Best of luck! For even more information on raising pastured pigs, be sure to check out our full-length pig video, here: czcams.com/video/LajUoBGSRHM/video.html
Once again that was great information sharing from someone with real world hands on experience discussing simple but effective pig raising techniques.. Very inspirational, thanks.
Thank you for producing these spectacular videos. I am a huge fan! Running a new regenerative farm in Ontario Canada and you guys are producing the manual!
You were talking about pig processor at the end of this video. What is your relationship with the processor, how did you find your processor, what will happen with the processed pork, how are your farm getting paid for the pigs delivered to the processor? Thank you?
Hey Clem! Great question. Using rotational management and allowing the ground proper rest periods will help keep parasites to a minimum. We have sometimes used safe guard deworming pellets that are mixed in the feed for 3 days prior to moving them from the training barn to the pasture when necessary.
I have some timber, it’s fairly thinned out now, but it is way to steep for cattle, so I loaded it up with pigs. The bulbous ness of their butts from all that hill climbing inspired me to coin the term “Hillside Ham.” People love it. They love a story, ya know? They can’t get that at the grocery store.
Great video thank you, Have you ever thought about using nipple waterers ? I used them two years in a row and I never had issues with the pigs getting into the water or flipping the tanks.
Hi @Brendon Nesbittrathwell in the past we have used nipple waterers for our pigs. Our experience was not very good because they seemed to make a large mess from when the water spilled out of their mouths. In addition to that a lot of competition was observed because it took the pigs a little while to get their fill of water from those nipples, especially in the summer season. Thank you for bringing up the idea :)
I noticed a pretty dramatic difference between the headcount noted per acre on this video compared to a more recent version. This video called out 50 pigs for 5 acres and the other noted 100 pigs per 15 acres. Is that just a difference of learning and reducing pressure?
You said you run 10 pigs per acre. Is the acre the total size of the area for the 10 pigs or the size of the paddock? From what I understand you generally run a 50-day rotation. Is this correct? If you haven't, can you do a short video on how you measure pigs to estimate weight? Thank you.
Why do the coyotes or bobcats not have a go at them, especially the smaller ones? I can’t understand why you have no predator issues. Great videos by the way - and beautiful farm.
We don't farrow piglets, so they arrive on our farm already fairly sizeable. way to big for a bobcat or coyote to mess with a pack of 50 to 100 pigs that size!
We sometimes purchase hand-reared piglets, but generally no. We don't see much of a difference in hand-reared piglets. The biggest factor for us is the time we spend in the training barn with the new pigs, building trust with our new arrivals. Great question!
When I was a young man I raised pigs we used electric fences but we also had other fence and that electric fence would keep a mid until they wanted out so why don't you tell him how many times you let your pigs have got out of your pins cause the electric wire you're the don't always work I grew up on a farm my dad raised 30 pigs at a time sometimes 40
Our pigs are all trained to respect the electric fences we use in their paddocks. We typically raise our pigs in areas with permanent perimeter fencing, but we rarely have issues with our pigs getting out of their paddocks.
In your environment of forested pasture, with 100 pigs in a seven month cycle, how many acres would you rotate through total for that group in seven months? would some of the land be rotated through more than once?
Excellent question! We give our batch of 100 pigs one acre of land using poly wire. The pigs will get moved to the next one acre paddock at 7-10 days. Some of this is weather dependent as well. For example if it rains for a few days in a row then the pigs will be move sooner that 7-10 days. With our current wood lots our batches will not run back over the same land. That being said, land should have at least 60 days rest before animals are ran back over it. Hope this helps.
Good job... I know this is out of the topic but i just thought of asking maybe you guys can help me out.i want go into free range pig farming in Ghana and i want to know which breeds are ok for
Hi Gabriel! Thanks for stopping by! It would probably be best to find a local farmer in your region that could give you the best advice on breeds that work well in your area. You can try contacting our Africa Headquarters at info.kenya@Heifer.org to see if their team has any suggestions!
Hi @Cassius Hooper, this is a great question. And the answer is that it is risky. There should be a lot of research put into it before feeding it. There is a chance of causing illness to the pigs if they are fed spoiled or contaminated feed stuff. On the other hand if it is garden produce that has not come in to contact with animal tissue products then that could be an extra snack for the pigs. Or even packages of non moldy bread products can be fed too. Hope that answers your question.
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This was excellent. Starting a pastured pig operation in just a few weeks. This is invaluable information. Thanks so much!
Best of luck! For even more information on raising pastured pigs, be sure to check out our full-length pig video, here: czcams.com/video/LajUoBGSRHM/video.html
@@HeiferUSA Will do! Thanks again!
Christine, well done! I've watched your other videos on chickens and pigs and very informative - nice job!!
Thanks so much!
Once again that was great information sharing from someone with real world hands on experience discussing simple but effective pig raising techniques.. Very inspirational, thanks.
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Great information Christine.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for producing these spectacular videos. I am a huge fan! Running a new regenerative farm in Ontario Canada and you guys are producing the manual!
Thanks for sharing in the journey! We've got a lot more in store for 2021 so stay tuned!
Christine is so awesome!💪
We think so, too!
Thanks Christine great video.
Thank you, Darrel!
Great presentation. Thanks a lot
Thanks for watching!
Well done Christine and Tyler.
Thanks, Wayne!
Thanks!
