% pig feed

bigdadychef · #1 07/29/12, 08:34 AM

hi im looking to raise percentage of some feed for a few feeders for a couple weeks i have a 12% feed now in 50 llb bags picked up a bag of soy bean meal what would be ratio to make it 14 or 16 % would like to know if there is a formula to use ?

than you jim

**highlands** · #2 07/29/12, 03:03 PM

What you want to do is learn to use Pearson's Square which is a simple way of doing this math.

Formulating Rations With the Pearson Square
Pearson's Square

Cheers,

-Walter Jeffries
Sugar Mountain Farm
Pastured Pigs, Sheep & Kids
in the mountains of Vermont
Read about our on-farm butcher shop project:
ButcherShop | Sugar Mountain Farm

bigdadychef · #3 07/30/12, 08:31 AM

walter,
once again thank you for all the help you provide. i used your suggestion and it worked easly

thank you again and hope your project is going well still good luck

jim s middle tn

Lazy J · #4 07/30/12, 09:04 AM

Which soybean meal did you purchase, 44% or 48%? Did it have a tag with it?

Rogo · #5 07/30/12, 05:35 PM

FWIW, I feed oats - 10% protein

Barley - 9% protein

Jumbo eggs - 8 grams protein each

Bermuda grass hay - not sure about the protein!

Hay, barley, and oats are always available to the pigs. They nibble periodically since they roam free on the acreage.

I collect eggs from my poultry and eggs are thrown on the ground for the pigs. My portion goes in my house!!

rancher1913 · #6 07/30/12, 10:48 PM

you guys are to good. we count 20 alligators on the soybean auger for low protein feed and 40 alligators for high.

oregon woodsmok · #7 07/31/12, 02:43 PM

Go to Metzer's Waterfowl site. There is a feed calculator. You put in the % of what you've got, and the % of what you want to add, and the % that you want to end up with and it will tell you how many pounds of each to mix.