I agree with Gregg. The higher temps most of us are keeping our hogs at have been tried, tested and proven. I know a couple guys that keep their hogs in rooms without good ambient temperature control. There is a noticeable difference in growth rate and feeding response between their animals and mine. I have a dedicated heating system with a programmable thermostat and keep mine at 86 in the day with a night time drop down to 80. I also have heat tape set to 92. I have a wall switch timer on my rooms lights as well. I set this up to give them 16 hours of light per day.



-Jon

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• Hognose temps, what I am trying..... - giantkeeper, Tue Mar 9 09:48:42 2010
• RE: Hognose temps, what I am trying..... - Gregg_M_Madden, Tue Mar 9 17:14:24 2010
• RE: Hognose temps, what I am trying..... - giantkeeper, Tue Mar 9 18:46:02 2010
• RE: Hognose temps, what I am trying..... - giantkeeper, Wed Mar 10 08:02:47 2010
• RE: Hognose temps, what I am trying..... - Jon R, Wed Mar 10 11:35:40 2010
• RE: Hognose temps, what I am trying..... - giantkeeper, Wed Mar 10 13:51:08 2010
• RE: Hognose temps, what I am trying..... - Jon R, Wed Mar 10 14:31:17 2010
• RE: Hognose temps, what I am trying..... - ddodge, Wed Mar 10 15:30:11 2010
• RE: Hognose temps, what I am trying..... - Jon R, Wed Mar 10 17:56:52 2010
• thinking everyone is just getting going. - krhodes, Wed Mar 10 22:09:55 2010