magnuml
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« on: September 06, 2012, 08:42:06 am » |
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I catch live and Pen a lot. The first few days they don't usually eat. After that i have found the bigger the hog the more they won't eat and i will butcher them before they lose to much weight and die. They are all different and you have to realize they are stressed out from being penned. The least amount of time you spend near the pen for a while the better. Feed and leave. I use whole corn and i feed table scraps. I would say from looking at her she is going to drop some babies and that could have something to do with it. She is not really big so i would guess she will be alright with time but your pen is open for sight out so mabe not.. If she does have babies expect her to charge everytime someone goes near and they will trample and kill the babies doing it. Just keep plenty of clean water for her to drink and try the whole corn. Another thing that helps is to find something and block the view at the bottom. I have old conveyor belt around my pen. Some people use metal roofing, shade cloth ect, It keeps them calmer and less likly to charge the pen when you go near. About 3 ft up usually is best on the outside. The bigger ones with more attitude will run and ram the sides a few times anyway but usually settle in. Good luck.
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