Feeder pigs | pigs Raising Feeder Pigs: How Long Does It Take? By kathy mccune December 22, 2020 When you are considering raising your own pork, one of the basic questions you'll need to figure out is how long will those pigs take to grow. Healthy, fast growing feeder pigs will grow from 50 pounds to 250 pounds in 4 months. Power User Posts: 70 Joined: Tue Dec 19, 2006 12:00 am Location: Wisconsin Blue Butt by BIOS » Tue Feb 26, 2008 3:40 am Can someone tell me when you cross a Pure York and a Pure Hamp what color will the pigs be? Will you get the whole litter blue butts, or is there a chance of a hamp looking pig, or a pure white one? BIOS Bring It On Showpigs
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A very popular crossbred feeder pig in our area (Ohio) is a Blue Butt, which is a cross of a white sow (Yorkshire, Landrace, Chester White) and a colored boar (Berkshire, Duroc, Hampshire). Your local area will have a favored cross. What exactly the specific cross is does not matter, as long as the parent pigs are all full size hogs. This is Whitney, my blue butt sow. She was part of a group of piglets I bought as feeder pigs. I kept her back as a breeding sow because she had the best growth and was good natured. Get pigs from commercial meat breeds If you are new, start with pigs from this group. These blue butt piglets, a mostly white pig with a smattering of grey spots high on the back and around the tail, are the most popularly raised piglets. They grow faster. While it's true that large confinement type pig farms also like crossbreeding, don't let that keep you from getting crossbred feeder pigs. Pig Reproduction: Beginner Basics By kathy mccune November 2, 2019 Thinking of getting into raising your own piglets, but not sure of where to start? Let me help you with the basics. Breeding age pigs are called boar (male), sow (female that has given birth) and gilt (female that has not given birth).
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Blue Butt: Describes a mini pig with markings on the hind end. COLORS- Colors may be listed as Primary, Secondary, and Additional Colors. Mini pigs may be classified with multiple colors. Mini pigs often change colors as they mature. Individual registered mini pigs will be classified based on their color at time of registration. The Best Pig Breeds for 4-H 0 0 0 0 5 1 June 14, 2022 Author : Janet Garman Categories : Pigs Add to Favorites Reading Time: 5 minutes If only buying a 4-H pig breed was as easy as grabbing the first piglet you see and raising it to market weight! Wouldn't that be hilarious and interesting? What Type of Animals Should I Raise? The first thing to decide when starting a new pig enterprise is what is your end purpose with your pigs? This decision should directly reflect the markets a producer has available to sell pigs and consider the resources available on your farm and your individual goals with your pigs. Until you have more experience choosing feeder pig breeds, a common crossbreed such as a 'Blue Butt' is a smart choice since they grow faster than pure-breds. The following are some of the best-loved feeder pig breeds: Hampshire - Hampshire's are small but leaner pigs with good texture due to high-muscle content and low levels of back fat.
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1 Introduction to Raising Pigs 2 Should I raise pigs? 3 What do pigs eat? 4 Do pigs eat meat? 5 Do I have to feed pigs that are raised on pasture? 6 What kind of pig feed do I need? 7 What kind of pig feeder do I need? 8 What kind of pig waterer do I need? 9 Can I build my own pig waterer? 10 What type of pig shelter do I need? Blue Butts are cross-bred between Hampshires and Yorkshires. They generally have some dark markings around their hind-quarters, thus the term "blue butt". This type of pig makes up the bulk of our market hogs. A primer on some pig terms we also got questions on this week at the fair:
Blue Butts are one of the best breeds of pig for meat production. Farm-To-Market Our "Farm-to-Market Pork" operation offers locally produced pork from conception to pork cuts ready for the consumer to prepare. Profitable Pig Breeds For Pig Farming Unlike most other livestock, pigs have only one main commodity that they produce - their meat. In fact, pork is the most popular meat product in the world. If you are interested in raising pigs for financial gain, it's important to choose the right pig breed to maximize your profits.
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If the pigs you are looking at are the initial cross (F1) they should be very uniform, like popular Blue Butt cross-parents are each a different purebred, usually mom is a Yorkshire and dad is a meat breed like Hampshire. This cross results in a predictable, marketable crossbred feeder pig or market hog. Updated: 8/11/2023 Wiki User ∙ 12y ago Study now See answers (4) Best Answer Copy They are primarily white with a gray butt. How they got the nickname "blue-butt", I don't know. They are.
