Vegetables How much???

[ally112087]

I have read the section about what types of veggies to give to my girls but I am not sure how much veggies to give them a day. They always seem to want more food and are always scarfing it all down when I bring it in the room.

At the moment I have 5 beautiful girls. Thanks...

 

[MrWhistles]

1 cup per pig per day
so that should be 5 cups for 5 piggys everyday

 

[ally112087]

Can I split it up and do 2 1/2 in am and 2 1/2 in pm. Also how do I know everyone is getting equal amounts. All of them seem to be over there eatting at the same time. I do not see anyone left out.

 

[MissJean]

Multiple veggie piles will help. If one pig is noticeably getting less food than the others, you can feed her on your lap.

I prefer seperating veggies into two meals. Bell pepper and any other non leafy veggies in the morning, then salad in the evening.

 

[ggpigs]

I give my piggies one half of a carrot each day and slice the half of the carrot into slices and inch thick,:yawn:

 

[MrWhistles]

I give my piggies one half of a carrot each day and slice the half of the carrot into slices and inch thick,:yawn:

you need to give your piggys more veggies
veggies should include
leaf lettuce
1 inch LONG(not wide) carrot per pig
clinaro
and 1 or 2 other veggies of choice.
Also 1 fruit to be given every other day or once a week(depending on the fruit)

 

[HannibalLecter]

I give my piggies one half of a carrot each day and slice the half of the carrot into slices and inch thick,:yawn:

Carrots contains too much vitamin A, OA & sugars. I would avoid it completely until you have a proper diet in place, you need to begin with the daily staples.

The daily staples includes 1/4 medium sized green or yellow bell pepper for their vitamin C intake. Orange & red contains too much sugar to be fed daily, but 1 slice red bell pepper covers the vit C intake for the average pig. You can however experiment with different colors if your pig doesn't like the daily ones at first.


2 medium/large sized leaves of lettuce. There are many red & green leaf varieties to rotate. No iceberg. Romaine can cause sludge for some pigs, avoid if that's the case.


Cilantro is a great herb to feed daily, but there are many other herbs you can rotate.
And chunk of zucchini if your pig enjoys it.


Feed only these until your pig eats them, and then introduce rotational veggies per Ly's diet chart depending on season.
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