Hi there, I'm new here and it was finding this thread that led me to this site. I am researching getting a few pigs for market and was interested in finding out if they did well on fermented feed like my Cornish X chickens did. I raised my first batch of meat birds this summer and fermented their chick starter and grower/finisher with apple cider vinegar. They did great on it! Their processed weights were 4.5 to 7.5 lbs dressed, yet they were very much able to run and play and just be chickens right up until their last day. They have a very roomy coop, perches and outdoor run as well which certainly helped. I am doing a batch this fall as well and will be adding some fermented barley to their rations to try and drop their weights a little. I only lost one out of the whole group during a heat wave and am hoping to lose none at all this time around.
Anyway, I was hoping to do something similar with the piglets so am eager to hear what experiences everyone has to share!
Happy to be here,
Gen
