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vestor
#21 Posted : Wednesday, July 20, 2011 11:49:17 AM
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@ PATTIE
That depends on available ingredients. What is available in your case?
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what is the pig feed formulation you ve. please share.Applause

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#22 Posted : Saturday, July 23, 2011 11:19:24 PM
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vestor wrote:
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Its going to one year since I started the project.Its a good venture but laden with challenges, feed being the main one.but you can be creative in what you feed them.For marketing,the demand is higher than supply, but be weary of middle men.

@ vestor What is the main challenge on the feeds? I am interested in doing pig farming too. Do you get your feeds from farmers Choice? What of the pens, any specs? design? availability of water?



The quality of feed is inconsistent add that to scarcity of raw materials if you are to make your feed. I don't get from farmers choice, though their feed is better and more affordable compared to others. for pens, it depends on the number you intend to keep, e.g mothers. But a 10X12 ft house can fit a mother and her children, three to four mothers alone, or 8-10 growing piglets. Water is very important, you cant do without.


Thanks vestor for this info. So where do you get your feed from? Where do you sell the pigs?

@impunity, what do you mean by 222 breeds?
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Cde Monomotapa
#23 Posted : Sunday, July 24, 2011 5:45:59 AM
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Pork is a basic Chinese meal (like ugali), they can't do without. Are there any export oppurtunities in it?
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#24 Posted : Sunday, July 24, 2011 6:11:59 PM
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icecube wrote:
vestor wrote:
icecube wrote:
vestor wrote:
Its going to one year since I started the project.Its a good venture but laden with challenges, feed being the main one.but you can be creative in what you feed them.For marketing,the demand is higher than supply, but be weary of middle men.

@ vestor What is the main challenge on the feeds? I am interested in doing pig farming too. Do you get your feeds from farmers Choice? What of the pens, any specs? design? availability of water?



The quality of feed is inconsistent add that to scarcity of raw materials if you are to make your feed. I don't get from farmers choice, though their feed is better and more affordable compared to others. for pens, it depends on the number you intend to keep, e.g mothers. But a 10X12 ft house can fit a mother and her children, three to four mothers alone, or 8-10 growing piglets. Water is very important, you cant do without.


Thanks vestor for this info. So where do you get your feed from? Where do you sell the pigs?

@impunity, what do you mean by 222 breeds?

I dont have aspecific place for procuring feed, it depends on th eavailability at that time,but be carefull with quality. Ther is a specific guy that I sell to.
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#25 Posted : Wednesday, August 03, 2011 2:39:28 PM
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@vestor. which breed do u keep n how long does they take 2 mature 4 market? n also which feed do u use. UA reply most welcome
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vestor
#26 Posted : Wednesday, August 03, 2011 4:09:29 PM
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PATTIE wrote:
@vestor. which breed do u keep n how long does they take 2 mature 4 market? n also which feed do u use. UA reply most welcome

I have the farmers choice breed, they mature in 6-7 months, but I want to shorten it to 5-6 months. I mix my feed depending on the availability of ingredients
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#27 Posted : Wednesday, August 03, 2011 5:18:38 PM
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@vestor. plz share the feed formulas cos am suffering from this commercial agents of.... plz
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#28 Posted : Sunday, August 07, 2011 10:41:13 PM
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pig feed is determined by age of the pigs.


for piglets, starter/creep feed is better.

then growers for those above three months,


sow and weaner may be used for both weaning and for mothers


and pig finisher to ready them for market.

feeding them on minerals including cotton seed cake, fish meal, sunflower etc acccelerates growth rate.



farmers choice mainly blends the feeds as sow and weaner which had all the nutrients for all ages.
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#29 Posted : Wednesday, August 31, 2011 9:43:54 AM
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i started rearing pigs in february.i bought a mature female and now i have 11 pigs and they are growing very fast.i have a half acre plot in kabete.kenya 17km from nairobi city and im planning to expand and buy 10 more grown pigs.i need anyone who can finance half and i finance half of the project and we wil talk about profit.i need it to grow to have a turnover of 1 million in the first year.call me on +254722492940.i need to do it by october 2011.
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chumachumz
#30 Posted : Friday, September 02, 2011 5:57:24 PM
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I want to venture into this but the problem is where to get the best breeds. Anyone with 3 month old piglets for sale please email me details on chumachumz@yahoo.com
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#31 Posted : Wednesday, September 07, 2011 1:56:38 PM
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charlesnjrg wrote:
i started rearing pigs in february.i bought a mature female and now i have 11 pigs and they are growing very fast.i have a half acre plot in kabete.kenya 17km from nairobi city and im planning to expand and buy 10 more grown pigs.i need anyone who can finance half and i finance half of the project and we wil talk about profit.i need it to grow to have a turnover of 1 million in the first year.call me on +254722492940.i need to do it by october 2011.


How much does a pig cost my friend? preferrably an impregnated female? How do you sell the produce anyway?
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Foz00
#32 Posted : Wednesday, September 07, 2011 9:59:38 PM
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is FC price good ama they dictate?
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bwenyenye
#33 Posted : Monday, September 12, 2011 3:48:34 PM
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Wapi Pig farmers hapa?
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#34 Posted : Thursday, September 22, 2011 7:52:25 PM
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Amaazima wrote:
@wanjy FC= Farmers Choice just go to their pig unit and they will be happy to give you acurate and practical info from scratch to market incl. stats.
You can source your parent stock even feeds from them & (listen to this) guarantee you market if you meet their standards.

Now that is a piece of cake, isn't it?


well i wouldnt rely on Farmers choice for the profitability information. My mum was once a farmer and she gave up for personal reasons. But basically they collect your pigs and giveu the price later. I will be starting a farm with pigs among other animals in a years time so if you are still looking for that accurate non-big-corporation info check out my blogspot - http://kenyanenterpreneur.blogspot.com/

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#35 Posted : Wednesday, September 28, 2011 9:36:49 AM
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#36 Posted : Wednesday, February 29, 2012 4:26:36 PM
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Anyone with idea where I can source pig feed at competitive prices, Please advise Phaoro[@]gmail[dot]com
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#37 Posted : Thursday, March 08, 2012 4:45:58 PM
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#38 Posted : Thursday, October 18, 2012 3:53:03 PM
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I have some pigs to sell but Farmers choice have given me an order for January which is too far. Anyone with idea on where else I can sell please assist.
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#39 Posted : Tuesday, January 28, 2014 9:17:50 PM
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Reviving this topic. For those that got into pig farming, how has been your experience several years later?
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