calcium deficiency

preparing · #1 03/26/12, 06:43 PM

Another thread advised I had a first timer with low calcium. Can I use a food grade calcium carbonate from the local feed store. Mix a handfull in with her feed?

HardBall · #2 04/06/12, 11:52 PM

Eek, handful would be to much. Calcium is a micro additive I put 24lbs in 2 tons of feed. Try sprinkling it on as the earthy flavor might put them off feed as well.

preparing · #3 04/07/12, 07:34 AM

Thanks for the reply hardball.

Could you answer another question?

My 1st time gilt/sow (what is she now) has 13 two week old piglets nursing and thriving on her.

Should I be doing anything extra for her? She seems so drained and sluggish. I guess making all that milk would be exhausting.

I feed as much feed as she can eat (how much is too much) she gets the extra goat milk from a stripping of one side of a new mommy goat 2x a day.

The piglets wont eat mommy's food when offered yet.