large black. They were supposed to survive on grass and not root, the first part was true :lol2: I crossed a few with a Chester white for a terminal cross. Feed costs and processing brings my costs to $2 a lb on the feeder pigs.skyhightree1":jnuygetr said:RanchMan90":jnuygetr said:Processing facilities are holding me back from doing it myself. Just gauging interest before I invest, if again with pigs. I won't miss their smell, though having them on pasture helps.
Gotcha, Yea those things stink so bad but taste so good. I really got involved with pigs when I had access to tons of free feed and milk and minimal costs for bread. If it weren't for that I would just buy them from someone else. What breeds do you have ? I have everything that I can get at a deal I even had pot bellied someone gave me They made good sausage :lol2:
The sows just graze and get fed occasionally. The feeder pigs average 10 lbs of 16% commodity feed (ddg, corn, soy hulls, wheat mids) per day for 180 days. I've got to cut feed costs before proceeding also.skyhightree1":211nkt66 said:RanchMan90":211nkt66 said:A heritage breed called large black. They were supposed to survive on grass and not root, the first part was true :lol2: I crossed a few with a Chester white for a terminal cross. Feed costs and processing brings my costs to $2 a lb on the feeder pigs.skyhightree1":211nkt66 said:Gotcha, Yea those things stink so bad but taste so good. I really got involved with pigs when I had access to tons of free feed and milk and minimal costs for bread. If it weren't for that I would just buy them from someone else. What breeds do you have ? I have everything that I can get at a deal I even had pot bellied someone gave me They made good sausage :lol2:
What all do you feed them?
RanchMan90":2kbgz2tk said:The sows just graze and get fed occasionally. The feeder pigs average 10 lbs of 16% commodity feed (ddg, corn, soy hulls, wheat mids) per day for 180 days. I've got to cut feed costs before proceeding also.skyhightree1":2kbgz2tk said:RanchMan90":2kbgz2tk said:A heritage breed called large black. They were supposed to survive on grass and not root, the first part was true :lol2: I crossed a few with a Chester white for a terminal cross. Feed costs and processing brings my costs to $2 a lb on the feeder pigs.
What all do you feed them?
That makes good $ense. If you don't mind my asking, what do you get per lb hanging weight?skyhightree1":3bznawab said:RanchMan90":3bznawab said:The sows just graze and get fed occasionally. The feeder pigs average 10 lbs of 16% commodity feed (ddg, corn, soy hulls, wheat mids) per day for 180 days. I've got to cut feed costs before proceeding also.skyhightree1":3bznawab said:What all do you feed them?
I feed mine brewers grain with minerals and milk and break of course water that's all they get mostly unless I have a bunch of ddg left over from calves.
RanchMan90":2n6ii8ub said:That makes good $ense. If you don't mind my asking, what do you get per lb hanging weight?skyhightree1":2n6ii8ub said:RanchMan90":2n6ii8ub said:The sows just graze and get fed occasionally. The feeder pigs average 10 lbs of 16% commodity feed (ddg, corn, soy hulls, wheat mids) per day for 180 days. I've got to cut feed costs before proceeding also.
I feed mine brewers grain with minerals and milk and break of course water that's all they get mostly unless I have a bunch of ddg left over from calves.
j_20":1od2iyn1 said:Havent been on here in a while. I like the idea sky especially the loading chute, I am always fighting hogs trying to get em in trailer. I think im going to have to use your idea.
j_20":2gzodaol said:Is that a 14% or 16% Sky? haha Hey whatever works. I've feed reject tortillas and bad fruit, believe it or not a pig will find its way into a cocunut.
Nesikep":99jw0mcn said:They look happy!