Show I 1 JVE JV ws E cb CARE AND FEED FOR BROOD SOW AND PIGS after the pigs are born the SOW BOW should not have hae anything but for or tile tho arst twenty four to thirty six hours vor for tile first feed a i handful of bran lu in a little luke lukewarm water ll ig good A mixture of bran 10 pounds silo shorts rth 25 pounds ground grain CO 55 pounds and 10 pounds makes a suitable ration for ft a sow saw in milk in feeding a brood sow in milk it should be kept in mind that her requirements are the same bame as for a dairy cow in milk at first only a lightfeld light feed should be given as a heavy feed will unduly stimulate tile milk how flow i aking it more than the pigs pica can use at gratis first the ration should be increased gradually so co that tile the sow BOW will bo be getting betting a full feed at about the end of two weeks after farrowing furrowing far rowing the appetite of the sow suckling a 9 good healthy lit ter to Is a pretty safe guide to follow silo she will usually lose weight with the best beat of feeding As soon ns as the alie pigs are ft a day or two old they should bo be out in tile the sunshine as it to Is well known that sunshine suna lilno hail hai it a very beneficial effect on tile the little pigs because of the exercise as an well as aa the feed which they get ali hero cro Is no better place for them than an alfalfa pasture the sow and litter should bo be moved on the alfalfa its as soon as an it Is up three or four inches thoy they should also be provided with a colony house for sleeping nig quarters y it if an examination Is made at the ume time of birth it will be found that the pigs have on each side small silo short t black tusks called needle teeth with which they often injure each other as aa well as the sows bows teats these should be cut off with a it small pair of forceps care being taken not to lacerate tho the gums when the pigs are am three or four days old it will bo be noticed that they are taking an interest in their mothers feed and this should be encouraged by fixing a creep for or them so BO that they can be given feed which will not be disturbed by the sow pigs handled in this way will be very pasy to wean it if it Is the plan to raise two litters a year the pigs should be weaned at about eight weeks of age where only one litter a year Is the practice the pigs need not be weaned until ton weeks of age if properly fed they will usually wean themselves by this time II if H smith assistant professor animal husbandry colorado agricultural college |