replacment for pellets??

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so I am getting pelles for my pigs and have seen people just use these vitami c block sorta things. would these take the place of pellets?
 

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These are a vitamin c containing supplement, not a pellet replacement (although pellets aren’t essential in the diet anyway). There is no need to offer such supplements to piggies who are fed a good hay based diet with a good mix of veg each day - hay and veg alone will give them plenty of vit c in their diet. One tablespoon of pellets per day is enough to bridge any gaps in nutrition and also contain vitamin c.
Any excess vitamin c is excreted in the urine so if your piggies are getting a good balanced diet then any supplements are simply wasted money as its simply coming straight back out in their pee!
 
My boys used to love those vitamin c biscuits, and the urinary support ones (same brand, yellow packet), but I don’t give them anymore, no particular reason why mind you!
 
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