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<blockquote data-quote="1982vett" data-source="post: 544580" data-attributes="member: 7795"><p>Trick to get them to exercise themselves is to build the pen long and narrow. Water on one end, feed on the other with the shade in the middle.</p><p></p><p>Memory recollection is pretty bad but should be close.</p><p></p><p>Feed conversion should be around 3 to 1, maybe 3.5 to 1. 45# pig should eat about 600-700 lbs of feed over 5-6 months feed to achieve 245 lbs. Use a self feeder that will hold what they will eat over a few days and keep adding as needed. If I remember correctly, hanging weight is about 70% of live weight give or take. </p><p></p><p>Hard to beat fresh tenderloin.</p><p></p><p>Google and sift through the garbage: farrow to finish, raising hogs</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1982vett, post: 544580, member: 7795"] Trick to get them to exercise themselves is to build the pen long and narrow. Water on one end, feed on the other with the shade in the middle. Memory recollection is pretty bad but should be close. Feed conversion should be around 3 to 1, maybe 3.5 to 1. 45# pig should eat about 600-700 lbs of feed over 5-6 months feed to achieve 245 lbs. Use a self feeder that will hold what they will eat over a few days and keep adding as needed. If I remember correctly, hanging weight is about 70% of live weight give or take. Hard to beat fresh tenderloin. Google and sift through the garbage: farrow to finish, raising hogs [/QUOTE]
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