I completely agree with you about John. Hes had a wonderful life and fulfilled his wonderful purpose on your farm And made tons of little babies. your solution to the end of his life is the same as I would do for my animal. Don't send him to the sale barn they will treat him badly. Give him a wonderful last day with a lot of petting and love and a good meal and then take him out back and send him to hoggy heaven.!! it's the circle of life its beautiful ❤
The reason I watch your videos aside of the great dad humor, is your realistic breakdown of what the costs are and ow you morally raise your animals. Great info here.
Hey just wanted to let you know that after watching your videos for awhile now you have inspired me to finally make the move and start working on getting land and starting up my own homestead/ranch down here in Florida! Your an inspiration man, you and your family. Thank you for the videos.
I wish you every success! We are here in Florida too but our opportunity for homesteading has long past us. But it's such a joy to see videos like Petes and others to enjoy the experience in other ways. :)
I have been watching your posts for a few months now and enjoy all of them. Your demeanor tells of what type of person you are. I can tell that you not only have a heart for God’s creatures but for your family and others. I specifically enjoy your vids on restoring your tractors and farm machinery. I was raised on a small farm. We owned about 50 acres just north of Cincinnati and rented or share-cropped another 500. We had 55 head of cattle, 65 hogs, 4 horses, and a 1000 chickens. We would sell a lot of the chickens and keep about 400 and we would slaughter them ourselves keeping about 100 for eggs. We once tried to butcher our own beef but that was a mess. We then left that up to the professionals. We also sold calves and only kept about 5 to feed out. Same for the hogs. Again I enjoy your videos and thank you for the time that you invest into them.
I'm happy to see John doesn't have to go thru the stress of a sale barn for $70. I once heard a sheep and goat farmer say "I don't really care if she limps, as long as she has kids" I can't unhear that and it bothers me. I will never allow our operation to grow so large that profits outweigh our livestocks comfort or well being.
I love that your channel has a good balance of being educational and entertainment. Its interesting to learn a little more in depth on the process and Pete does a good job of explaining all the options. Thank you Pete, Hillary, and family for taking us along for the ride and getting to experience a little bit of your life together.
Thank you for actually talking about REAL issues that come up on a farm and showing some of the numbers. I’m sure you will do what works best for you. Good luck with your decision.
Should've started off the video with Hillary's "No way!!" and we could've cut 13 minutes of the video's length. Just kidding. I love watching your videos, the longer they are, the better. Your channel helped me get through COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions. Thank you so much.
Hi Pete, For what it's worth I think having your own breeding stock on farm is a vital element in any resilient system. That said carrying a boar in small operations, such as ours, is not such a straight forward problem to over come, as you have articulated well. What we have been doing is breeding our own replacement gilts/sows and purchasing high quality replacement boars from larger stud breeders. We keep those boars for approximately two years and then we sell them to other local farmers, who are facing the same problem. That way the boar has not "fully depreciated" and we can sell him for about what we paid for him. Typically this is of value to the other farmer as they may not want to wait to grow out their new boar or they may just like the option of buying a known commodity as they know he "works" and can see his temperament and progeny. Doing it this way has also been an opportunity for us to help people in our community to get into breeding and raising their own pigs as we can provide a "package deal", meaning a boar and a couple of gilts or sows as well as grease the rails for them by providing mentorship and introductions to abattoir, butchers, markets and the like. I am working on trying to establish a community of local small scale pig producers that can participate in a spiral breeding program. Essentially five farms keeping their own replacement gilts and producing one boar per year, which is passed to the next farm. Farm One gives a boar to farm Two, Two to Three, .... Five to One. This way you can come together and discuss which particular traits you are trying to select for and can move your genetics quickly in the "right" direction. Then you each have a two year old boar you can sell, hopefully covering your carrying costs. This obviously requires a community of local likeminded farmers. Something I am aspiring to perhaps incubate. Thanks for sharing your experiences, I find it really valuable! Cheers Dan
Pete, absolutely spectacular video !! Someone like myself does not has access to learning what you just taught some of us. I wouldn't even know the questions to ask. You have also brought from behind my lily white liberalism into the real world regarding KILLING ,SLANDERING the meat I love to eat. Before I just wanted the sizzling steak while denying the fate of the animal I consume. I didn't realize that I was making people like you assume all the responsibility of butchering your animals so that I could feel "clean". You are a good man living a good life, Pete. You are a good teacher.
