High calorie food ideas

[maisydaisy]

I picked up my 2 new piggies this evening, and came away with a bonus 3rd one - one of a litter of 6, he's just not grown since he was born. He's 4 weeks old, unbelievably tiny, but healthy and alert.

I want to give him as good a chance as possible, so what could I offer him to eat that might help him grow?

 

[doglovinpiggylover]

porridge oats i have been led to believe x

 

[mikulinek]

You could try some mashed up pellets in warm water, I've read that that is also good.

 

[daftscotslass]

You could try some mashed up pellets in warm water, I've read that that is also good.

This, or Oxbow Critical Care, preferably the latter. Offer it to him in a bowl or a teaspoon.

Steer away from oats, they will fill up the little one without offering the nutrients and fibre that he needs to help him grow.

 

[doglovinpiggylover]

This, or Oxbow Critical Care, preferably the latter. Offer it to him in a bowl or a teaspoon.

Steer away from oats, they will fill up the little one without offering the nutrients and fibre that he needs to help him grow.

whoops, good to know that, thanks

 

[daftscotslass]

It's ok, sometimes they work well kickstarting the appetite of an older pig but when you consider a tiny baby pig stomach is smaller than your pinky nail, you want to be getting something that contains a good all round food into it

 

[Spanna98]

If your little one's a lot smaller than your other two make sure they don't have all the poor thing's food!