allright, I began breeding ASF's and the trouble is too much, I am thinking about breeding Norway's, but I am not sure the breeding specs and ratio's. Here's the rack system...
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there are five cement mixing tubs measuring 26 inches long, 18inches deep, and six inches tall. There is 1/4 inch wire mesh on the top, and each have food hopper's on the front made of 1/2 inch wire mesh. I know it works well for a ASF colony, if they would breed, but would this work for a Norway colony?

What I was thinking was having the bottom bin have a male and four to five females. After the females are visibly pregnant, move them to either of the bins above. I was thinking three to four females per nursery bin, but I am unsure. And after the babies are weanable, they go to seperate-sex grow-out bins above the nursery bins. After a female's babies have been weaned, throw her back into the bottom breeder bin. and the cycle goes on...


I am a newbie to the Norway breeding cycle, so any advise would help.