One's political or philosophical stripe should not have anything to do with knowing where your food comes from and the fact that the cow, steer, chicken, pig, turkey, shrimp, tuna, etc. has to be dispatched to provide that protein for you. That's just factual information.
@@peterstockschlaeder956 Pete, yes, your comments are right on. That's what I was trying to say. Following Just a Few Acres has been significant in helping me know some truths about myself. I wish I had your conviction that people are not influenced or should not be influenced by their culture (political or philosophical). I am not one of them. I am one of the flawed of our species with a profound hope to evolve into the best person I can be. I appreciate you taking the time to comment. xo Claire
Well Pete you 've done it again! met all my expectations!. when the video started I was hesitant where you were going to take it. and quite frankly was in doubt that it would lead to personal feelings vs the numbers. but you surpassed all my expectations and covered it all down to the last digit/sentiment. well done! And one of the reasons why I love your videos and am a devout follower. is you think a lot like I do when it comes to the animals and their lives. they are not just numbers to you and that shows in every move you make around them.pigs, cows. Chickens. Turkeys. Ezera etc. You Sir! are why God Put farmers on the earth Well done and thanks for sharing. ECF
We are in the exact place you are right now as far as do we keep our boar. You hit the nail on the head with every point. I am so very grateful for you taking time to share this video. The farm scenery is gorgeous btw.
My dad would buy one at auction , use him, then sell him right back at the auction. If we got an extra good one, he might keep it for 2-4 cycles. Of course you get hit with the auction fees & I know times have changed. There aren't any livestock auctions anywhere around where I live, so .....I don't know where the closest one would even be.
Back when I was kicking around the idea of going to AI, I had read you need almost 3 doses per litter. So that's even more expensive per year. I ended up keeping a boar, but I rotate new sow genetics fairly frequently. I also AI occasionally for a litter I want to keep a replacement boar out of. Then I can use him on almost any sow on the farm, and even keep guilts out of my old boar. It works well, but can be a logistical nightmare😂
Yes i commented about this too where i am from farmers always do it twice in a pigs heat cycle this is purly to increase the litter size so thats why AI isn't so logistical
I grew up working my uncles hog farm.. He had maybe 25-30 sows that were breeders . He kept 4 or 5 boars & controlled who they bred . By doing this, he could raise his own boars & breed them with unrelated sows .. But it got complicated . You figure a sow can deliver 3 times a yr with litters that varied , but averaged about 8 pigs per litter.. This was before computers , but it sure involved moving hogs & pigs often... We butchered hogs by orders from customers . So , our fall season was extremely busy. We butchered 8 to 10 hogs a day until the orders were met . And each customer wanted their hog cut & ground to their specs.. It was a huge undertaking . But I loved butcher week.. All the uncles & cousins showed up at 5 a.m. and we got the fires going under the tanks . The hogs were dispatched , bled out & straight into the boiling water... We then scraped the hair off , hung it , split it and the cutting began.. The grinding crew ground up what was ordered , mixed in seasoning that was specified , & pumped into sausage links . The women folk did the wrapping & as soon as a hog was packaged , the customer was called to come get his pork... I remember my mother coming in to wake me & my brother at 5 a.m. We were young teenagers & we thought it was so cool that we were served coffee with the men..lol. I hated the bitter taste , but I drank it & asked for a refill.. My dad had 4 sisters & 5 brothers ..throw in 50+ kids in all & we filled the right side of our church .. Our school bus was stuffed with cousins of all ranging ages.. Most of my aunts & uncles are gone... My dad & his next oldest brother are still living. . 85 & 87 yrs old . They never go a day without talking .. I think I was lucky to have the family I did.. Each aunt & uncle took an interest in what you were up to & I never once heard a discouraging word.. They reinforced the notion that if you worked hard at your goals you would succeed ... Times have changed .. My brothers & sisters scattered to one state or another as did my children . I miss those days & think about them often as I get older..
Given the environment of RUclips and what they will and will not allow, you have done a tremendous job delicately discussing a subject that some might find offensive. Great job Pete. Thank god the discussion can be more straight forward on the farm.
I do not have a "pig" in this fight but I agree with you in that I would prefer to do it the natural way. I am not sitting on a sow and definitely not rubbing her belly to get her in the mood. 🤣
You do such a great job of explaining the things you have to mull over for your farm. Love to that you care so for your animals. So look forward to your videos!!!