You're welcome, and thanks for the super thanks!
Some very good information Thanks for sharing!
Glad it was helpful!
You were talking about pig processor at the end of this video. What is your relationship with the processor, how did you find your processor, what will happen with the processed pork, how are your farm getting paid for the pigs delivered to the processor? Thank you?
Thank you
You're welcome
Fantastic! Very informative. Straight to the point. My question: how do you keep them free of parasites like worms?
Hey Clem! Great question. Using rotational management and allowing the ground proper rest periods will help keep parasites to a minimum.
We have sometimes used safe guard deworming pellets that are mixed in the feed for 3 days prior to moving them from the training barn to the pasture when necessary.
I have some timber, it’s fairly thinned out now, but it is way to steep for cattle, so I loaded it up with pigs.
The bulbous ness of their butts from all that hill climbing inspired me to coin the term “Hillside Ham.” People love it. They love a story, ya know? They can’t get that at the grocery store.
That's brilliant!
Great video thank you,
Have you ever thought about using nipple waterers ? I used them two years in a row and I never had issues with the pigs getting into the water or flipping the tanks.
Hi @Brendon Nesbittrathwell in the past we have used nipple waterers for our pigs. Our experience was not very good because they seemed to make a large mess from when the water spilled out of their mouths. In addition to that a lot of competition was observed because it took the pigs a little while to get their fill of water from those nipples, especially in the summer season. Thank you for bringing up the idea :)
I noticed a pretty dramatic difference between the headcount noted per acre on this video compared to a more recent version. This video called out 50 pigs for 5 acres and the other noted 100 pigs per 15 acres. Is that just a difference of learning and reducing pressure?
Great video! Thanks for sharing, could y’all do a video on your turkey operation?
It is being recorded as we speak!
You said you run 10 pigs per acre. Is the acre the total size of the area for the 10 pigs or the size of the paddock? From what I understand you generally run a 50-day rotation. Is this correct?
If you haven't, can you do a short video on how you measure pigs to estimate weight?
Thank you.
Hi William! Check out our pastured pigs playlist for these answers and more!
Why do the coyotes or bobcats not have a go at them, especially the smaller ones? I can’t understand why you have no predator issues. Great videos by the way - and beautiful farm.
We don't farrow piglets, so they arrive on our farm already fairly sizeable. way to big for a bobcat or coyote to mess with a pack of 50 to 100 pigs that size!
How do you keep the rain out of the feed? We get Heavy driving rains in Florida and rain would get into the bottom where the pigs eat.
For the big feeders you can use the ones with the flap covers
Hi do you purchase hand reared piglets please? If so do you think this has an impact on handling the pigs?
We sometimes purchase hand-reared piglets, but generally no. We don't see much of a difference in hand-reared piglets. The biggest factor for us is the time we spend in the training barn with the new pigs, building trust with our new arrivals. Great question!
When I was a young man I raised pigs we used electric fences but we also had other fence and that electric fence would keep a mid until they wanted out so why don't you tell him how many times you let your pigs have got out of your pins cause the electric wire you're the don't always work I grew up on a farm my dad raised 30 pigs at a time sometimes 40
Our pigs are all trained to respect the electric fences we use in their paddocks. We typically raise our pigs in areas with permanent perimeter fencing, but we rarely have issues with our pigs getting out of their paddocks.
In your environment of forested pasture, with 100 pigs in a seven month cycle, how many acres would you rotate through total for that group in seven months? would some of the land be rotated through more than once?
Excellent question! We give our batch of 100 pigs one acre of land using poly wire. The pigs will get moved to the next one acre paddock at 7-10 days. Some of this is weather dependent as well. For example if it rains for a few days in a row then the pigs will be move sooner that 7-10 days. With our current wood lots our batches will not run back over the same land. That being said, land should have at least 60 days rest before animals are ran back over it. Hope this helps.
What size diameter were her fiberglass posts
Good job... I know this is out of the topic but i just thought of asking maybe you guys can help me out.i want go into free range pig farming in Ghana and i want to know which breeds are ok for
Hi Gabriel! Thanks for stopping by! It would probably be best to find a local farmer in your region that could give you the best advice on breeds that work well in your area. You can try contacting our Africa Headquarters at info.kenya@Heifer.org to see if their team has any suggestions!
Thanks for the advice
I seen farmers get food scrap from restaurants.. is that a good idea
Hi @Cassius Hooper, this is a great question. And the answer is that it is risky. There should be a lot of research put into it before feeding it. There is a chance of causing illness to the pigs if they are fed spoiled or contaminated feed stuff. On the other hand if it is garden produce that has not come in to contact with animal tissue products then that could be an extra snack for the pigs. Or even packages of non moldy bread products can be fed too. Hope that answers your question.
Where can I get some more information on how to transition to farming and how to do it when you don't have land?
Joel Salatin books
Greg Judy has some great books on farming on leased land you should check out as well!
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how long it take to raise a pig to the table- ?innocent-
7-8 months, depending on how big you want the pig to be. We aim for a live weight of 300 lbs.
Can christine move over to skye scotland to help me
:) if you have specific questions please reach out to us. Christine would love to help you trouble shoot and give advice.
Where is the farm.
Hey Elio, we are located in Perryville, Arkansas USA
Don't use fiberglass posts we did and ya better have gloves on i didn't lots of fiberglass in my hands
Thanks for the tip!