The FUTURE Of Our Pastured Pig Operation

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  • The FUTURE Of Our Pastured Pig Operation
    We've been at this pig thing for over 5 years now and its time we get things organized and refined. Today we are talking about the future of our pig operation.
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Komentáře • 97

  • @bmcdonald7303
    @bmcdonald7303 Před rokem +2

    Ms. Sandra is on top of the data, number and quick witted memory. She is a gem!

  • @toddcaskey9984
    @toddcaskey9984 Před rokem +3

    That's a great dilemma , get / keep more pigs ( sows ) for next year!

  • @matthewduffy550
    @matthewduffy550 Před rokem +3

    Wow! That looks like hog heaven! Appreciate you and the care you give to your animals!

  • @allonesame6467
    @allonesame6467 Před rokem +5

    I love Saundra's laugh! Congratulations on your sales! 🐷🐖Awesome! Forest management question: when, or do you, remove rocks that the pigs have exposed and what do you plan to do with them? Perhaps I missed that video. Thanks for sharing.

    • @debireed6128
      @debireed6128 Před rokem +3

      She has the sweetest voice on CZcams

  • @johndunbar2393
    @johndunbar2393 Před rokem +5

    I just found y'all, maybe a month ago, and really appreciate your content. I'm moving to the family farm within the next year and pigs are definitely on my list of animals to raise. I raised 8 feeders, 2 different times and loved it. Needless to say, this video really got me itching to get to it. Those are some amazing looking hogs! Thank you!

    • @SheratonParkFarms
      @SheratonParkFarms  Před rokem +2

      Thank you for joining us. Good luck on your pigs. They are great animals to raise. Appreciate y’all watching.

  • @peggyhaines7394
    @peggyhaines7394 Před rokem +2

    God bless you and your family. 🙋🏻‍♀️♥️🇺🇸

  • @a-survivors-journey
    @a-survivors-journey Před 9 měsíci +1

    God bless you and your family!!

  • @SusanRogersMakingItWork4Me

    Woot! Casrtraighting was a great event! Pigllets grew great!! Life on the Farm was GOOD!!!
    Not sure how you do it now, but we slit the bag and popped the nut out, cut it off and put "black tar" on, then, let them go. Black tar was a thick medicated substance that stopped the bleeding and helped heal the wound. Pigs only squealed for a minute and they were good!
    Since we grew for ourselves, we processed ourselves and ate everything but the squeal💞

    • @rickw7903
      @rickw7903 Před rokem

      That's the same black salve mom use to put on us kids.
      She put on everything. Dog, cats, kids. She even gave us a little ball of it for occasional itchy butt....lol

    • @rickw7903
      @rickw7903 Před rokem

      We swallowed it and applied it too.

  • @robduell3856
    @robduell3856 Před rokem +1

    You can fix that hernia when you castrate. You will have to cut a little lower. Then gently slide the intestines back into the inner cavity. Use a tiny zip/wire tie. Put it around the membrane and slide it as deep as you can. Tighten the tie and use a pair of needle nose pliers or forceps to pull on the tie and use your thumb to hold were the tie slides though itself. Then cut the tie flush. Make sure it is flush. Cut the testicle. Spray with iodine. Do not stitch it will let any possible infection drain. Give antibiotics or food that will bolster his immune system, like yogurt.
    P.S. chicken like the testicles its a good souce of protein.

  • @atangapaul1141
    @atangapaul1141 Před rokem +3

    Beautiful, beautiful!!
    I ordered some electric fence Energizer and wire and I'm moving out to the pasture. Should be easy for me because I'm in the tropics. Thanks to your videos

  • @clint4472
    @clint4472 Před rokem +1

    Pigs are looking great!

  • @brockstar1311
    @brockstar1311 Před rokem +15

    A.I. will be taking office workers jobs... and Boars jobs to.

  • @south_coast_tackle
    @south_coast_tackle Před rokem +1

    Something about watching a pig scratch makes me laugh every time!

  • @pamelamercado6902
    @pamelamercado6902 Před rokem +2

    You both always give great info
    Those pigs look real nice It's always good to have great sales but at times it can be overwhelming too. Good luck

  • @lamontadkins9947
    @lamontadkins9947 Před rokem +1

    I watch your videos when they come out and try to recognize by a thumbs up. Oofff. The numbers your talking of loss is tough..That hits hard when your small farm..You need every head to count from start to finish. Hope you can recoup.
    Appreciate ALL Your vids!!

  • @joncutt872
    @joncutt872 Před rokem +1

    Christmas eve was a cold day, 11 degrees in down in concord and -1 with the wind chill

  • @a-survivors-journey
    @a-survivors-journey Před 9 měsíci

    Love your pig farming!!! You’re got it going!!!

  • @miguelamaya6246
    @miguelamaya6246 Před rokem

    AWESOME video, thank you for sharing your videos with us...

  • @tillmanfamilyfarm7759

    We have started taking big groups at a time. We’ll run at least 10 in a group that we intend to take all at one time. We 9 in February 10 last month and 10 next month. Two litters on the ground and two due next month.