Love your videos and rationalizations in regards to your animals and the respect they receive when their service has ended. Love you and Hillary always watch your videos first time posting
Love the back of napkin figuring used to assist making decisions. Always great to see the numbers crunched as well as go through the intangible influences. Thank you for presenting! Take care, Molly
Thanks Pete. This is timely and real life comparison right now for us. We’re weighing these exact three options on all livestock and it’s great financial feedback. Appreciate you and really enjoy your channel!
Thank you for the video I have been watching for quite a while been giving me inspiration and ideas for my own farm my wife and I have been talking about raising pigs the way you are it was very informative and I plan to move forward in the spring we will be keeping a few for are own and selling the rest for feeders love to see the compassion for your animals
Pete, I love how you bring the options to everyone and the numbers. It brings it down to how you want to run your farm. Thank you for your integrity. Thank you for these videos. Y'all are an amazing family. Take care and God bless!
I love watching you interact with your pigs. I happy pig is a tasty pig. ❤. BTW Fall is my favorite time of year. Love watching the farm change it’s colors. Look forward to your next video.
Thanks for explaining all this. There are many lessons to be learned and options to be weighed out. I am slowly getting talked into getting some feeder pigs. All the best to John as he lives out what is left of his life. I am sure he has had a good life on Just a Few Acres Farm.
Thank you so much for your videos, you bring me so much joy to watch, and you give me so much inspiration! I want to be just like you when I am older! As a young farmer I love watching your content and learning. Please never stop making videos, you inspire so many people.
Hi Guy, My sister got me hooked on farm and homestead on you tube. I was raised on two acres whose raised all the fruits and veggies we needed. I love your explanations! They give a lot of insight on what it takes to raise the foods we eat. We're older and not able to farm much. I'm in a condo in SE Florida and am allowed to grow flowers and I slip in a few vegetables in two feet from the foundation of my condo. I also use a bunch of big flower pots for veggies. I also occasionally fudge on the two foot restrictions! :-) I love your show
Great video and break down of the numbers. I'm with you. All natural process with overlapping of breed stock. I appreciate you and what you do. We need more small farmers in this country.
I love your videos. Like I have said before. My uncle and I talk about your videos all the time . I’m glad he turned me on to you channel. Sad to say we won’t have them talked anymore. Today was the day of life. But I will always watch your videos. Thanks for a perfect video of life
It's really good how you go about breaking down the numbers and the true hands on experience in Farming! So much of which could be applied to daily life experiences 🤔
Thanks for the breakdown. We really like to see the decision making process that you put into day-to-day operations. My wife and I both have a management background, but sometimes on the farm, it just comes down to doing what’s right. Love your videos!
Glad to see the Hope College shirt in the rotation. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge, experiences, wit, and wisdom with us. You’re an ethical, humane, and logical farmer and make good decisions with the life of your animals.
I sent my boar to the sale barn. If I had it to do over I would 'dispatch' him and feed the wolves. I like the idea of remembering Albert every time I hear the wolves howling. You didn't mention the disease problem with borrowing a boar or bringing in sows for your boar. Also, for those of us who love raising pigs, your intangible argument is powerful.
Great video, and thanks for going in depth with your hog breeder program. I dealt with this a teenager raising hogs on the farm. Something most people have very little knowledge about.
Hey Pete great video I love that you care so much about you’re animals and aren’t just looking to offload them when they are no longer productive back to the farm is a great option
I do enjoy watching your videos and i think it's funny that every time someone invites them self to visit you say in your videos that you do meet and greetings at the farmers market
That was a very informative video. My dad raised pigs when I was in school. Letting nature do it's thing is the best way to me. I know that dispatching John will be hard but remember he has a good life and he's not sickly or broke down. Keep up the great videos and y'all stay safe and be careful.
Hello Peter. Love watching your videos. An array of subject matter always being discussed. It looked like John was interested today but can't get his get up and go together. Good-o-boy has had a good life on your farm! Be well. 🥰
Great video pete always nice to hear the knowledge you have about farming jhon was a good bore im sure you will find the right way to handle jhons situation
Thanks Pete! I’ve been following you for a while now and really appreciate your videos. This video is information. I am at this cross road and trying to figure out which way to go. I also looked at the three options. I’m like you, I believe having my own breeding stock is the best choice. I wish you the best!
