![]() ![]() Take caution before you feed these items.įirst off, are they really free? How far did you have to drive to get them, your time and effort are not free. If you have read other articles on raising pigs cheaply, you may see a variety of other feeds, like stale bread and milk products, recommended for cheaply feeding your pigs. Supplement your pigs with other foods carefully Read the charts on page two for the feed to gain information. Here is a link to an article with some great charts that explain all of the details on feed to gain ratios based on the weight of the pigs. Slow growth is costly, in time, disappointment and especially in higher than they need to be feed costs. This means that the longer you keep the pig, the more time you spend paying for maintenance, not growth. The reason you need to keep pigs growing quickly is that younger pigs are more efficient than older/bigger pigs at gaining weight from the food they eat. You’ll spend more on feed per pig than you did to buy the pig in the first place! The biggest cost to raising pigs is feed. But if you know someone willing to grind for you, look into the option. We grind our feed here from shelled corn raised by a neighbor and purchased soybean meal and mineral mix for about $0.10/pound. Once again, none come close in price to the feed mill prices! In my area pig feed is $0.14/pound at the feed mill.Īn option if you have a friend who can grind feed is to have them grind you some when they make their own. I get $0.22/pound for the homemade and $0.26/pound for the cheapest bagged feed. When I price this homemade mix using current prices in my area versus the 50 pound bags of the lowest priced complete pig feed available at the farm store, the homemade mix is cheaper. You’ll feel like all you can get done is mixing feed! As the pigs grow, they will each more and more each day.Įven if you just have a few head to feed, they will cruise through that small batch in no time. If you do decide to go the homemade feed route, here’s one thing to keep in mind. Since the purpose of this article is finding the cheapest gains for your pigs, you have to do the math for your area’s prices to make sure it is a better deal for you. You’ll need a scale to weigh out the mineral and soybean meal. This is the video that gives a recipe for homemade pig feed using cracked corn, soybean meal and livestock mineral. I am including for anyone who does not have a feed mill in their area. Here’s a video about mixing your own pig feed from cracked corn, soy and livestock mineral. If you do not live close to a feed mill, your best bet is to do some math to pick the option that will be the most economical. People need freshly ground, locally available and reasonably price feed to raise their own meat! I realize not all areas have a feed mill within a reasonable driving distance.įirst off, let me say that is a shame. Feeds like pig grower and laying mash are likely to be floor stock for most mills. ![]() They will have floor stock of the popular feeds already done and waiting for you to pick up. The absolute cheapest way to feed a pig for butchering is to use feed from a feed mill that grinds their own feed. Need ideas on which pigs to raise? Check out my article Best Breeds Of Pigs For Meat. When Is Your Pig Ready To Butcher goes over the things you need to look at on the pig to see if they are well finished. We’ll go over where to look for feed sellers to find good feed at a reasonable price. Since feed costs will be the biggest cost you have when raising your pigs, it only makes sense to shop around and get good feed for a good price. FeedĬheck out the prices in your area, these are the current prices for us. If this is not an option for you, the next cheapest is to make your own feed at $0.22/pound. The cheapest way to feed pigs for butchering is to use ground feed from your local feed mill at $0.14/pound. Let’s look into some feeding options for your pigs and see how they work out for your wallet! Feeding out your pigs will be the most expensive part of raising them! Can you raise great pork on the cheap? ![]()
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