I was wondering what was the down side of allowing the chickens to lay eggs in the pig house? Besides the problem that you solved by beating the pigs to the eggs. I guess the chickens mess up the clean pig house.
That’s exactly right Rose, overall it would mean more cleaning out as the chickens may make things messy. They weren’t sleeping in there though so in our case it didn’t get too bad as they were not in there for long periods at a time.
Glad it has been some help! As we’re still a tiny channel it makes my day to see what we’re creating actually help!! Good luck with the journey I’m sure you’ll love having Kune Kunes 😁
My previous neighbor sold his property and was going to move into the city, Getting a little too old to be out in the praries so they offered to give me their Kunekune pigs, both of them are 2 years old, Max and dottie, both 430 pounds but they are American Kunekune's so they get bigger. At first i was worried cause i had No idea what i was getting into, I have 2 Belgian draft horses but they are mainly show horses because i Love how strong they are (they have also helped me pull a tractor out of a tight spot more times than i have fingers.) But once they got settled in, I Built them a stall next to the horses, they were super curious. I Have a Machine shop attached to the barn where i keep the animals so the barn is heated plus i have 5 dogs, 2 Russian caucasian shepherds and 3 Tibetan mastiffs so not small dogs by any means as none of them are under 200 pounds. Didn't think much of them at first but Max and Dottie they dont take any crap, Just before our first snow fall here recently they beat the crap out of an Adult black bear thinking he could get an easy meal, He regretted his choice very quickly. Even wolves, Max especially Does not like anything on his turf and What i love is they are best friends with all of the dogs so if they let out a squeel once the dogs come running and they know it and arent afraid to call for back up if they get in trouble while outside. Eventually i just took 3 of the stalls out of the barn cause the pigs and horses get along so well, even to the point where i will get in the shop and the dogs, pigs and horses will all be laying together. Problem is. Smart horses + Smart pigs = I get bamboozled a lot because the horses will tap on the walls with their front hooves while looking through the window if im in the shop, then if i so much as peek through that window and a pig sees me, i get verbally harassed until everyone gets a treat. 😒... Dottie has a Lysine problem so a treat i gotta give her is actually Chocolate Milk. Well because she gets some Max has taken a liking to it also so thats 2 galons of chocolate milk per month. They take some getting use to, but i Definitely love having them around. My food waste with the pigs + my fish? 0.0% I dont have a commercial farm by any means, I only have 7 acres and my primary income is from my machine shop so my animals are friends. Plus its pretty funny watching a pig scratch its butt on the corner of a door way then see a horse do the same thing because they learn't it from the damn pig!
Thank you for your story, made us both laugh a few times 😁 Glad you’re enjoying having the kune kune’s around, we certainly enjoyed them being part of the family while they were with us! Especially like you said watching them use a post to scratch on, wiggling their butt like a professionally dancer is something to behold 😂
Such great info, thanks guys! We have 3 Kune Kunes and had 5 piglets born on our little farm last year. They are such an incredible breed and so much fun to raise!
Thank you! I just found your site and am enjoying it. I’m interested in Kune Kunes and found this episode both informative and fun. Keep up the good work!
Thanks Edward!! Still doesn’t feel like we’ve nailed the presenting 😁 They are a great addition to the homestead!! How many are you thinking of getting?
@@agreatalternative Thank you. Your authenticity and genuineness is beautiful and I would change nothing. The world needs more of your style. I only want one to start and only as a pet. I have done a good amount of research for a few years and have spoke to some breeders of lines that are supposedly smaller in size, but realize there are no guarantees.
They are a great first pig, being a smaller breed with short snouts they don’t cause ‘as much’ havoc. That said unlike some others we personally wouldn’t treat them like dogs because I can’t see them being too well house trained 😂 Thank you again for your kind words, made my day 😊
That's really cool I have a little Kuni Kuni piglet and she lives in the house. And that is some very good information cuz I know nothing about Kuni Kunis. I've raised pigs all my life but never Kuni Kuni.
Wow well the kune kune were our first pigs so I’m sure you o ow more than us but I’m glad we could help! In the house, wow! How has the training gone so far? Am I correct in saying that pigs are generally as clever as most dogs?
