THE TRUTH ABOUT PASTURING PIGS - what to REALLY Expect

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  • Опубликовано: 27 янв 2025

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  • @PRog-zx5vh
    @PRog-zx5vh 3 года назад +70

    We found 30 years ago that pasturing pigs was way better than keeping them in small pens. They are happier and they don’t stink!

    • @kathychildress18
      @kathychildress18 2 года назад +1

      It really doesn't take a genius to figure out the nature of a pig

  • @amandar7719
    @amandar7719 3 года назад +21

    Great lady! No nonsense, clever and fun.

  • @CelticRootsFarm
    @CelticRootsFarm 3 года назад +26

    We just raised Idaho Pasture Pigs last season and really enjoyed having them on our homestead. Besides the fact that they tasted amazing. We are now looking to purchase a few females for breeding purposes. Thanks for sharing! 👍

    • @kenjiro2676
      @kenjiro2676 2 года назад +2

      Buy from farmers who do not inbreed and work with a lot of bloodlines, get ones with a low inbreeding coefficient.

  • @TS-vr9of
    @TS-vr9of 3 года назад +12

    This was awesome, you need to help her write a small guide book. I'd totally buy it, even if it was just an Amazon E-book.

  • @jacobmiller2127
    @jacobmiller2127 3 года назад +7

    Great video! Perfect timing! We're setting up our pasture for our first time raising pigs right now.

  • @clairefarnell9489
    @clairefarnell9489 Год назад +3

    We just bought a 161 acre farm. Will def raise pigs. So glad i can pasture them.

  • @CynBrown
    @CynBrown 3 года назад +7

    Great video. Her pigs look super happy.

  • @curly-hairedcountrygal1275
    @curly-hairedcountrygal1275 2 года назад +2

    Great video! Your approachable personality came through, engaging b-roll, and super informative! Thanks!

  • @leeannadimoulas5163
    @leeannadimoulas5163 3 года назад +2

    this is one of the most useful videos you have. thank you for this.

  • @springhollerfarm8668
    @springhollerfarm8668 2 года назад +2

    We are just getting started with this old, neglected farm with a couple pigs, working up to a bigger area where that can also eat grass and not make it all mud. Lots of good ideas on what to do. Thanks.

  • @TheMindfulHomestead
    @TheMindfulHomestead 3 года назад +4

    2:06 - Bait-n-switch? Or Bacon switch?

  • @rachelholdt6840
    @rachelholdt6840 3 года назад +17

    Someday I'm gonna pasture some pigs. I have to wait until I can either convince my dad or he's gone. He HATES pigs 😆 Whereas I'm thinking we have nuts and apples that need cleaned up every year and I like BACON!

    • @Bob-px5wb
      @Bob-px5wb 9 месяцев назад

      My husband swore we'd never have pigs. 20 Years into marriage and we have our first 2 breeding IPP females. He goes out and loves on them, talks to them, gives them goodies, and tells me how funny they are. HAHA!

  • @Dyshof
    @Dyshof Год назад +1

    Very valuable, thanks a lot!

  • @ronlicari5403
    @ronlicari5403 3 года назад +10

    Have you ever sprouted the grain or fermented it? It digest more easily and doubles.

    • @TheRodT
      @TheRodT 2 года назад

      I was looking for this comment

  • @moniquem783
    @moniquem783 3 года назад +13

    I wish we could get IPP’s in Australia but we stopped importing new breeds decades ago. They seem so perfect for a homestead. Ahhh well.

    • @susanwilson0161
      @susanwilson0161 3 года назад +13

      Kunekune pigs, from New Zealand, are pasture pigs that don't dig up the pasture because their snout is super short.

  • @Waif4444
    @Waif4444 3 года назад +1

    I found your channel through Syman Says Farms when you did your 1st interview with them. Loved the 2nd one, pigs q&a. So this was a really interesting follow on. Enjoying your videos 😁

  • @candicechristensen1753
    @candicechristensen1753 3 года назад +2

    Really liking these pig videos. Great information 👍👍

  • @joyceduesel7966
    @joyceduesel7966 2 года назад

    Thank you. Love your set up.

  • @firerobin3
    @firerobin3 3 года назад +4

    Great to know there is a breeder relatively close here in East Pa.

  • @capnjan9835
    @capnjan9835 2 года назад +6

    We always referred to the 'crushing' problem sows had with their young, as "Pancake Disease"... Applied equally to sow and piggies.

