Question: We are raising to Show 2 cross bred barrows for 4H fairs and shows. Do you have a feed plan with the Honor Feeds that best suits a barrow rather than raising gilts? Thank You!
Answer: Phillip,
Thank you for your email. On our website www.betteranimalsshowseries.com we have a feeding strategy sheet that outlines different feeding guidelines for pigs based on gender and degree of muscling.
Question: I have 25 days til my show. My pig weighed 182 pounds today. He has had Mycoplasma pneumonia and tires easily. His rate of gain has been just over 1.5 pounds per day by hand feeding him 4 times per day of the Honor Hog Grower L100. I have been adding Calf manna and Fasttrack as well as an egg each day. Our minimum for fair is 230 lbs. What would you recommend? He is from very wide muscular stock and has good natural muscle. I have stopped excersizing him much to save the energy he has for weight gain. He only eats a bit more than 5 pounds of food daily. I just bought paylean, but have not started yet and I am looking at the high octane power fuel. I also started Topdress today. Thanks for your help!
Answer: Jessa,
Energy will help your pig grow. High Octane Power Fuel is a great choice as it provides not only energy but many more ingredients that should help your pig be a little healthier and do better.
I suggest feeding 1 to 1 1/2 lbs of Power Fuel per day along with the Showpig Grower (should be T100) and HONOR Champion Drive Topdress (at 1 lbs per day).
Question: I am an Ag teacher and am feeding 8 market hogs and all of them are gilts. I am currently feeding 16% protein feed and was wondering if the new Honor Special Effect 15% feed will be available for purchase. Thank you.
Answer: Bradley,
Thank you for your email. We are trying very hard to make this feed available. However, currently it is only manufactured at our plant in Washington Courthouse, OH. With that said it might be available via special order. Please contact your local Purina dealer and ask for HONOR Special Effect T100 code number 1311372-206.
And ask them to see about a special order through our plant that serves
them.
Question: Hi Kevin, I know you have told me, but I can not find the information. How do I use the powerfill to push a hog? We are feeding the T100 now and need to push a little guy as much as possible. Thanks!
Answer: Misty and Luke,
Thank you for your email and for inquiring about HONOR Powerfill. Basically, Powerfill to meet and exceed the pig’s energy requirements when fed at 2.5 to 3 lbs per day, Powerfill is very high in energy.
Energy is what fuels growth. So, when Powerfill is used as a topdress (1 to 2 lbs per day) it supplements your regular feed with not only extra energy but quality protein sources as well. To push pigs basically replace 3 lbs of regular feed with 2 lbs of Powerfill.
Remember to take a little time for adjustment and acclimation to Powerfill. Powerfill is a meal and contains a large inclusion of ground beet pulp, so it is very different in taste and texture than pellets. It might take 2 to 3 days before pigs are up to the desired amount of Powerfill. So, start at about 1/4 lbs per day and increase by 1/4 lbs every third feeding or so until the desired feeding rate has been achieved.
We also have a new product called High Octane Power Fuel that will help as well. Power Fuel contains 31% crude fat and does a great job at supplementing energy and increasing growth rate. If you decide to go the Power Fuel route, feed about 1 to 1 1/2 lbs per day, again starting at 1/4 lbs and increasing by 1/4 lbs every third feeding.
Thanks again,
Dr. Kevin Burgoon
HONOR/Show Chow Technical Nutritionist
Land O’Lakes Purina Feed LLC
Question: I am thinking about changing from Moormans 273 ( 20% protein, 3.5% fat, and 1.2% lysine) which one the Honor show pig feeds should I feed? Will changing feeds change the apperanc of my pigs greatly?
Answer: Kaley,
Thank you for your e-mail and interest in HONOR Show Chow Showpig feeds. The HONOR Show Chow feed closest to what you are feeding now is HSC Showpig Grower which has 19.5% crude protein, 1.2% lysine and 5% crude fat. In Texas it is medicated with Lincomycin so the medication abbreviation is L200.
If the pig is 150 lbs or so, I would suggest transitioning to HSC Showpig Finisher T100 (Tylan @ 100 grams/ton). However, it depends upon the pig. I have attached some information for your use on our products and when to transition feeds. This is bases on degree of muscle and gender of the pig (barrow or gilt).
I think will make more sense of our feeding program. I also believe that you will be very satisfied with the way your pigs will look on our program.
