Hope it helps .

I don't know why but I keep answering but they aren't staying

It doesn't help with the worms it does have some beneficial nutrients. To much will give them diarrhea. They used lye mixed with grain to worm pigs for about a thousand years then arsinic came next until the early twenty's . I've necropsied pigs wormed with every home reamdy wormer and found worms to be the cause of death/unthriftyness . That's without mentioning lung or liver worms .

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Thank you !

It works good and to be honest I keep my boars too long and I would hate to know I had to find some way to give them a shot at 700lbs

We're going to try to post more frequently this summer

I used to use Atguard mixed in the feed it worked good but they stoped making it. Have to use this now , parasites are resistant to safe guard mostly from to low a dose then when you bring new stock in you get resistant worms as a bonus a big problem down here especially with hogs and goats

@@HomesteadingtheHardWay Good to know. This was my first time raising feeders and I enjoyed the heck out of it, learned a lot. I liked your trick about using the hog panel as a restraining aid to give shots. Next time I need to be better prepared and give them their shot the day I pick them up.

@@Bits-of-Bytes that's the best way a shot in the trailer, but safe guard may still work fine up there just be sure to give them enough . The Ivermection is .50 cent a pig and never fails YET but it'll stop working one day

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You do sheep and goats the same way , just give it under the skin

It must have worked you pigs sure didn't look wormy but I worry a lot about dosage on wormers because if you don't use enough you make the parasites resistant which is a really bad thing

Yes we used to alternate between kinds but the vets say to use one until it stops working then go to the next one . We have run into parisites that are immune to everything

I would definitely worm them first with an injection of ivermectin . Make sure you're feeding a decent pig feed 16 percent protein would be ideal at that age but the problem could be genetic and unfortunately you can't fix that . I did a video ( good pig versus bad pig ) I wasted a lot of effort and feed trying to bring those pigs around

If I had any doubt I would do it again. Piglets usually don't have any adult worms that you could see

An injection if possible is best

We used to many years ago when we ran sows on big pastures to keep them from destroying the forage

Thank you , glad to help.

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Safeguard has to be fed according to the directions to the letter or parisites get immune fast . Because of that it doesn't work around here that doesn't mean it won't work in your area . Give it a try it's definitely easier

Nothing worse than trying to feed a wormy pig !

Sounds like they were weaned WAY to early , probably caught pneumonia . They can basically be born wormy so it would probably be best to treat them . Scours can be caused by a lot of things , changing feed , to much protein , antibiotics , stress , heat , parasites , bacteria , if there only 10lb and weaned you're going to have to baby them , feed pig starter , and keep them out of the weather really good . On the ground pigs should be 5 to 8 weeks old and at least 30 lb at weaning ( for standard breeds ) and we worm them at weaning and they normally need it

@@HomesteadingtheHardWay Thanks yes 10lbs is small the people we got them form had 100s from pig farms that cant send them to butcher plants because they are closed I just want to see these little guys through to big healthy pig what is a good worm one mite use

@@BTech5 ivermection is the best , commercial piglets normally aren't wormy ( not a problem on concrete ) . We have the same thing going on here , most people are saving over half . Big difference between in the hog house and outside lot of stress on a baby like that .

Yes two weeks before, makes a big difference. The piglets can be born wormy just like puppies

Thank you Ruthie !

Could be pneumonia or some other respiratory infection or overheating . White scours normal comes with a change in feed , weaning or some other stress inducer . To high protein and the pellet feed from tractor supply will do it too . I would still worm them to be safe ( it has to be done anyway ) but sounds like something else

@@HomesteadingtheHardWay Thank you so very much. I love my farm animals. Haven't gotten to the hard part yet butchering. Thank you again. Yes the feed came from tractor supply

@@manningfarms-rottweilers3101glad to help , don't feel bad I get a little attached to ours too

@@manningfarms-rottweilers3101 I really don't like TSC hog feed , everyone I know using it seems to have problems

The pellets they offer is the same color of his droppings. Going to local farming store for feed for chickens and pigs. Everything you told me is 1000% correct.

Never have too it's not an issue with the breeds I run

@@HomesteadingtheHardWay really, is that because they are a heritage pig or the ground your on?

@@upnorthcaprihomestead1125 probably a little of both but I've never even seen an overgrown hoof except on a pot belly or Julian they're small enough you use the goat shears

Ah ok cause that was my biggest concern for having a trio of breeders was how am I gonna get their feet done

@@upnorthcaprihomestead1125 I don't think you'll have to worry about that . Just steer clear of anything with a mule foot

What is that ? A wormer or a way to give a shot

It’s a way to give them a shot . They tend to pull away when you inject them. This device gives you mobility when doing the injection.

@@johnnyvannoy8931 thanks I'll check that out , I've been planning on building a squeeze chute for these big hogs because we have to draw blood every year but that would be great for the smaller pigs

@@johnnyvannoy8931 hey Johnny I've got those we call them an automatic syringe ( had to Google it ) they do make it a lot easier but I'm scared of broken needles when worming because we use 18 gauge or the wormer runs back out

Yeah it would nice to have a squeeze chute for sure . It would make working them a lot easier and safer as well .

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Grape jelly and a piece of bread works great too . Just watch the dose it's a half tube for 300 lbs a quarter for 150 lb etc

@@HomesteadingtheHardWay Thank you!