Diet Juniors housed with Teenagers. Do I need to change their diet?

[guineapiggiepie]

My baby guineas are getting older, and so are Mama Alfonzo and Auntie Ziggy. I've been feeding all of them a diet of alfalfa pellets and timothy hay from KMS. Since Mama and Ziggy are nearly 5-6 months (I think???).

Is it okay to keep them all on the alfalfa pellets?

 

[bpatters]

No. Pigs older than six months need timothy pellets. It's fine to feed them all timothy pellets, and just take anybody younger than six months out for a sprig or two of parsley per day.

 

[guineapiggiepie]

Is it just the calcium they're needing more of?

 

[bpatters]

Pretty much. They can get everything else they need from hay, pellets and veggies.