Tips On Feeding Piglets That Have Been Orphaned - What You Should Know When Raising Piglets

You may already have ideas about feeding pigs or
piglets if you have been running a small piggery
for quite some time. You may be doing great until
you find some piglets that are abandoned by their
real mothers. These piglets that are now
considered orphans need extra care, attention
and you need a modicum of luck as its
owner. Now you are wondering if your ideas
about feeding piglets are still applicable in
this scenario. Here are some essential things
that you need to remember about how to care for
pigs and feeding piglets.

1. You need to make sure that these baby pigs
stay warm all the time. The recommended
temperature that must be maintained on the space
where they will be staying is 90 degrees. You can
put them on a pet carrier or a playpen where you
will safely place a heating pad. You can opt to
use a safety heat lamp as long as you will have
this hooked on a spot where it won't
accidentally fall. Newly born pigs are not
capable of producing their own heat. They are
only able to develop this kind of ability after
two weeks.

2. In feeding piglets, you will be like a mother
to them. You can use a small flat dish where you
will place the food while you are holding the
animal on the other hand. At the beginning, it
is only normal for the pig to fight because they
aren't sure what you are trying to do.
Eventually, they will get what you want to
happen and figure things out on their own.

What do you feed these orphaned animals? Goat's
milk is okay as well as sow milk for starters.
You need to warm the milk first before giving it
to them. Just like real babies, they won't
consume much at a time so they have to be fed
often, especially when they are only some days
or a week's old. If you will use formula milk,
you have to read the details about how long it
will last because these young pigs are prone to
diarrhea that can really have big and negative
impact on their health and chances of survival.

Aside from the piglet feeding, you must also
allot time in learning about the proper health
care and the right management of the animals to
ensure quality produce. You may want to look
into the types of feed that you can give the
pigs as you try and learn more about the pig
feeding guide.

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So remember these points in mind. You will find
that learning about feeding piglets does not
need to be difficult when you're learning from
someone who have experienced. If you would like
more tips on how to raise pigs, take a look at:
http://www.howtoraisepigs.com

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