Feed & Water & Records
Feeding American Guinea Hogs
FUN FACTS
Did you know we donāt sweat!? Because of this fun little fact, we donāt release toxins like you do. So please feed us good quality non-GMO feed.
As long as we never eat anything cooked, we wonāt even stink!
FEED
We eat grass hay, alfalfa, or mixed grass & alfalfa.
We love a little grain, especially if itās soaked overnight! But we can survive strictly on hay.
If you do feed us grain, feed us a good quality, non-GMO grain. Up to 1/2 pound of grain maximum per day for a growing meat hog. Less for breeders as you donāt want us to become fat.
Please do not overfeed us as we can get fat easily. From the top, our bodies should look like an oval front to back, no protruding bellies please!
We can also thrive strictly on pasture if you have a good one!
We LOVE the weeds you pull from your garden, and your raw kitchen scraps like watermelon and vegetable peels.
Raw pumpkin or other winter squash and their seeds make a fantastic natural de-wormer!
ROCKS
If you ever notice us rooting a lot or eating rocks, please feed us a good swine mineral supplement. See below.
BBG Grains
Non-GMO Multi-animal feed & grass pellets. We feed this mix to our goats, pigs, & chickens. Comes in ground or whole 6-grain mix. Bring your own containers & get just what you need.
Rich & Kira Masteller
208-699-2750
14235 W. Coeur dāAlene Dr, Spirit Lake
K&B Hay
Hay comes in large square bales or shrink-wrapped on pallets of 24 bales. Grass hay, Alfalfa, Orchard. Delivery or pickup.
208-687-1224
Website
The Hay Barn
Large square bales or round bales.
(208) 603-0686
25485 N Old Hwy 95, Athol, ID 83801
Twin Lakes Farm & Ranch
Twin Lakes has non-GMO grain, grass pellets, straw & hay.
208-967-2762
1805 W Diagonal Rd, Rathdrum
Swine Supplement
If you find your hogs rooting up and/or eating rocks get them this supplement from New Country Organics.
Watch my weight!
Hereās a fun graphic to help you asses our body confirmation.
Weighing a Hog
You can weigh us with a flexible measuring tape and a little math.
First measure my heart girth (C) all the way around my body.
Then measure my body length from point A to point B.
Calculate body weight using the formula:
(Heart Girth x Heart Girth x Body Length) / 400 = Animal Weight in pounds
For Example: Heart Girth 35ā, body length 45ā
(35 x 35 x 45) = 55125 / 400 = 138 pounds
Click the button for an online swine calculator!
Remember to Keep Good Records
Here is a sample form you can use to keep records about your pigs. Weighing them frequently while they grow can help you determine adequate feed and help determine when to stop increasing feed so they donāt gain too much too fast.
Donāt forget the water!
Again, pigs donāt sweat, so water is extremely important to stay cool and hydrated!
We do require a wallow in the summer months in order to keep cool.
Make sure we always have good clean water to drink. Plastic 55 gallon drums are easily set up with a Hog Nipple so that we canāt muddy up our water.
Install the nipple on a part of the barrel where the nipple is parallel to the ground. Set the barrel on cinder blocks as needed to keep the nipple about 12-18ā above the ground. Tie the barrel to a T-post so we donāt push it off the blocks.
Winter Water De-Icer
Youāll need a tank de-icer to keep those hog nipples thawed in the winter. Use these de-icers tipped up and over the hog nipple inside the tank to keep the nipple defrosted. On VERY cold mornings you might need to pour hot water over the nipple to thaw it. But for the most part these heaters work wonderfully.
208-889-0619
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