This is another great video Pete. We watch because it is so interesting and important to know where our food comes from. My two cents.. never feel the need to explain your decisions. You do whatever is best for you and you family and your business. Best of luck.
I do love that you are alway so straight forward. That is unusual in todays day and age. Not always the "correct" thing accordin to the public. But I do love that you is you and do decisions for what you think is best. Keep it up and dont give in.
Pigs are just charming animals, i couldn't help but smile as the sow was chomping on rocks all content in the background, with the front legs poking out from beneath the blubber.
Thank you, I am not ready for pigs yet but I will be getting them and small cows as well as chickens, not on the scale you have for the cows and chickens. I learn so much from you and now I know that I have to plan ahead for a good rotation, so I have the pen size and room for them. Thank you for that.
Back in the 1980s I got into raising pigs. I bought weening pig’s, raised them to 220 to 240 lbs and made 2 dollars a pig selling them . With today’s cost structure selling packaged meat you would make a little money. Pete your on the right track
I love watching your show everything is pretty interesting I wish that I had done that life myself but thanks for being there and doing what you do it's very educational and very enjoyable to watch I believe you need to stick to the old school let nature take care of life and again thank you for the entertainment that you have given me I really like watching the tractor things too that's so interesting I always wanted to do that but I never had the situation come up to where I could have a great day
As we grow our place I am also thinking a lot about the balance between cold, hard, mathematical realities, and the human element and life goals. Great discussion, thank you.
Hey Pete. My wife and I have a small family farm in Georgia. We could offer this year's GOS or GOS/Hereford-cross boars to take over John's duties. We like the temperament as well as the meat quality of the GOS breed. As always, we enjoyed the video and the detailed accounting that goes into managing a breeding operation.
Pete, I’m so happy you made a decision based on what you think is best for your farm and your values. I kind of knew you were going to make that decision based on the kind of guy you seem to be. :)
Great video. I like hearing the reasoning behind your decisions. You make a lot of sense with mathematical and non-mathematical arguments. Not everything can be justified with numbers only.
My opinion is, do not make youself dependent on others or mail order or supply chain. Stay self sufficient! 1 pig +1 pig = many pigs. Simple. 🐖🐷
That's in my thinking as well!
Humane animal treatment needs common sense. You are really a great example of both.
I completely agree with you about John. Hes had a wonderful life and fulfilled his wonderful purpose on your farm And made tons of little babies. your solution to the end of his life is the same as I would do for my animal. Don't send him to the sale barn they will treat him badly. Give him a wonderful last day with a lot of petting and love and a good meal and then take him out back and send him to hoggy heaven.!! it's the circle of life its beautiful ❤
Why don't we start a go fund me for john, that way he can live his last days in peace. There I said it.
@@normawhite5833 At some point, John's extended life only provides suffering, no matter how kind a human might imagine it.
This wasn’t my first homestead channel, but it is my favorite homestead channel! 😊
My favorite too. But I haven't liked any others that I tried watching. What's your 2nd choice? Thanks
It's my favorite too! Second is Sow the Land, third is Fy Nyth
The reason I watch your videos aside of the great dad humor, is your realistic breakdown of what the costs are and ow you morally raise your animals. Great info here.
Don’t forget Pete it’s your farm it’s not a zoo with pets. Keep up the the good work. 🐖🐖
Hey just wanted to let you know that after watching your videos for awhile now you have inspired me to finally make the move and start working on getting land and starting up my own homestead/ranch down here in Florida! Your an inspiration man, you and your family. Thank you for the videos.
Good for you Dylan!
Much better you end his life there in the farm rather then going to the sale barn!
Great video Pete!!!!
I wish you every success! We are here in Florida too but our opportunity for homesteading has long past us. But it's such a joy to see videos like Petes and others to enjoy the experience in other ways. :)
I have been watching your posts for a few months now and enjoy all of them. Your demeanor tells of what type of person you are. I can tell that you not only have a heart for God’s creatures but for your family and others. I specifically enjoy your vids on restoring your tractors and farm machinery. I was raised on a small farm. We owned about 50 acres just north of Cincinnati and rented or share-cropped another 500. We had 55 head of cattle, 65 hogs, 4 horses, and a 1000 chickens. We would sell a lot of the chickens and keep about 400 and we would slaughter them ourselves keeping about 100 for eggs. We once tried to butcher our own beef but that was a mess. We then left that up to the professionals. We also sold calves and only kept about 5 to feed out. Same for the hogs. Again I enjoy your videos and thank you for the time that you invest into them.