  • @mikehamilton9450
    @mikehamilton9450 Před 11 měsíci

    Nice video thank you

  • @KC-jq9kw
    @KC-jq9kw Před rokem +1

    for the least effect on piglets they should be castrated at 3-10 days of age. I also suggest in you all doing some reccord keeping on your sows as to how many they are having per litter, who they were bred by, when bred, when they had litter, when weaned, how many weaned, and so on. it helps you make better business decisions instead of trying to remember things. I run records even on the litter and write down details on each piglet when I notch and castrate (if needed) at 3-10 days. Does the mother lay on piglets? That is a bad trait and she needs to go. Does she take longer to bounce back from a litter, does she consume more feed?

  • @michaelwray4359
    @michaelwray4359 Před 7 měsíci

    So amazing

  • @johnblount1347
    @johnblount1347 Před rokem

    I really look forward to your videos. Its always interesting. Thanks again for showing your process.

  • @ronajoves
    @ronajoves Před rokem

    Thanks for sharing this beautiful video sir more power ❤

  • @coyroberts8356
    @coyroberts8356 Před rokem +1

    Thanks 😊

  • @coveychasefarm
    @coveychasefarm Před rokem +1

    Love your all’s videos!

  • @davidd6095
    @davidd6095 Před rokem

    sometimes keeping demand high is good.

  • @willbass2869
    @willbass2869 Před rokem

    Lease a reefer.
    Send hogs to butcher then back up the reefer a couple days later once they're boxed up.

  • @jimputnam2044
    @jimputnam2044 Před 4 měsíci

    So many people that raise pigs are getting out and raising something else because of the high feed prices. Any one who can stay in and find cheaper feed ( pastured pigs) can make a go of it. If you can find a brewery to sell you there hops you can get a cheap supplement to mix with your feed. If you have cattle farms handy you can get last years bales of hay the cows will not eat, just throw it out ...good for the soil and the pigs will eat a lot of it.

  • @toddcaskey9984
    @toddcaskey9984 Před rokem

    I think Sandra was hinting to you being the main choke point 🤪
    That's how I heard it of course! 🤪

  • @BulmanskiFarms-pr1jd
    @BulmanskiFarms-pr1jd Před rokem +1

    Love your pasture set up for pigs. How many acres is the group of feeders on that are rotating weekly? And how many paddocks do you have out of those acres?Thanks and appreciate your videos!

  • @rickw7903
    @rickw7903 Před rokem

    Lol..."got that lovin' feelin"'!

  • @stropefarmsllc7630
    @stropefarmsllc7630 Před rokem

    Great video guys

  • @harrylinfield5113
    @harrylinfield5113 Před 3 měsíci

    All those trees around them, & they only seem to have stripped the bark of saplings & barely touched the mature ones.one that I could see?

  • @jamesowens2781
    @jamesowens2781 Před rokem +2

    Man I enjoyed seeing the pigs what is your pasture seed mix? I live in your region

  • @robscott553
    @robscott553 Před 7 měsíci +1

    When you send the sow “down the road” is she getting processed? Does age matter in the meat quality? Do you just have ground pork from an older pig or can you still have the normal cuts?

  • @debireed6128
    @debireed6128 Před rokem +2

    Have you looked at getting a used reefer trailer and run on solar?

    • @SheratonParkFarms
      @SheratonParkFarms  Před rokem

      No. We hadn’t considered that. Interesting idea.

    • @debireed6128
      @debireed6128 Před rokem

      @@SheratonParkFarms I have seen them on the auction advertisements lately. Ritchie bros and another one that is 3 letters. Not ALS but it makes me think of it when I see it flash by. Similar letters.

  • @stewartbailey6866
    @stewartbailey6866 Před rokem

    At 1.50-2.50 per square foot per month....when does it become more efficient to keep them on the hoof?
    In addition, if the power goes out or forbid a compressor, you would risk loosing an entire herd worth of meat in 48 hours.

  • @scottneedham9765
    @scottneedham9765 Před rokem

    Another good one

  • @Jewels3480
    @Jewels3480 Před rokem

    What do you think about the American Guinea Hog breed for a grow out operation?

  • @suzbrewer1766
    @suzbrewer1766 Před rokem +1

    When you overseed are you broadcasting by hand or using machinery?

  • @MatthewSmith-tg4wk
    @MatthewSmith-tg4wk Před 11 měsíci

    Just found the channel. I’m going to start raising pigs for my personal meat but I was wanting to go ahead and start trying to get a boar and sow but have u noticed a temperament issue with having them in close proximity?

  • @pennyshipe5023
    @pennyshipe5023 Před rokem

    Can I come and visit your farm soon

  • @dustyacres
    @dustyacres Před rokem

    Will you be showing us out here in CZcams land video's on AI? Would really like to hear all about the process from you guys

  • @coachseverio4282
    @coachseverio4282 Před rokem

    pig fence (you have 1 electric wire on the inside with a white netting outside the electric wire) - what type of fence is the white netting fence is it? name brand? is it also "hot"?

  • @donwood213
    @donwood213 Před 23 dny

    Will the processor ship directly to the customer?