  • @FarmingUnclear
    @FarmingUnclear 2 года назад +1

    Nice. Once my pigs get bigger and can't squeeze under my front fence, they're gonna love the weeds in my backyard.
    I can attest to the running forward! My piglet ran into a fence and was thankfully too fat to fit but got stuck halfway hanging out.

  • @joanneganon7157
    @joanneganon7157 3 года назад

    Thanks Aust, I love when you go on the Road 🙌👏.
    JO JO IN VT 💕😄

  • @67mysweet
    @67mysweet 2 года назад

    I plan on getting pigs soon. This was a very informative video! Thanks!

  • @robinsouth8555
    @robinsouth8555 Год назад +1

    I love that she is doing the biosecurity. Very informative. I want to get into kunekune's, I understand smaller and grow slower (five foot tall and 115#s, smaller is better for me).

    • @catherinegrace2366
      @catherinegrace2366 Год назад

      I was told kune kune tasted the best and they said they take longer to grow out as well. I think kune kune is the way I want to go.

  • @lpg12338
    @lpg12338 2 года назад

    Great video, thanks for sharing.

  • @Bob-px5wb
    @Bob-px5wb 9 месяцев назад

    Very nice looking pigs!

  • @Susan71105
    @Susan71105 3 года назад +2

    Those are adorable piglets.

    • @Homesteadyshow
      @Homesteadyshow  3 года назад +2

      Oh man it was hard to not buy like 30 of them

    • @Susan71105
      @Susan71105 3 года назад

      @@Homesteadyshow I bet. Wish I was closer, I would have a feeder pig.

    • @kirstinbordner7608
      @kirstinbordner7608 3 года назад +1

      Piglet trains crossing the USA all the time. We can hook you up!

    • @Susan71105
      @Susan71105 3 года назад +1

      @@kirstinbordner7608 maybe next year. We are just starting our homestead journey and this year it's get the garden in and raise some chickens. I've got the perfect spot to raise a pig so next year that might happen.

  • @rebeccagrider7359
    @rebeccagrider7359 2 года назад

    Thank you so much for your wisdom!!!!

  • @Scamhater007
    @Scamhater007 11 месяцев назад

    dial back the aperture setting on your camera if youre having trouble focusing

  • @theconsciouscorgi2103
    @theconsciouscorgi2103 3 года назад +4

    How do they fair in hotter more humid climates ? I live in the coastal Carolina area and pigs are most likely going to be the first large livestock animal I acquire.

    • @kirstinbordner7608
      @kirstinbordner7608 3 года назад

      There are Breeders in the Carolinas. Shade and a wallow

  • @RoseThistleArtworks
    @RoseThistleArtworks 3 года назад +2

    Maybe they ate the milk thistle and dandelions for their own medicinal needs? I've seen wild horses go to mineral rich areas and eat those minerals. Those are adorable piglets. They seem like such a nice breed for so many reasons. Pigs are so intelligent. I am sure they learn quickly.

  • @markandrzejak997
    @markandrzejak997 3 года назад +3

    What do you do with the pigs once theyre grown? Do you line up buyers before raising them or do you sell at farmers market yourself?

  • @mschmidt9150
    @mschmidt9150 3 года назад

    Thank you

  • @Przyziemni
    @Przyziemni 3 года назад +1

    She should paint that fointeiner insulation in black matt. Will help a lot with electricity

  • @rebeccagrider7359
    @rebeccagrider7359 2 года назад

    My husband wants to raise pigs… I’m concerned…I love the turkeys. I’m totally encouraged!!!! Can these pigs handle 6000 ft elevation? Moderate winters…. With the right care of course… would you guide us?

  • @danielashford2430
    @danielashford2430 3 года назад

    Thanks

  • @momcomputer6461
    @momcomputer6461 11 месяцев назад

    It wasn't a bait 'n switch...it was a BACON switch! haha

  • @debrawehrly6900
    @debrawehrly6900 3 года назад +1

    This is the life that I would love to have

    • @cdjhyoung
      @cdjhyoung Месяц назад

      This life style looks much better on video than it is to live. I grew up this way. If you enjoy chasing hogs in the middle of the night in a driving rail, go for it. Animal farming is hard, unrelenting work, with only a small chance to making a living for your efforts. If you can keep it small as a hobby, you might still be enjoying it ten years down the road.

  • @deaconlyric
    @deaconlyric 3 года назад +5

    it's not a bait and switch it's a bacon switch !

  • @HelenEk7
    @HelenEk7 11 месяцев назад

    What are the growth under their chin? I have seen other pigs have them too.