I feel for John. it seems that we are going through the same thing.
Um, ya hate to say it but it did sound a bit familiar to me too lol
I'm happy to see John doesn't have to go thru the stress of a sale barn for $70. I once heard a sheep and goat farmer say "I don't really care if she limps, as long as she has kids" I can't unhear that and it bothers me. I will never allow our operation to grow so large that profits outweigh our livestocks comfort or well being.
I love that your channel has a good balance of being educational and entertainment. Its interesting to learn a little more in depth on the process and Pete does a good job of explaining all the options. Thank you Pete, Hillary, and family for taking us along for the ride and getting to experience a little bit of your life together.
Thank you for actually talking about REAL issues that come up on a farm and showing some of the numbers. I’m sure you will do what works best for you. Good luck with your decision.
Should've started off the video with Hillary's "No way!!" and we could've cut 13 minutes of the video's length. Just kidding. I love watching your videos, the longer they are, the better. Your channel helped me get through COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions. Thank you so much.
Hi Pete,
For what it's worth I think having your own breeding stock on farm is a vital element in any resilient system. That said carrying a boar in small operations, such as ours, is not such a straight forward problem to over come, as you have articulated well.
What we have been doing is breeding our own replacement gilts/sows and purchasing high quality replacement boars from larger stud breeders. We keep those boars for approximately two years and then we sell them to other local farmers, who are facing the same problem. That way the boar has not "fully depreciated" and we can sell him for about what we paid for him. Typically this is of value to the other farmer as they may not want to wait to grow out their new boar or they may just like the option of buying a known commodity as they know he "works" and can see his temperament and progeny.
Doing it this way has also been an opportunity for us to help people in our community to get into breeding and raising their own pigs as we can provide a "package deal", meaning a boar and a couple of gilts or sows as well as grease the rails for them by providing mentorship and introductions to abattoir, butchers, markets and the like.
I am working on trying to establish a community of local small scale pig producers that can participate in a spiral breeding program. Essentially five farms keeping their own replacement gilts and producing one boar per year, which is passed to the next farm. Farm One gives a boar to farm Two, Two to Three, .... Five to One. This way you can come together and discuss which particular traits you are trying to select for and can move your genetics quickly in the "right" direction. Then you each have a two year old boar you can sell, hopefully covering your carrying costs. This obviously requires a community of local likeminded farmers. Something I am aspiring to perhaps incubate.
Thanks for sharing your experiences, I find it really valuable!
Cheers
Dan
AI rarely hits the first time...aweful tight margin with that option vs having a Boar for sure. Definitely with ya on the Boar option.
Pete, absolutely spectacular video !! Someone like myself does not has access to learning what you just taught some of us. I wouldn't even know the questions to ask. You have also brought from behind my lily white liberalism into the real world regarding KILLING ,SLANDERING the meat I love to eat. Before I just wanted the sizzling steak while denying the fate of the animal I consume. I didn't realize that I was making people like you assume all the responsibility of butchering your animals so that I could feel "clean". You are a good man living a good life, Pete. You are a good teacher.
One's political or philosophical stripe should not have anything to do with knowing where your food comes from and the fact that the cow, steer, chicken, pig, turkey, shrimp, tuna, etc. has to be dispatched to provide that protein for you. That's just factual information.
@@peterstockschlaeder956 Pete, yes, your comments are right on. That's what I was trying to say. Following Just a Few Acres has been significant in helping me know some truths about myself. I wish I had your conviction that people are not influenced or should not be influenced by their culture (political or philosophical). I am not one of them. I am one of the flawed of our species with a profound hope to evolve into the best person I can be. I appreciate you taking the time to comment. xo Claire
Well Pete you 've done it again! met all my expectations!. when the video started I was hesitant where you were going to take it. and quite frankly was in doubt that it would lead to personal feelings vs the numbers. but you surpassed all my expectations and covered it all down to the last digit/sentiment. well done! And one of the reasons why I love your videos and am a devout follower. is you think a lot like I do when it comes to the animals and their lives. they are not just numbers to you and that shows in every move you make around them.pigs, cows. Chickens. Turkeys. Ezera etc. You Sir! are why God Put farmers on the earth Well done and thanks for sharing. ECF
I agree 100%
We are in the exact place you are right now as far as do we keep our boar. You hit the nail on the head with every point. I am so very grateful for you taking time to share this video. The farm scenery is gorgeous btw.
