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Fussy Eaters

Does anybody else have fussy pigs?
I bought a pair of what seem to be Yorkshire piglets 5 weeks ago, 8 weeks old, and started them on Nature's Match pig & sow complete. & they're doing well. I picked up a bag of another feed as I was in a different feed store and they won't go near it. Not too big a concern. I bought a bag of pelleted sweet feed & they won't eat it, not even mixed with their Sow & Pig. They won't eat lettuce or broccoli from the garden but will eat grass & weeds cut from the hard. I pulled out a pear tree sapling that wasn't doing well and they stripped that clean. I trimmed a Mulberry tree and they ate every leaf. Oh and they love roasted salted peanuts.
Any ideas? or just live with it. They're putting on weight, they look great! I've just never had spoiled pigs before.
I bought a pair of what seem to be Yorkshire piglets 5 weeks ago, 8 weeks old, and started them on Nature's Match pig & sow complete. & they're doing well. I picked up a bag of another feed as I was in a different feed store and they won't go near it. Not too big a concern. I bought a bag of pelleted sweet feed & they won't eat it, not even mixed with their Sow & Pig. They won't eat lettuce or broccoli from the garden but will eat grass & weeds cut from the hard. I pulled out a pear tree sapling that wasn't doing well and they stripped that clean. I trimmed a Mulberry tree and they ate every leaf. Oh and they love roasted salted peanuts.
Any ideas? or just live with it. They're putting on weight, they look great! I've just never had spoiled pigs before.
Comments
If they are growing and look good I wouldn't be too concerned. As seen they will make up there own minds.
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