Hey guys, first off I should say this is not my pig, it is a friend of mine's pig. The pig is roughly 7-8 months old, Male, that has been castrated. Currently being fed mazuri mini pig food, and fruits/veggies. for about 5 days now, he hasn't had an appetite, he drinks, but that's it, and he is...
I'm trying to give them the ivermectin orally, but they are flat out refusing it, wont open their mouths, resisting, ect. could I just put the ivermectin on say a piece of bread and give it to them? I don't know if that will hinder the effectiveness of the ivermectin. opinions?
I know, it always makes me laugh seeing them faint, but only if they are not in pain. I've been searching around here for a decent mineral, tractor supply only has the block, and some loose mineral just labeled "general". There is a feed place roughly 30 , minutes from me that should have a...
And I don't know about the half fainting goats fainting, these girls are so calm nothing spooks them, and in the year the breeder has had them, they never fainted. but I don't know about the breed in general if they faint or not.
Wow, thank you for all the info! I just got them because I liked the ears :gig We are still looking at what direction we want to go in. I wont breed these girls until next year so I have time to figure everything out.
Thanks everyone for all the comments!
Hello everyone. It a couple of days I will getting 2, 1 yr old fainting goat/Nubian crosses, and 1 2yr old Nigerian billy. I was wondering what is the best loose mineral I should give them? And by looking at this chart of my area, should I supplement anything else? Right now the guy I bought...