My dad would buy one at auction , use him, then sell him right back at the auction.
If we got an extra good one, he might keep it for 2-4 cycles.
Of course you get hit with the auction fees & I know times have changed.
There aren't any livestock auctions anywhere around where I live, so .....I don't know where the closest one would even be.
Pete "Getting them in the mood" I'm sitting here laughing my a**e off as i know exactly what your talking about.. Great vid on a touchy feely topic :)
Oh my goodness, did I laugh when you said he is now "window shopping" Pete you have such a great sense of humour!!
Please - please - please let poor old John live out his days in your beautiful farm. Loving all your amazingly insightful videos from Athens, Greece
Back when I was kicking around the idea of going to AI, I had read you need almost 3 doses per litter. So that's even more expensive per year. I ended up keeping a boar, but I rotate new sow genetics fairly frequently. I also AI occasionally for a litter I want to keep a replacement boar out of. Then I can use him on almost any sow on the farm, and even keep guilts out of my old boar. It works well, but can be a logistical nightmare😂
Yes i commented about this too where i am from farmers always do it twice in a pigs heat cycle this is purly to increase the litter size so thats why AI isn't so logistical
Thanks for sharing this and everything else you bring us along for.
Thank you so much for taking the time to explain things and your thoughts! I really enjoy the discussion and the process of understanding.
I grew up working my uncles hog farm..
He had maybe 25-30 sows that were breeders .
He kept 4 or 5 boars & controlled who they bred .
By doing this, he could raise his own boars & breed them with unrelated sows ..
But it got complicated .
You figure a sow can deliver 3 times a yr with litters that varied , but averaged about 8 pigs per litter..
This was before computers ,
but it sure involved moving hogs & pigs often...
We butchered hogs by orders from customers .
So , our fall season was extremely busy.
We butchered 8 to 10 hogs a day until the orders were met .
And each customer wanted their hog cut & ground to their specs..
It was a huge undertaking .
But I loved butcher week..
All the uncles & cousins showed up at 5 a.m. and we got the fires going under the tanks .
The hogs were dispatched , bled out & straight into the boiling water...
We then scraped the hair off , hung it , split it and the cutting began..
The grinding crew ground up what was ordered , mixed in seasoning that was specified , & pumped into sausage links .
The women folk did the wrapping & as soon as a hog was packaged , the customer was called to come get his pork...
I remember my mother coming in to wake me & my brother at 5 a.m.
We were young teenagers & we thought it was so cool that we were served coffee with the men..lol.
I hated the bitter taste , but I drank it & asked for a refill..
My dad had 4 sisters & 5 brothers ..throw in 50+ kids in all & we filled the right side of our church ..
Our school bus was stuffed with cousins of all ranging ages..
Most of my aunts & uncles are gone...
My dad & his next oldest brother are still living. .
85 & 87 yrs old .
They never go a day without talking ..
I think I was lucky to have the family I did..
Each aunt & uncle took an interest in what you were up to & I never once heard a discouraging word..
They reinforced the notion that if you worked hard at your goals you would succeed ...
Times have changed ..
My brothers & sisters scattered to one state or another as did my children .
I miss those days & think about them often as I get older..
Thank you so much for this video Pete. I love this type of content
Great video, thanks for sharing both the insight and the numbers.
Given the environment of RUclips and what they will and will not allow, you have done a tremendous job delicately discussing a subject that some might find offensive. Great job Pete. Thank god the discussion can be more straight forward on the farm.
thanks for the video and information that our provide us with. have a great market and weekend.
I do not have a "pig" in this fight but I agree with you in that I would prefer to do it the natural way. I am not sitting on a sow and definitely not rubbing her belly to get her in the mood. 🤣
Thanks for answering the Questions from the last video. I appreciate that you take time to inform your viewers
Wow informative as always - interesting discussion of options and always with the data. Thanks
One of your best videos. Informative and funny! Thanks again Pete, job well done.
Excellent video Pete. Very interesting and informative.
The straight forward explanations of these options is so welcomed that it makes for good entertainment.
Thank you for your presentation. Very well done and interesting.
I Love the way you research everything!! It makes so much sense!! Have a Wonderful Day!! 😊⚘❤
I like your approach to this problem and your alternatives,
You do such a great job of explaining the things you have to mull over for your farm. Love to that you care so for your animals. So look forward to your videos!!!
