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Yes they are

Most definitely. Plus, make sure you have more eyes on and interact with them. How long have you been raising pigs and do you pasture raise pigs?

@@7FarmerSidney7 first year just farrowed 27. On pasture no shelter other than trees mild coastal climate. ❤️ 🐽

It was a cheap kit I picked up from Wal-Mart

Appreciate the feedback. How many pigs are you raising? How long have you been raising pigs?

You're welcome. Do you currently raise sheep?

Yes I actually had one ready but lost some footage and have to redo it. We have a short video about it coming out today be on the look out. Will have more in depth in another video

Great tip! I am not sure I fully understand it but willing to give it a try.

Thanks for watching! Glad yall stop by

Awesome on getting started. What got you started on this journey? Location? How many acres?

You and the Mrs love the American Bresse chicken. I'm with the rabbits and the lamb. Those are my spirit aniamls, lol Well i hope not they are prey animals lol 😆

@@7FarmerSidney7 I guess you can argue that chickens are predators of insects.

We haven't gotten rid of them. The ones I enjoy the most out of all the poultry.

Are you talking about the thumbnail or on the video? Well, both was by accident.

@@7FarmerSidney7 I was talking about the video

@@dwighthires3163 Ahhh that was by accident or by luck. time of day when I got off from work and home when taking care of the animals. Thanks for the feedback.

Interesting. What are they raised for? Meat? Lard? Or both? How long have you been raising them?

Haha 😄 I'll take that 🤣

Sorry for the delay response. We do plan on reseeding the pasture with some clover and some seeds that have tannins like trefoil, chicory, lespedeza and sorghum. This should help against the parasite load. Plus we are going to have multispecies animals grazing to help decrease this. This will be less work since it is just us two and working off farm jobs.

Oh no sweat. I've also heard that you shouldn't keep em in one area too long trying to force the issue of there's still some forage, odds are it's something they don't want and could encourage fence jumping. There's another channel with a younger man named PJ that moves them then mows behind them. It'll knock down all the shade possibly keep them stuff they don't want anyway from going to seed in the first place and grinds up the excrement and exposes it to sunlight. While it's a whole other step to add. If you're using something like a B or Bx series Kubota it's also a ride and can carry your buckets of either feed and water, or your seed to reseed or your tools to maintain your fences.

They Tear up that kelp. But the way my bank account is set up I can't keep letting in on that kelp lol. They hit up the baking soda and Selenium 90. Which I figure our soil was lacking that mineral along with boron and other mineral I need to get later on

@@7FarmerSidney7 I haven't given any minerals for my St. Croix yet. So far they are healthy but I'm sure they'd love the option.

Yes right here in North Texas.

Oh no! Sorry to hear that. Im going to start another batch in 21 days alongside the American Bresse

Yes we try to breed out all aggressive behavior from our chickens. Every two years we check the chickens attitude and behavior towards us and other chickens. We raised them for 16 weeks and they avg was 3.52lbs with a range from 2.80lbs to 3.94lbs after looking at the tracking.

@@7FarmerSidney7 Thank you for such a complete answer to my questions. I know you two are very busy.

@@dwighthires3163 Anytime for our viewers

@@7FarmerSidney7 Thank you.

It is getting harder and harder to find processir that will not only do cattle, pork, and wild game.

@@7FarmerSidney7 Yep, that's exactly the only things they will butcher. Wild game IE: only deer and wild hog.

It is a lost art, and not too many people around here know about it or can do it.

O there are fiber fairs everywhere the shetland would be a very good wool to spin with keep up the good work😊​@7FarmerSidney7

Awesome! How long have you been raising sheep?

Thanks, you too! What got you into farming? What are you raising and on how many acres?

@@7FarmerSidney7 we wanted a bigger back yard and ended up with a 12 acre farm. Some is wet and some woods. Right now we have 8 goats, 4 sheep and about 50 chickens. Lot more work than i thought thought. Lol

@@RonRamsden Yea my wife is realized it last year. She think of it as work. I think of it as enjoyment. Yes it is hard work but I do not mind it.

@@RonRamsden I was thinking of changing my channel name to yours btw.

What’s your handle I think there are a few of us

That would be awesome. I think we wouldn't be ready for this year, but we would love to have you down next fall to put on a show.

@@7FarmerSidney7 I would love to hel. I would love to personally see your farm and gardens but as for the show thing, I am not a showman so I imagine this a personal thing between us,

That should have said "I would love to help," not I would love to hel."

We are actually going to be reseeding our sheep pasture to feed them and for preventative deworming.

Every time we move some animals they have to be there to inspect the feed conversion ratio lol

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That is awesome! I so would switch places with you right now lol

@@7FarmerSidney7 it is indeed great weather for July. We are so fortunate.

Thanks for watching! Have a blessed week yourself

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yup!

Hahaha right?

Glad you enjoyed it! Do you raise ducks or geese?

No I don't, I'm at the very beginning stage of creating a homestead. I didn't know people keep geese and consume their eggs. Learning Everyday

@@bluewoodsloyalty2773 Waterfowl eggs are great for baking and pastries

Appreciate the kind words. We ended up with 115 birds out of 155. Took them to the processor yesterday, and now one less task of our list. I'm definitely looking for a more resilient production bird.

@@7FarmerSidney7 They cannot get wet, can they?

@@dwighthires3163 I guess not these types of birds. Our heritage birds were ok at their age.

@@7FarmerSidney7 Yes, I am confident that the American Bresse will have feathers at this age whereas the Cornish Cross still had many bare spots and could not get both wet and cold at the same time. Approximately what per cent more feed does it take to get the American Bresse up to butcher weight than the Cornish Cross? Are you feeding any milk your American Bresse for the extra flavor?

@@dwighthires3163 I am actually going ti experiment between the cornish and the ABC this coming up August. Get both birds at the same time and raise them in the same conditions. I know it will take the ABC an extra 8 weeks however, I will be keeping track of mortality rates, feed conversions, and weights. I know the cornish will and should win the weight. Anything else should I keep track of?

Actually, that coop gives them great production. Our Heritage meat birds had no issues with that hutch a month prior to this. And it was a lot cooler. These Cornish X just aren't hardy nor sustainable. Wish we could find a local processor that would do heritage birds.

Appreciate it kinfolk. We just took them to the process today and manne that was a lot of chicken

hahaha too funny

We are going to do a comparison between the Cornish X vs the American Bresse to see if the meat to feed ratio is even worth it for homesteaders to raise the American Bresse. I feel they are since they are more sustainable and do not require a lot of feed. They may take longer but If you can raise them all year without the high mortality rate of the Cornish it should be well worth it.

@@7FarmerSidney7 i will look forward to your research results. I like the way you present it.