@@agreatalternative 😂 We’re on the east coast, Nova Scotia to be exact. Just started homesteading 2years ago!! We have 11 rabbits, 30 chickens, 5 pregnant sheep and 2 Berkshire/red wattle pigs. We’re growing massive gardens with the goal to not have to go to the grocery ever again. Our government hates that so we’re trying even harder!
@@spoolsandbobbins Wow that’s quite a farm family 😁 That sounds pretty much like our government so we’re basically doing the same! Trying to take back as much control as we can and stop having other people controlling our lives!!
I'm trying to figure out the winter situation and keeping them warm and dry. I like your dog house for them, but we have an open oval enclosure that is useful for summers, but I think not so much for winters. Maybe I could put a temp dog house inside for them...
I wouldn’t worry to much, the main thing that gets most animals is the damp and the wind so as long as they can shelter from those two in a simple outdoor structure they should be fine. Most animals deal with the cold better than they do with the heat. Good luck!!
Thanks Nate, we can’t wait to get some more again! We definitely plan to but can’t until we’re living on the land, which won’t happen until we get all the permissions we need. Anyone can do it, it just depends what you’re willing to sacrifice to get there. For us that was living off of very little money in a caravan for a few years!
Ours are big babies, we are aware they'll get bigger, but want them happy and friendly as they grow. My only problem with them is they like chasing the buggy with the dogs, and we don't want them out of the yard where we keep them.
good info. we have started our little farm this year with Nigerian dwarf goats which we plan to breed & milk. chickens & 5 days ago we got our first 2 kunekune piglets. they both have different parents so we plan to breed them. we are thinking of getting another set so we have more options of breeding. how many do you have & how big of an area do you have them in?? we have our piglets with our buck goat right now. will be putting in another pen for pigs
We started with three but quickly went to two as it was the original plan and one was too intelligent for his own good. We had all boys and they went to freezer camp, again, always the plan as it was our first time having pigs. I don’t have measurements and I can’t say how good I am at estimating but their space was about 100’x25’ (don’t hold me to that!) This was fine for the warmer months as ours didn’t root (some do, be warned) but really for the winter months they needed a sacrifice pen as the whole area got turned to mud over the winter. We intend on rotating when we get pigs again now that we have the space, then over winter assess whether that is enough or to set up a sacrifice pen. Hope that’s helpful! -A
@@agreatalternative yeap it is. We're going to get a portable electric fence so we can move them around. We Also have 3 different areas already fenced in with our goats
Sorry we don’t know that as we only had boys. There is a KuneKune group of Facebook, I think just called “KuneKune pigs” that you could visit and someone there may be able to answer your question.
Farm animals are not pets and especially "indoor" pets. Can we and should we have a great relationship with them? Yes, but it must be within reason and mostly for safety. In the end, it must "always" be understood that they are FOOD and will be butcherd as such.
Our pigs and chickens got on fine but as I think we mentioned, the chickens going in the pig house was the only issue because they would mess in it and start laying in there. I have read though some people have had pigs eat their chickens 🤷♀️
Not really at all! We did clean up their poo once a day but it didn’t really smell that much. Especially as we had chickens and turkeys at the same time they seemed fine in comparison.
I was wondering what was the down side of allowing the chickens to lay eggs in the pig house? Besides the problem that you solved by beating the pigs to the eggs. I guess the chickens mess up the clean pig house.
That’s exactly right Rose, overall it would mean more cleaning out as the chickens may make things messy.
They weren’t sleeping in there though so in our case it didn’t get too bad as they were not in there for long periods at a time.
Thanks so much for the info! We are just beginning our kune kune journey and we can use all the info we can get! Thanks again
Glad it has been some help! As we’re still a tiny channel it makes my day to see what we’re creating actually help!!
Good luck with the journey I’m sure you’ll love having Kune Kunes 😁
Kia Ora, from New Zealand ...
My previous neighbor sold his property and was going to move into the city, Getting a little too old to be out in the praries so they offered to give me their Kunekune pigs, both of them are 2 years old, Max and dottie, both 430 pounds but they are American Kunekune's so they get bigger.
