Like a lot of animals, piglets start out feeding on their mother's milk, but can move on to eating solid food in as little as a week after being born. From there, they eat different mixtures of feed as they grow. The bulk of their diet comes from corn and soybeans.
What do you feed piglets?
What to Feed Pigs
- Sweets and high-sugar foods.
- Dog food.
- Cracked corn.
- Milk.
- Fish.
- Meat.
- Fruits.
- Potatoes.
What is the best food for piglets?
Cereal grains are a good feed source although they are best utilised by the pig if they have been cracked, rolled or soaked. The major ingredients used by the Western Australian pig industry are wheat, barley and lupins, but other grains such as peas, canola meal and triticale are also used.