Awesome video! Thanks for all you show us and keep them coming.
Love your videos and rationalizations in regards to your animals and the respect they receive when their service has ended. Love you and Hillary always watch your videos first time posting
Love the back of napkin figuring used to assist making decisions. Always great to see the numbers crunched as well as go through the intangible influences. Thank you for presenting!
Take care,
Molly
Thanks Pete. This is timely and real life comparison right now for us. We’re weighing these exact three options on all livestock and it’s great financial feedback. Appreciate you and really enjoy your channel!
What a great guy awesome on the info.
Your just like my grandpa and his farm!
Thank you for the video I have been watching for quite a while been giving me inspiration and ideas for my own farm my wife and I have been talking about raising pigs the way you are it was very informative and I plan to move forward in the spring we will be keeping a few for are own and selling the rest for feeders love to see the compassion for your animals
Pete, I love how you bring the options to everyone and the numbers. It brings it down to how you want to run your farm. Thank you for your integrity. Thank you for these videos. Y'all are an amazing family. Take care and God bless!
I love watching you interact with your pigs. I happy pig is a tasty pig. ❤. BTW Fall is my favorite time of year. Love watching the farm change it’s colors. Look forward to your next video.
Excited to be getting my first batch of pigs going next year on my new homestead, love the content Pete!
Another informative great video! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for explaining all this. There are many lessons to be learned and options to be weighed out. I am slowly getting talked into getting some feeder pigs.
All the best to John as he lives out what is left of his life. I am sure he has had a good life on Just a Few Acres Farm.
Love your life philosophy man!!! Hope a lot of new farmers out there watch you.
Thanks for the video Pete 👍
Thank you so much for your videos, you bring me so much joy to watch, and you give me so much inspiration! I want to be just like you when I am older! As a young farmer I love watching your content and learning. Please never stop making videos, you inspire so many people.
Just do what you fell is right, and don't worry about others. Love your videos and God Bless.
Hi Guy,
My sister got me hooked on farm and homestead on you tube.
I was raised on two acres whose raised all the fruits and veggies we needed.
I love your explanations! They give a lot of insight on what it takes to raise the foods we eat.
We're older and not able to farm much. I'm in a condo in SE Florida and am allowed to grow flowers and I slip in a few vegetables in two feet from the foundation of my condo. I also use a bunch of big flower pots for veggies. I also occasionally fudge on the two foot restrictions! :-)
I love your show
You grow fudge too?
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Great video and break down of the numbers. I'm with you. All natural process with overlapping of breed stock. I appreciate you and what you do. We need more small farmers in this country.
I like how you care for each and every animal well done Sir. Keep up the great work 😊👍
Thanks - we were just about to start looking into this and we like the outcome.
Hi Pete, very interesting about the pigs. Hope you get it all worked out and find the decision that is right for you.
I really like how you think about this decision and I agree and would keep a boar around as well... Thanks Pete!
Pete, thank you for going over all this information. I am looking at getting pigs and this information helped me.
I love your videos. Like I have said before. My uncle and I talk about your videos all the time . I’m glad he turned me on to you channel. Sad to say we won’t have them talked anymore. Today was the day of life. But I will always watch your videos. Thanks for a perfect video of life
It's really good how you go about breaking down the numbers and the true hands on experience in Farming! So much of which could be applied to daily life experiences 🤔
Thanks for the breakdown. We really like to see the decision making process that you put into day-to-day operations. My wife and I both have a management background, but sometimes on the farm, it just comes down to doing what’s right.
Love your videos!
Hi Pete, you have a nice breed of pigs. And happy anniversary to your channel. I'm still following you here from Dubai, UAE.
Pete another wonderful video. Thank you!
Very very helpful information mr Pete thanks.😊
Pete, congratulations a great video, extremely well explained.
Outstanding video. keep doing it the natural way.
Glad to see the Hope College shirt in the rotation. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge, experiences, wit, and wisdom with us. You’re an ethical, humane, and logical farmer and make good decisions with the life of your animals.
I enjoy watching your channel. It is informative and entertaining all in one place.
Excellent video Pete :) also welcome Happy Birthday wishes to Daughter of yours also Anniversary too and very good information too 👍 👍!
I sent my boar to the sale barn. If I had it to do over I would 'dispatch' him and feed the wolves. I like the idea of remembering Albert every time I hear the wolves howling.