At first i was worried cause i had No idea what i was getting into, I have 2 Belgian draft horses but they are mainly show horses because i Love how strong they are (they have also helped me pull a tractor out of a tight spot more times than i have fingers.) But once they got settled in, I Built them a stall next to the horses, they were super curious. I Have a Machine shop attached to the barn where i keep the animals so the barn is heated plus i have 5 dogs, 2 Russian caucasian shepherds and 3 Tibetan mastiffs so not small dogs by any means as none of them are under 200 pounds.
Didn't think much of them at first but Max and Dottie they dont take any crap, Just before our first snow fall here recently they beat the crap out of an Adult black bear thinking he could get an easy meal, He regretted his choice very quickly. Even wolves, Max especially Does not like anything on his turf and What i love is they are best friends with all of the dogs so if they let out a squeel once the dogs come running and they know it and arent afraid to call for back up if they get in trouble while outside. Eventually i just took 3 of the stalls out of the barn cause the pigs and horses get along so well, even to the point where i will get in the shop and the dogs, pigs and horses will all be laying together.
Problem is. Smart horses + Smart pigs = I get bamboozled a lot because the horses will tap on the walls with their front hooves while looking through the window if im in the shop, then if i so much as peek through that window and a pig sees me, i get verbally harassed until everyone gets a treat. 😒...
Dottie has a Lysine problem so a treat i gotta give her is actually Chocolate Milk. Well because she gets some Max has taken a liking to it also so thats 2 galons of chocolate milk per month.
They take some getting use to, but i Definitely love having them around. My food waste with the pigs + my fish? 0.0%
I dont have a commercial farm by any means, I only have 7 acres and my primary income is from my machine shop so my animals are friends. Plus its pretty funny watching a pig scratch its butt on the corner of a door way then see a horse do the same thing because they learn't it from the damn pig!
Thank you for your story, made us both laugh a few times 😁
Glad you’re enjoying having the kune kune’s around, we certainly enjoyed them being part of the family while they were with us! Especially like you said watching them use a post to scratch on, wiggling their butt like a professionally dancer is something to behold 😂
Such great info, thanks guys! We have 3 Kune Kunes and had 5 piglets born on our little farm last year. They are such an incredible breed and so much fun to raise!
Thank you!
By the sounds of it you are much more experienced than us!
Have you had any other breeds? If so do you prefer kune kunes and if so why?
Great video! I liked and subscribed just like you asked me to. Lol. My wife and I are going to be getting our first breeding pair of Kune Kunes soon.
Thank you 😁
Ahh I’m so envious!! I’m sure you’ll love having them as they are a great breed.
Great video- beautifully edited and great content, thank you!
Thank you 😊
Loved your video on the black Orpingtons, I want some one day 🤞😁
Loved you guys and appreciate you both for the helpful advice.
No worries Alex, glad it was helpful👍
Thank you! I just found your site and am enjoying it. I’m interested in Kune Kunes and found this episode both informative and fun. Keep up the good work!
Thanks Edward!!
Still doesn’t feel like we’ve nailed the presenting 😁
They are a great addition to the homestead!!
How many are you thinking of getting?
@@agreatalternative Thank you. Your authenticity and genuineness is beautiful and I would change nothing. The world needs more of your style.
I only want one to start and only as a pet. I have done a good amount of research for a few years and have spoke to some breeders of lines that are supposedly smaller in size, but realize there are no guarantees.
They are a great first pig, being a smaller breed with short snouts they don’t cause ‘as much’ havoc.
That said unlike some others we personally wouldn’t treat them like dogs because I can’t see them being too well house trained 😂
Thank you again for your kind words, made my day 😊
That's really cool I have a little Kuni Kuni piglet and she lives in the house. And that is some very good information cuz I know nothing about Kuni Kunis. I've raised pigs all my life but never Kuni Kuni.
Wow well the kune kune were our first pigs so I’m sure you o ow more than us but I’m glad we could help!
In the house, wow! How has the training gone so far?
Am I correct in saying that pigs are generally as clever as most dogs?
I have a kunekune American mix. I love him. He’s 10 weeks old
I bet he’s so cute!! 🥰
Any tips for a newbie?
