LivestockBB Forums Home

Search
   
Members

Calendar

Help

Home
Search by username
Not logged in - Login | Register 
LivestockBB Forums > Swine > Health/ Nutrition > How do you get weight off a pig

EDJECattle.com ClubLambPage.com ThePigPage.com ShowGoatPage.com

How do you get weight off a pig
 Moderated by: EDJEadmin  

New Topic

Reply

Print
AuthorPost
Matlida
Member
 

Joined: Sun Aug 6th, 2006
Location:  
Posts: 10
Mana: 
 Posted: Sun Aug 6th, 2006 09:35 pm

Quote

Reply
we have a gilt that needs to lose ten pounds to make weight at our state fair in five days. how do we do that?

we have no clue only second year in pigs and we are feeding beet pulp with a little corn for flavor and we have cut the water out of the feed. we are walking her about an hour each evening.

HELP :(

aggie09
Member
 

Joined: Mon Jun 12th, 2006
Location:  
Posts: 3
Mana: 
 Posted: Wed Aug 9th, 2006 02:19 am

Quote

Reply
try giving her slim fast drinks or some kind of weight loss drink it worked for us

acres-of-fun
Member
 

Joined: Fri Aug 11th, 2006
Location:  
Posts: 1
Mana: 
 Posted: Sat Aug 12th, 2006 03:37 am

Quote

Reply
Give your pig very little water, and zero feed the morning of weigh in, and drive them around in the trailer for about 1/2 hour.  They can drop #10 easily. 

 

Matlida
Member
 

Joined: Sun Aug 6th, 2006
Location:  
Posts: 10
Mana: 
 Posted: Mon Sep 4th, 2006 03:25 am

Quote

Reply
Thank you to both of the replys. We did make weight and did very well in our class.

Appreciate you help.:)


 Current time is 08:39 pm




Powered by WowBB 1.65 - Copyright © 2003-2005 Aycan Gulez