Thanks again,
Dr. Kevin Burgoon
HONOR/Show Chow Technical Nutritionist
Land O’Lakes Purina Feed LLC
Question: We have two 4h gilts for our fair at the end of July. One weighs 203 lbs and has been gaining 1.5 lbs/day the other is 177 and is doing the same. The bigger gilt is no problem but our smaller gilt needs to gain needs to gain about 45 lbs to make weight. What can we feed to get closer to 2 lbs/day. The have been on Show Chow Foundation and I just switched to Final Push. Is there a top dressing we might try to get the second gilt to gain a bit faster? Thanks.
Answer: Kim,
Thank you for your email and for choosing Show Chow. We do have a product that will help with growth rate. High Octane Power Fuel is a high energy extruded supplement that supplies energy and much more.
I suggest feeding Power Fuel at 1/2 lbs per day for a couple of days, then increasing to 1 lbs per day. You can increase to 1 1/2 lbs per day if you desire. The energy in Power Fuel will help the Paylean in Final Push work just a bit better, fueling fast growth.
Thanks again,
Dr. Kevin Burgoon
HONOR/Show Chow Technical Nutritionist
Land O’Lakes Purina Feed LLC
Question: I have hogs I need to be between 220 to 280 lbs in 3 weeks. Currently they are 210 to 230 lbs. I need to fill them out, make them a little wider across the top. Any suggestions please.
Answer: Emily,
Thank you for your email. I suggest feeding these products to help accomplish what you desire in your pigs:
HONOR Powerfill
HONOR Champion Drive Topdress
HONOR Showpig Paylean Premix
From your numbers (pig weights, and days until show) the pigs can gain over 2 lbs per day. I would feed:
PER DAY TO EACH PIG:
2 lbs Powerfill
2 lbs Champion Drive
the 9 grams/ton level of HONOR Showpig Paylean Premix
The pigs should gain about 2 lbs per day and put on muscle that you desire. If the pigs are getting a little too extreme in terms of leanness, I suggest adding High Octane Power Fuel at 1/2 to 1 lbs per day.
Thanks again,
Dr. Kevin Burgoon
HONOR/Show Chow Technical Nutritionist
Land O’Lakes Purina Feed LLC
Question: We currently are using Honor Show Feed 18 Solution T100. We would like to switch to the Purina Final Push if we can find a dealer. Our local feed mill is not carrying it. Can we switch brands safely or is there a comparable Honor feed that we can purchase if we can get our feed mill to order it in? Thanks.
Answer: Lisa,
Thank you for your e-mail and for choosing HONOR. The answer is yes you can transition from HONOR Showpig Solution to Show Chow Final Push with no problem.
HONOR does have two products with Paylean; HONOR Showpig Finisher T100 w/Paylean and HONOR Showpig Paylean Premix, which you add to the pigs feed daily.
All three of these products are floor stocked at our Richmond, IN distribution center and are readily available to Purina dealers and Land O Lakes Coops in Michigan.
Thanks again,
Dr. Kevin Burgoon
HONOR/Show Chow Technical Nutritionist
Land O’Lakes Purina Feed LLC
Question: I want to add more muscle to my barrow. He is on a holding diet to gain one pound a day until our fair. Our fair is July 29th. He was at 230 lbs on Sunday, June 29th. I was wondering about the honor product paylean. My guy has good bone and structure, but I would like to see him with more muscle. We are currently feeding him 3 pounds of power fill and 1 pound of top dress. If you think it is a good idea to feed the honor product paylean, then how should I feed it to get him to stay at the 1 pound of gain? Thanks.
Answer: Garrett,
Thank you very much for your email and for choosing HONOR Showpig feeds.
Paylean will help with improving the quantity of muscle in your pig. You will need to reduce the amount of feed you feed in order to keep him to 1 lbs gain per day, as Paylean will increase growth rate.
Question: Kevin, When you were at Arrowhead Feed and Trailer this spring, a question about Payleen comes and that is when they start feeding Payleen can they stop feeding and start back up feeding.
Answer: Paylean can be pulsed or started, stopped and started again. Most of the time this is done for maximum growth response. Paylean greatly increases growth rate. This growth rate peaks at by day 14 on Paylean and then subsides by day 24.
If you pulse Paylean for 14 days, pull it out for 10 to 14, and then pulse back in, you can get multiple peak growth spurts.
Dr. Kevin Burgoon
HONOR/Show Chow Technical Nutritionist
Land O’Lakes Purina Feed LLC
