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Nut for finishing hoggets

  • 27-06-2016 11:35AM
    #1
    jd06
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 609 ✭✭✭


    Hi all
    have a few dry hoggetts for breeders sales coming up. Just wondering what nut or mix would I give them. I don't want to over do them just something to put a shine on them.
    Energy or protein nut??


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  • #2
    Username John
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,237 ✭✭✭Username John


    jd06 wrote: »
    Hi all
    have a few dry hoggetts for breeders sales coming up. Just wondering what nut or mix would I give them. I don't want to over do them just something to put a shine on them.
    Energy or protein nut??

    If you had good grass, I don't see why you would want to do this? Would you not just be eating into your profits?

    If you felt they were missing something, you could give em a mineral drech or something?

    Its very possible I am missing something tho, I don't sell hog, so totally stand to be corrected here... ;)


  • #3
    jd06
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 609 ✭✭✭jd06


    Username John wrote: »
    If you had good grass, I don't see why you would want to do this? Would you not just be eating into your profits?

    If you felt they were missing something, you could give em a mineral drech or something?

    Its very possible I am missing something tho, I don't sell hog, so totally stand to be corrected here... ;)

    I always feed before going to mart with cattle or sheep. I think it does help them
    My profit may be down but I think they look better fo r it. Wrong or right I don't know!!


  • #4
    kk.man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 4,419 ✭✭✭kk.man


    Ive heard of people doing it (feeding meal) ...I wont be ...mine got a small bit over the winter ...January only...but the look good n healthy now after been sheared...n plenty of grass between now n August!


  • #5
    Username John
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,237 ✭✭✭Username John


    jd06 wrote: »
    I always feed before going to mart with cattle or sheep. I think it does help them
    My profit may be down but I think they look better fo r it. Wrong or right I don't know!!

    Like I say, I dont sell hog, or go to the mart, so I dont know really.. You could well be right...

    Anytime I feed lambs, I use Southern Milling lamb fattening but - thinks its good enough.
    http://www.southernmilling.ie/sheep/

    We have issues with Colbalt too, so always make sure they have a dose of that, as it kinda comes through a bit in the wool.

    Best of luck with em...


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