Anyone raise show pigs. Got some questions.

[DapperDan]

My niece is showing a pig this year and it's her last year of high school. The show is apparently just for their school but 80 kids are showing.

I raised pigs growing up and was really successful at it but that was 17 yrs ago.

Anyone raising them currently for shows? Would like to bounce some questions off you of that's ok.


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[hogslayer78]

Pm me bud. We have been raising them for awhile. We did 8 this year total between my 2 boys.

[aggie2000tx]

There are a lot of people that have kids that show. Post up your questions

[DapperDan]

Wondering what's a good starter feed and how long a pig should stay on it before changing feed or going to hand fed as Appleseed to full time feed.


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[Aggie PhD]

First question is how big is the pig now. And what is the current protein % of that feed

From what I have gleaned from my father in law who sells show pigs that you don't want to leave them on too high of a protein for too long (i.e. 20%) or they will develop joint problems.

And I agree the way people feed now is completely different from when I was in high school 25 years ago.

[WT]

First question is how big is the pig now. And what is the current protein % of that feed

Beat me to it. That's a great starting point.

[BLACKFINTURKEY]

First question is how big is the pig now. And what is the current protein % of that feed

From what I have gleaned from my father in law who sells show pigs that you don't want to leave them on too high of a protein for too long (i.e. 20%) or they will develop joint problems.

And I agree the way people feed now is completely different from when I was in high school 25 years ago.

This is where I'd get my advice from..

[DapperDan]

Was a tough day picking pigs. My niece drew 92nd pick out of 117 kids. I had 35 pigs picked out that I really liked. Those went pretty quick. There were three different breeders that brought pigs. One breeder happens to be the same breeder I bought my pigs from 15 years ago. So it was nice to visit with him and chat for a minute. There was another breeder that brought pigs and they were small. Half the size of most of the other pigs. So trying to figure what they looked like was kinda tough. And most of them would need to be pushed hard to catch up to the bigger pigs. All in all, I think we ended up with a good pig. She’s long, had great shoulder, top, and hams. She’s not quite the biggest bone structured or widest hog but she’s pretty close. Was nice of the breeder to help me out as well.



The girl in the pin next to my niece had pick 3. And she got a stud of a pig. Wider stance, thicker, and if finished out properly will be a SOLID heavyweight pig. Don’t have a pic of her pig. Gonna be fun helping my niece along the way!


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[txwhitetail]

Yes they stink all the time no matter what!

[Aggie PhD]

She looks pretty **** good standing there. Maybe a little pinched athe ham/loin.
How does she move? Who were the breeders?

[clinthwt]

The feed mixtures these days are crazy! My neighbor and I are in it together, our kids all show. We go to Jourdanton to buy our pigs every year. He has developed a spread sheet that tracks so much data that we can get to within a couple pounds of our target weight; simply by changing the feed formulas. It sure is different looking pigs these days from the ones we showed 37 years ago.

[DapperDan]

She looks pretty **** good standing there. Maybe a little pinched athe ham/loin.
How does she move? Who were the breeders?

So the only breeder I remember and already knew was lance Engling. This is one of his pigs. All of his were much bigger and further developed than the other pigs. Almost half of them looked like they had been weened. I agree that she looks a little pinched. I’m thinking maybe from lack of feed and water today/yesterday. Great thing is I can fill her out with feeding. Glad to have a fellow tbh member helping me with the feeding. As long as my niece makes the main sale I’ll be happy. But we will strive for grand of course. [emoji1303]


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[DapperDan]

She looks pretty **** good standing there. Maybe a little pinched athe ham/loin.
How does she move? Who were the breeders?

She walks great. Keeps her back legs under her with straight strides meaning she doesn’t toe in or walk bow legged. Front end is sound and smooth. I think she has a lot of potential. Just needs feed and exercise. For the 92nd pick I’ll take her. There were some really solid small pigs that were left but were easily half this pigs size. And I’m more comfortable holding a pig than pushing a pig when it comes to show time.


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[GIL HUNTS]

Lance knows the pig business. We show his stock and make the sale every year. We feed Moormans and have had great success.

[Grant2]

www.lindnerfeed.com best in the business and can answer all your questions.