  • @bestillfarm1645
    @bestillfarm1645 Před rokem

    Having 100lbs of sausage to sell at once would probably tempt you to accept a cheaper price to get the quick cash. Or being nervous that you weren't emptying or the freezer quick enough for the next giant shipment.
    Not having that option keeps you holding to the accurate pricing for your quality product.
    Bigger is not always better.

  • @sourwoodbranchbeefarm6515

    I have 8 processed in the freezer. Do you have tips on how to get it moving (selling it)?

  • @jeffboothe2102
    @jeffboothe2102 Před rokem +2

    That' a lot of piglets running around!

  • @andrewaston5860
    @andrewaston5860 Před rokem

    Awesome do you have any problems with boars around piglets in your operation?

  • @suwil1000
    @suwil1000 Před rokem

    People made money in the old days because they didn’t need $100k worth of machines and feeders etc… people are lazy today. Let me know how I am wrong. Worker issues were around than also and I am old enough to remember.

  • @squarecountyhomestead

    Chuck…..sounds like you could raise a few litters just to sell piglets.

  • @feliciachitwood9400
    @feliciachitwood9400 Před rokem

    I got 3 piglets for sale my question is how do you get in the market of selling the meat and or the pigs so you’re not sitting on them very long I would like to get in to raising pigs and chickens with doing my honeybees

  • @lukewarm2075
    @lukewarm2075 Před rokem

    People are buying cheaper cuts obviously that's why sausages are going out the door. Grass fed pork is the best pork.

  • @gkiferonhs
    @gkiferonhs Před rokem +1

    What's the timing on the pest cycle for pigs?

    • @SheratonParkFarms
      @SheratonParkFarms  Před rokem

      I honestly don’t know. It is probably different for different stories of pest.

  • @brandongregg7348
    @brandongregg7348 Před rokem +1

    Do yal bring the hats to the farmers markets to sell?

  • @mea3665
    @mea3665 Před rokem +1

    Could you please re inact that picture and put one of those pigs in your shirt now 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @kimkrol1121
    @kimkrol1121 Před rokem +1

    I've heard it's difficult to AI pigs. Can you speak to that?

    • @SheratonParkFarms
      @SheratonParkFarms  Před rokem

      Not difficult at all. We’ve Duke a couple of videos on the topic.

  • @justincurtis9094
    @justincurtis9094 Před rokem

    Well I have a question as I’m new to this. I DO NOT understand all this legal stuff on the USDA and the such. So what do I need in order to sell these pigs and chickens and quail and rabbits? I absolutely do not understand all of this legal stuff and I’m loosing my mind!! 😅 if anyone cares to slap in here what registrations or certifications I need to fill out and send off that would be great. I would ask my wife because she is super smart but she doesn’t believe in me on this so I’m basically doing it all myself and I’m stumped!

    • @charleswalters5284
      @charleswalters5284 Před rokem

      County extension agent, or ask around at the auction at the nearest livestock sale barn, or livestock association in your state or county . Let people show off how much they know.

  • @nicholasdicaprio3788
    @nicholasdicaprio3788 Před rokem +1

    Any thoughts on holding back some breeding stock from your super star black sow? Seems like her genetics could get you back on track even sooner than expected.

  • @RichardPannell
    @RichardPannell Před rokem +1

    i was wondering do u have to have a licence to resale ur meat we raise r own beef an pork here ive had people want me to sell them a calf an feed it out

    • @SheratonParkFarms
      @SheratonParkFarms  Před rokem

      Yes. In NC we have to have a meat handlers license. Reach out to your local agriculture extension agent to see what your state requires.

    • @RichardPannell
      @RichardPannell Před rokem

      @@SheratonParkFarms ty we r in oklahoma

  • @jonhale482
    @jonhale482 Před rokem +1

    Where do you get you AI supplies?

  • @jerrylansbury9558
    @jerrylansbury9558 Před rokem

    Not planned ? If there are one of each.... boar and sow its planned !

  • @brockstar1311
    @brockstar1311 Před rokem +2

    Lol she wasn't in to it.

    • @SheratonParkFarms
      @SheratonParkFarms  Před rokem

      Nope 🤣🤣

    • @patbannwarth7813
      @patbannwarth7813 Před rokem +2

      Love having Sondra on the video! Would love to come for some pork...I'm in Washington State, a little too far to just pop over to the market.

    • @SheratonParkFarms
      @SheratonParkFarms  Před rokem

      @@patbannwarth7813 appreciate y’all watching!

  • @chrisbeam9342
    @chrisbeam9342 Před rokem +2

    Do you have kids

    • @SheratonParkFarms
      @SheratonParkFarms  Před rokem

      We do. We have a 22 year old son. Married and lived in his own.

  • @richardcapellesr7031
    @richardcapellesr7031 Před rokem

    $30 hat really! Oh I'm sorry it has free shipping😂

  • @Saltwatercowboy79
    @Saltwatercowboy79 Před rokem +1

    I know it's Memorial day weekend Sunday but DO YOU HAVE ANY PIGLETS TO SELL?!?🤣🤙🇺🇸🇷🇺✌️