Wow! We JUST bought a Guinea hog boar to breed our 2 year old sow. But I was going to wait until next year to breed our gilt when she turned 2-ish. I’m SO glad I saw this so I can breed her NOW and not have a sterile girl!!!
We raised a few AGH's too. Heard that Chef's prefer the flavor of the AGH lard to cook with. I love to cook with pig lard, aka bacon grease so raising these again one day will be a priority for me. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us, and your pets/livestock too. Prayers for blessings on your homestead, Sean and Jamie!
Thank you! I have watched a few of yours they aren't bad at all. To be completely honest, I like the raw and new ones more. They have more character. Ha! One day I'lll post our outtakes/bloopers. Hahahahaha. I'd have to censor alot though.. I mess up and its the only time the F word really comes out of my mouth. Hahaha
Thanks for the share of info. You two are great😃. My wife and I are teaching ourselves about pig farming thru people like you...so I have heard, if you soak the whole seeded grain mix....I.e. not pellets or cracked seed...feed in water for 2 or 3 days, you get a fermented feed that the pigs love. If you rotate your pastures at good timing...the land develops better over time because of seeded grasses that will grow..Joel Salatin fan?
We have seen the Joel stuff. The fermented feed is pretty good as a general practice with most animals. It really helps with digestion. Also! Sorry this is over a year later. I didn't see this comment until just now.
@@InTheWoodsHomestead going in the right direction and having that mindset, being on the same page as your partner, and setting attainable short term goals….seize it!
The name guinea hog comes from back in the 1700s every thing exotic was thought to have come from guinea. Like Guinea fowl. It was thought back then they came from Africa Guinea but more probably originated from an Essex hog. By calling them Guinea hogs at the time the people thought they were exotic pigs.
New to raising America guinea hogs, how much do you feed per day? I've heard a lot about the foraging for their food but very little about how much to feed them if they don't forage
👍🏼 great info.
Thanks a bunch!
Keep the great info coming
Thank ya!
Wow! We JUST bought a Guinea hog boar to breed our 2 year old sow. But I was going to wait until next year to breed our gilt when she turned 2-ish. I’m SO glad I saw this so I can breed her NOW and not have a sterile girl!!!
Haha yes go ahead. Ours is just now 2.5 years and she has had a few.
We raised a few AGH's too. Heard that Chef's prefer the flavor of the AGH lard to cook with. I love to cook with pig lard, aka bacon grease so raising these again one day will be a priority for me.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us, and your pets/livestock too. Prayers for blessings on your homestead, Sean and Jamie!
Thank you so much!
Cute piggies! Interesting facts. Thanks for sharing 👍💕😊
Thanks!
Great vlog guys! Never knew that about guinea pigs.
🙋 Hi from central Pennsylvania🍁🍂🎃
Thank you! We have definitely learned alot about the breed once we got them.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with all of us . I enjoyed this one . Have a great evening .... Sherry
Thank you for watching! We are still learning our way around creating good videos. Haha
@@InTheWoodsHomestead you should see my videos ... hahaha . Talk about raw and new . Your doing amazing with yours . Keep up the good work
Thank you! I have watched a few of yours they aren't bad at all. To be completely honest, I like the raw and new ones more. They have more character. Ha! One day I'lll post our outtakes/bloopers. Hahahahaha. I'd have to censor alot though.. I mess up and its the only time the F word really comes out of my mouth. Hahaha
@@InTheWoodsHomestead hahaha.... I can so relate . I have tried editing but ......F that stuff.....
@@SpringRiverHollar I see what you did there. Hahahaha
Nice looking pigs there
Thank you!
Thanks for the share of info. You two are great😃. My wife and I are teaching ourselves about pig farming thru people like you...so I have heard, if you soak the whole seeded grain mix....I.e. not pellets or cracked seed...feed in water for 2 or 3 days, you get a fermented feed that the pigs love. If you rotate your pastures at good timing...the land develops better over time because of seeded grasses that will grow..Joel Salatin fan?
We have seen the Joel stuff. The fermented feed is pretty good as a general practice with most animals. It really helps with digestion. Also! Sorry this is over a year later. I didn't see this comment until just now.
@@InTheWoodsHomestead we were at homesteaders of America conference frontroyal Virginia.
@@thomasreto2997 oh that's awesome! One day we will get to go. Lol after we are out of debt and ha e a house. 🤣
@@InTheWoodsHomestead going in the right direction and having that mindset, being on the same page as your partner, and setting attainable short term goals….seize it!
Those seem like a mild mannered hog and would be a great addition to any homestead.
We love them! They're very mild mannered for sure! They're a lot of fun to have around!
Most of the time they want a tummy rub. Haha. So, yes very mild mannered.
The name guinea hog comes from back in the 1700s every thing exotic was thought to have come from guinea. Like Guinea fowl. It was thought back then they came from Africa Guinea but more probably originated from an Essex hog. By calling them Guinea hogs at the time the people thought they were exotic pigs.
That's amazing! I had no idea!!!
Thanx for the info. Not sure what breed I'll end up with but nice to know something about different breeds to help decide which to have.
You're welcome! There are so many breeds. CZcams had been a great tool to learn about the different kinds from real examples. :)
Do you have to cut their teeth like other pigs?
I don't believe so. We have not had to since we have had ours.
New to raising America guinea hogs, how much do you feed per day? I've heard a lot about the foraging for their food but very little about how much to feed them if they don't forage
We would usually do twice a day when greenery is spare. But ours forage most of the time. We have a few small buckets full about a quart size.
Nannersssss!!!!
Fe fi fo fanners!