In order to ensure your piglets get the best start in life, you should\u00a0supplement their foraging diet with some high-quality hog feed.<\/p>\n
While they are just little,\u00a0offer your piglets a feed that is 18 \u2013 21% protein. \u00a0Once they are off to a good start,\u00a0move them to a hog-grower that is 16% protein. \u00a0Throughout this entire time, surround them with good hay for their enjoyment.\u00a0 Put it in their food,\u00a0in their house. You will\u00a0want it to be available and familiar to them.<\/p>\n
The problem with trying to grass feed pigs is that they don\u2019t naturally eat hay.\u00a0 They will forage, but they are not foraging for grasses.\u00a0 They are foraging for bugs, slugs, grubs, and roots.\u00a0\u00a0This is why God gave them shovels on their faces.\u00a0\u00a0Yes, they will eat and kill the grass in no time, however,\u00a0they are after the roots more than the blades.\u00a0Allowing pigs to root around and find all these underground delicacies will make your pork chops better.<\/p>\n
Pigs are unique animals in that when they are raised on pasture, obtaining a significant portion of their diet from foraging, their meat will be exceptional. \u00a0Sheep and hogs share the fact that, when raised where they can forage, they will not only be more nutritious, they will also be more tender and a superior overall product.<\/p>\n
Another problem with trying to get pigs to consume hay is that they can\u2019t until they are older.\u00a0Their systems are not mature enough to properly digest and absorb the nutrients from hay.\u00a0 Most breeds of pigs can begin to get some sustenance from hay by the time they are 4 months old.<\/p>\n
Pigs are smart,they\u00a0naturally\u00a0will turn to everything else in their pens for food before turning to hay.\u00a0\u00a0You can give them hay, but you can\u2019t make them eat it.\u00a0The bottom line is that pigs don\u2019t naturally want to eat hay and they weren\u2019t designed to live on hay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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