greedy Meg

[lincolnsmommy]

My three girls live together and get on great. Jolene is only little but is putting on weight well, Squirrel is also a good size. Meg is getting very big and weights the same as my big boys now. I fill a big bowl up with pellets in the morning and its gone but the night and its always Meg i see with her nose in the bowl. I keep filling it up but my OH has told me to stop it as i'm over feeding them.
I don't know what to do though as if i don't put much in Meg might eat it all. I know the other's eat as i've seen them but Meg is eating way to much. i've tried separate bowls but she eats from them all.

What should i do?

 

[Tracyxx]

Some pigs have bigger apetites. As long as she's not hugely overweight I'd say she's fine.

 

[MrsM]

At one point Bertie weighed 1.6 kg - we were overfeeding with 4 meals a day... I know, we've put it right since. He still looks a bit on the chubby side but the vet described it as healthy! I'm sure there are websites around which can give you ideas of lower and upper limits of adult weights without getting your piggy at risk. maybe you could try removing Meg for some time to give the others time to eat. We did when Finlay arrived because bertie was getting 2 portions and Finlay only a few mouthfuls... Now Finlay's got the trick and eats half the food although he is half the size of Bertie! |)

 

[Angeladeedah]

One of my girls tends to eat most of the food too but there's not really a lot that can be done. I fill their bowl of dry food up in the morning and its topped up at night if it needs it, they always have a constant supply of hay and get a bowl of veg in the evening too. Blossom weighs 1.3kg and Daisy is only 1kg.

 

[lincolnsmommy]

thats ok then. i was worrying over nothing