You didn't mention the disease problem with borrowing a boar or bringing in sows for your boar. Also, for those of us who love raising pigs, your intangible argument is powerful.
Great video, and thanks for going in depth with your hog breeder program. I dealt with this a teenager raising hogs on the farm. Something most people have very little knowledge about.
I forgot, happy late anniversary! Wish you guys many, many more in great health and abundant blessings!🙏🙏🤗💗🤗🎂🎊🎉🎈💕💞
Great video. Always found it much easier if you are not relying on others and can do it all yourself. All the best 🇬🇧.
Hey Pete great video I love that you care so much about you’re animals and aren’t just looking to offload them when they are no longer productive back to the farm is a great option
I do enjoy watching your videos and i think it's funny that every time someone invites them self to visit you say in your videos that you do meet and greetings at the farmers market
That was a very informative video. My dad raised pigs when I was in school. Letting nature do it's thing is the best way to me. I know that dispatching John will be hard but remember he has a good life and he's not sickly or broke down. Keep up the great videos and y'all stay safe and be careful.
Hello Peter. Love watching your videos. An array of subject matter always being discussed. It looked like John was interested today but can't get his get up and go together. Good-o-boy has had a good life on your farm! Be well. 🥰
Great video pete always nice to hear the knowledge you have about farming jhon was a good bore im sure you will find the right way to handle jhons situation
So informative. We’d like to get into pigs for our own family. Seeing the numbers run was enlightening.
Thanks Pete! I’ve been following you for a while now and really appreciate your videos.
This video is information. I am at this cross road and trying to figure out which way to go. I also looked at the three options. I’m like you, I believe having my own breeding stock is the best choice.
I wish you the best!
This is another great video Pete.
We watch because it is so interesting and important to know where our food comes from. My two cents.. never feel the need to explain your decisions. You do whatever is best for you and you family and your business. Best of luck.
I agree with Anna below--stay self sufficient. Rely on no one's help but your own . Loved your video. :) Blessings your way !
Natural breeding makes Sense, I like how you analyzed your options first. Great video, and good luck.
Hey Gang, Great Posting Pete,
God's Good Blessings to you and your beautiful family keep up the great work love U guys XOXOXO stay safe and healthy.
I do love that you are alway so straight forward. That is unusual in todays day and age. Not always the "correct" thing accordin to the public.
But I do love that you is you and do decisions for what you think is best. Keep it up and dont give in.
Pigs are just charming animals, i couldn't help but smile as the sow was chomping on rocks all content in the background, with the front legs poking out from beneath the blubber.
Thank you, I am not ready for pigs yet but I will be getting them and small cows as well as chickens, not on the scale you have for the cows and chickens. I learn so much from you and now I know that I have to plan ahead for a good rotation, so I have the pen size and room for them. Thank you for that.
Back in the 1980s I got into raising pigs. I bought weening pig’s, raised them to 220 to 240 lbs and made 2 dollars a pig selling them . With today’s cost structure selling packaged meat you would make a little money. Pete your on the right track
I love watching your show everything is pretty interesting I wish that I had done that life myself but thanks for being there and doing what you do it's very educational and very enjoyable to watch I believe you need to stick to the old school let nature take care of life and again thank you for the entertainment that you have given me I really like watching the tractor things too that's so interesting I always wanted to do that but I never had the situation come up to where I could have a great day
Not a farmer, just someone that appreciates your candid approach to your style of farming. Thanks for sharing.
I'm a city boy and have no desire to work a farm but I watch every one of your videos and always appreciate your content. Thank you!
Glad to hear your thoughts on all thia.
As we grow our place I am also thinking a lot about the balance between cold, hard, mathematical realities, and the human element and life goals. Great discussion, thank you.
Hey Pete. My wife and I have a small family farm in Georgia. We could offer this year's GOS or GOS/Hereford-cross boars to take over John's duties. We like the temperament as well as the meat quality of the GOS breed. As always, we enjoyed the video and the detailed accounting that goes into managing a breeding operation.
Thanks for another great video.
Pete, I’m so happy you made a decision based on what you think is best for your farm and your values. I kind of knew you were going to make that decision based on the kind of guy you seem to be. :)
Great video. I like hearing the reasoning behind your decisions. You make a lot of sense with mathematical and non-mathematical arguments. Not everything can be justified with numbers only.
Thank You for taking the time to do the math and present it to us...very informative...