As libI have a couple of pure old spots that im wanting to send to butcher week before xmas , they are about 55kg just wondering best way of feeding them to get them to slaughter weight would you ad lib or feed once / twice day? cheers
It is surprising though how many years the abattoir wants extra pigs just a few days before Christmas - never any problem when they want them.A lot depends on what sort of condition they are now. If they are on the skinny side, you could bring them in and feed them ad lib for the next few weeks to get a "finish" on them. If they are now well covered you are not going to alter the overall end result in the time available.
Personally I would forget Christmas and continue to grow them slowly until they are bacon weight. You get better meat and more of it for your input.
And unless you have already booked the abattoir, I doubt you will get a space at this time of the year. I used to have to book the extra pigs for the Christmas market in September at the latest, and I had a weekly slot.