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    How much feed will fattening pigs eat?

    2.25-2.5kg per kilo of lw gain if kept indoors and haven’t got a field to run round in, if their cold they will eat more, that’s avg from wean to fat 7-110
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    Paint or galvanized?

    Some around our way are galv posts and grey/silver paint eves beams and above
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    Pig shed

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    Farming Start-Up

    If you haven’t already got the land then don’t rush in and do your home work on planning rules regarding proximity of neighbors and road access nearest electricity etc ours was bare no services or sheds but power lines pass across. Borehole for water nearest property was 480 m away
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    Farming Start-Up

    Fj pigs are our (wife and I ) main income,bare land with no services when we brought, wife looks after all stock daily and I help out if needed, I still work to top up but we could survive on b&b pigs (1100) while paying bank loan but it wouldn’t be lavish, cattle don’t earn us bugger all in...
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    Farming Start-Up

    We brought 6 acres 5 years ago, we had a few cattle and wanted a base to run out from, we rent summer grazing, so brought bare agricultural land. We got permission for a 100 x 50 livestock building which we built to accomadate b&b pigs 3 years ago and have since built another the same. We are...
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    8x3 timbers 20ft long.

    Briarwood supplied my last 9x3 at 20ft try them. Inc del still cheaper than I could get locally
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    Planning Applications, PD and the like (General Chat)

    Thanks but don’t think it mentioned them. Keep asking our county planning office but they can’t tell me on the help desk.
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    Planning Applications, PD and the like (General Chat)

    If I had full planning granted around 10 months ago for a livestock building ( now in use). can I still use my pd rights for a secure store 30x40 and a machinery/straw shed of 100x30. Last pd was granted 4 years ago for me so well outside the 2 yr wait, tia
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    Hold down bolts question

    This is what happens when tight arsed farmers say they can do it to save a few quid
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    Finisher pig water cost per head.

    I think if you are on a 10yr lease it would be a saving to you over the term. I would say mine payed for its self in 3 yrs but every where is different. On a 5 yr lease I would talk to landlord and see if they would put in towards set up anything less than 5 yr I would want an agreement in place...
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    Finisher pig water cost per head.

    Bore hole all the way 20 cube a day for livestock I believe. Didn’t take long to recoupe cost of pump and drilling
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    Finisher pig water cost per head.

    Wean to 110 avg 600 litres pp over 20 weeks metered. Including when they play with nipples when it hot
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    Calor gas bottles or lpg

    Depends on you set up really, if your sheds are static and don’t get moved then it is quite simple subject to proximity to each other, but if you move them onto fresh ground or take them down for storage then I wouldn’t bother, Flo gas are about £50 a bottle del for 1 the last time we had some...
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    B and B pigs

    What area you in
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    B and B pigs

    1000 pigs at t 60p seems to be the rate that most are offering there abouts, but some are a bit more and have performance related bonuses which are a pat on the back for attention to detail and doing your job properly as apposed to seeing how quick you can get them done and get out, we average...
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    B and B pigs

    Plenty near me want muck. In fact they are queuing up. Those little prills don’t condition soil
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    B and B pigs

    We do wean to finish under contract. We have a straw for muck deal with neighbouring farmer. We built a 500 space 100 x 50 unit 2 1/2 years ago and are now building our second. We have borrowed to build both units based around a Bqp style. I see them as a good asset which there is huge demand...
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