A diet without Pellets - your input for my project.

spikes mom

Post   » Thu Aug 05, 2004 9:43 am


Blueberries grow wild in the mountains not far from me. My friend and I make blueberry jam every summer - it is the best! Sometimes we pick too many berries, wash, dry and freeze them for whatever use later. They really hold up well in the freezer. The wild berries are much smaller than the ones I see in the store and actually have a much better flavor!

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Lynx
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Post   » Thu Aug 05, 2004 1:03 pm


I have a single wild blueberry plant in my garden. It only does so-so (and some cultivated ones, though they are not much of a success). Up on the Blue Ridge Parkway there are fields of wild blueberries that one of my friends used to pick. They are tasty. I love blueberry muffins more than anything.

spikes mom

Post   » Thu Aug 05, 2004 1:29 pm


I'm not sure, but I think that the blueberry plants do better if there is more than one. It has to do with the cross-pollination. Perhaps a "buddy" plant would make yours more productive. Also, they seem to do better if they are near water or if there is a wet spring - that's a hint if you are looking to collect them.

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Lynx
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Post   » Thu Aug 05, 2004 1:42 pm


I have a half dozen different plants. They never did all that well. I think too hot in VA.

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-JC-
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Post   » Thu Aug 05, 2004 7:34 pm


They like acid soil... maybe that's why they don't thrive in some places? We have lots in the forests in Norway - they're great fun to pick and then enjoy the purple tongues.

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Lynx
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Post   » Thu Aug 05, 2004 9:32 pm


I have fairly acid soil. And we have lots of acid rain :-)

chii
I Love Lucy

Post   » Mon Aug 09, 2004 2:34 pm


Is a vit. D supplement necessary in a diet with no pellets? My vet never mentioned needing anything except the C, but the topic recently came up in a conversation I was having with someone, and now I'm curious.

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Lynx
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Post   » Mon Aug 09, 2004 3:43 pm


Let your pigs get 10-15 minutes a day of sunshine.

Pigwig

Post   » Mon Aug 09, 2004 3:47 pm


I think you must be careful supplementing with fat-soluble vitamins like A & D. The body can store these vitamins and any excess is harmful. If your piggies get time outside in the sunlight, this is the most natural way for them to get vitamin D. I don't know of any vegetable sources.

Hope this helps

chii
I Love Lucy

Post   » Mon Aug 09, 2004 3:56 pm


Sadly, my guys never get outside as I'm positive our entire apartment complex grounds are treated with god knows what. I do, however, have huge bay windows in my living room, so they get a lot of bright light, although not direct. Do you think that's sufficient?

Would it be better for someone who can't take pigs outside and doesn't get much light in doors to supplement or to not supplement? Maybe a very occasional supplement? I'm hoping someone will have an answer...

Erin8607
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Post   » Fri Nov 19, 2004 8:22 pm


Thought I'd bring this back up, I'm starting my "project" this week - in fact, just pulled the pellet dish and weighed my victims er I mean pigs that I'm using.

Fudge is 1245 grams
Raven is 1040 grams
Hannah is 1085 grams

I still havent' worked out all the details of the project, but I need to get started on the main "experiment" considering I only have about 4 1/2 weeks.

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Brianna
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Post   » Fri Nov 19, 2004 9:25 pm


Erin, I didn't realize that this was an old thread so I read it from the beginning. I saw that you can do your project on reproduction. Since you have so many pregnant pigs, can you do some sort of projects on the pregnancies, deliveries and whether the babies thrived or not?

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