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TX | I only have four sows so don't give my advice much weight but this winter I penned one gilt up in a small lot, the lot has a shack in for her to farrow in. The shack has bumper boards in it to prevent her smashing pigs when she lays. I bedded it with straw and had a heat lamp set up in it. She pigged in there and had 12 live ones. I weaned 7. Another gilt was living in the feedlot with about 100 steers. I was off on her due date and during the night she made a nest in the corner of the barn and had 13 live ones the next morning I found her and set up some gates to keep the cattle off of her and gave her a bale of straw. She weaned 11. I am kind of new to pigs but I'm pretty amazed by their ability to survive in about any situation. | |
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NON Confinment hog raisers
