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Finishing pigs to #1s
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<blockquote data-quote="JMJ Farms" data-source="post: 1515817" data-attributes="member: 24583"><p>I know for sure that they are capable of gaining more than 2 lbs a day if they are on high powered feed, but it's cost prohibitive to feed to a butcher hog because high powered equals high priced. These pigs are far from swampers. They have very good genetics. I figure on a good 16-18% ration for the first 45 days and then maybe a 14-15% for the next 45 days I should at least be able to hit 1.66 lbs/day. </p><p></p><p>Grinding your own feed used to be the most feasible way and judging by the responses so far, probably still is unless you can utilize some cheap byproducts. I will do some digging to see if I can find any that someone else doesn't already have locked down. Peanut culls would be good during September but around here most of the farmers get there own culls back to feed to feed and wild hogs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JMJ Farms, post: 1515817, member: 24583"] I know for sure that they are capable of gaining more than 2 lbs a day if they are on high powered feed, but it’s cost prohibitive to feed to a butcher hog because high powered equals high priced. These pigs are far from swampers. They have very good genetics. I figure on a good 16-18% ration for the first 45 days and then maybe a 14-15% for the next 45 days I should at least be able to hit 1.66 lbs/day. Grinding your own feed used to be the most feasible way and judging by the responses so far, probably still is unless you can utilize some cheap byproducts. I will do some digging to see if I can find any that someone else doesn’t already have locked down. Peanut culls would be good during September but around here most of the farmers get there own culls back to feed to feed and wild hogs. [/QUOTE]
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