@@agreatalternative thank you and yes he his😍I’m a new pig mom so I’m still learning
@@asiasinclair3863 Well good luck with it all 🐷❤️
Thanks for the great vid. Pig hugs from 🇨🇦
Now I want to hug a pig 😂
Thank you!!!
Whereabouts in Canada are you based? Alicia was born in Vancouver.
@@agreatalternative 😂
We’re on the east coast, Nova Scotia to be exact. Just started homesteading 2years ago!! We have 11 rabbits, 30 chickens, 5 pregnant sheep and 2 Berkshire/red wattle pigs. We’re growing massive gardens with the goal to not have to go to the grocery ever again. Our government hates that so we’re trying even harder!
@@spoolsandbobbins Wow that’s quite a farm family 😁
That sounds pretty much like our government so we’re basically doing the same!
Trying to take back as much control as we can and stop having other people controlling our lives!!
@@agreatalternative 100%! Good for you. You’ll be healthier and happier for it. All the best!!
@@spoolsandbobbins Thank you 😊
I'm trying to figure out the winter situation and keeping them warm and dry. I like your dog house for them, but we have an open oval enclosure that is useful for summers, but I think not so much for winters. Maybe I could put a temp dog house inside for them...
I wouldn’t worry to much, the main thing that gets most animals is the damp and the wind so as long as they can shelter from those two in a simple outdoor structure they should be fine.
Most animals deal with the cold better than they do with the heat.
Good luck!!
Awesome video guys, fabulous watch 🙌 i want some piggies now 😄🐷
Cheers!
They’re so brilliant to have around and such characters! We both can’t wait to get some more when we are on the new homestead!
Loved the pigs! Gonna get more (and consequent videos)? Jealous, would love to do what you’re doing!
Thanks Nate, we can’t wait to get some more again!
We definitely plan to but can’t until we’re living on the land, which won’t happen until we get all the permissions we need.
Anyone can do it, it just depends what you’re willing to sacrifice to get there.
For us that was living off of very little money in a caravan for a few years!
Ours are big babies, we are aware they'll get bigger, but want them happy and friendly as they grow. My only problem with them is they like chasing the buggy with the dogs, and we don't want them out of the yard where we keep them.
Sounds to me like you need to make some videos with them! 😁
good info. we have started our little farm this year with Nigerian dwarf goats which we plan to breed & milk. chickens & 5 days ago we got our first 2 kunekune piglets. they both have different parents so we plan to breed them. we are thinking of getting another set so we have more options of breeding. how many do you have & how big of an area do you have them in?? we have our piglets with our buck goat right now. will be putting in another pen for pigs
We started with three but quickly went to two as it was the original plan and one was too intelligent for his own good. We had all boys and they went to freezer camp, again, always the plan as it was our first time having pigs. I don’t have measurements and I can’t say how good I am at estimating but their space was about 100’x25’ (don’t hold me to that!) This was fine for the warmer months as ours didn’t root (some do, be warned) but really for the winter months they needed a sacrifice pen as the whole area got turned to mud over the winter. We intend on rotating when we get pigs again now that we have the space, then over winter assess whether that is enough or to set up a sacrifice pen. Hope that’s helpful! -A
@@agreatalternative yeap it is. We're going to get a portable electric fence so we can move them around. We Also have 3 different areas already fenced in with our goats
I would like to know what to look for to acknowledge when my kunekunes are pregnant
Sorry we don’t know that as we only had boys.
There is a KuneKune group of Facebook, I think just called “KuneKune pigs” that you could visit and someone there may be able to answer your question.
Farm animals are not pets and especially "indoor" pets.
Can we and should we have a great relationship with them?
Yes, but it must be within reason and mostly for safety.
In the end, it must "always" be understood that they are FOOD and will be butcherd as such.
I was just wondering how pigs and chickens get along. Seems they're fine, it's more of a logistic issue.
Our pigs and chickens got on fine but as I think we mentioned, the chickens going in the pig house was the only issue because they would mess in it and start laying in there. I have read though some people have had pigs eat their chickens 🤷♀️
How bad do they make your yard stink
Not really at all!
We did clean up their poo once a day but it didn’t really smell that much.
Especially as we had chickens and turkeys at the same time they seemed fine in comparison.