  • @perkar49
    @perkar49 3 года назад +3

    When did the amazing Kunekune from NZ get renamed Idaho pasture pig's...those pigs are definitely Kunekune..best breed on the planet..

  • @manoelmonteiro9963
    @manoelmonteiro9963 Год назад

    Olá minha querida você é muito top parabéns, amei assistir este vídeo maravilhoso, aqui eu falo do Brasil Deus te abençoe sempre ❤

  • @laurakevghas4115
    @laurakevghas4115 3 года назад +5

    #askhomesteady. Any advice for how to deworm the new piglets? They’re 8 to 9 weeks old and living out in the pasture. Worried that if I try to chase them down to catch them and give them a shot, they’ll run right through the electric pig netting fence.

  • @Aliexei
    @Aliexei Год назад

    Wonder if she gets infection problems due to pigs crapping in the grass that they graze in?

  • @beeee4249
    @beeee4249 2 года назад

    She talked about feeders, so they don't feed from grass along, right?

  • @madisonjane9865
    @madisonjane9865 19 дней назад

    Any tips on vaccination?

  • @carllyndonrosal8974
    @carllyndonrosal8974 3 года назад

    Great farming,,,,what breed of pig are they?

  • @emmonstrex65
    @emmonstrex65 3 года назад +1

    My background is in horses, so I can spot a good horse. What are the qualities pig breeders look for when deciding which to cut/eat and which to breed, cause to my unpracticed eye all of them look the sane.

    • @kirstinbordner7608
      @kirstinbordner7608 3 года назад

      Like horses there are breed standards.

    • @emmonstrex65
      @emmonstrex65 3 года назад

      @@kirstinbordner7608 Well, no duh. I was hoping for an opinion from someone who raises these pigs. Obviously, there are stand out individuals that appeal to owners for a variety of reasons.

    • @kirstinbordner7608
      @kirstinbordner7608 3 года назад +3

      That’s kind of a long reply for on here. The breed standards with pictures is on the registry website. If you would like to discuss message my page. Thanks!

  • @ricocardona6783
    @ricocardona6783 2 года назад

    Thank you Pablo Escobar I enjoyed the video!(:

  • @IB_Homestead_Committee
    @IB_Homestead_Committee 3 года назад

    When we get pigs I wont be able to pasture them because of space limitations and the pumas we have out here. I wish I could though because I feel like pasture adds to the quality of an animals life as well as the quality of the meat you get.

    • @Homesteadyshow
      @Homesteadyshow  3 года назад

      P U M A S.... 8(

    • @Homesteadyshow
      @Homesteadyshow  3 года назад +3

      Yoiks scoob! But that said, we have had happy pigs on pasture and off pasture too, either way with enough love and slop they are happy. And that's now another Homesteady TEE SHIRT! Love n' Slop!

    • @IB_Homestead_Committee
      @IB_Homestead_Committee 3 года назад +1

      Pigs are always super happy with slop!

    • @marlan5470
      @marlan5470 3 года назад

      Raise warthogs. They'll fend off the pumas.

  • @pandemicdistresssiren1042
    @pandemicdistresssiren1042 27 дней назад

    What breed pigs with the black and pink

  • @finallyfriday.
    @finallyfriday. 2 года назад +4

    Good video. One thing: whenever a vid is titled "the TRUTH about..." it feels like a clickbait scam. Your vids are good, no need to sensationalize title .

    • @DuskdemonsAngel
      @DuskdemonsAngel 2 года назад

      Especially since at the end, he then reveals this is only half of the content.

  • @rickmatz4456
    @rickmatz4456 2 года назад

    How do you deform the hogs.

  • @christinaw2736
    @christinaw2736 2 года назад

    Anyone know why some of them have those odd growths hanging down on their necks?

  • @Nortfortress
    @Nortfortress 3 года назад

    Hello good friend, is this located in the or around the pocono mountains ?

  • @hemidart7
    @hemidart7 3 года назад

    If you keep them moving on the pasture and give it time to revive yes its the best way period

  • @kajersonvlog
    @kajersonvlog 6 месяцев назад

    Do you used antibiotics?

  • @scottmartinetti4875
    @scottmartinetti4875 3 года назад

    How much feed do they need?

  • @waddlesaway8597
    @waddlesaway8597 3 года назад

    What kind if fencing is that

    • @kirstinbordner7608
      @kirstinbordner7608 3 года назад

      The white tape is kencove the brown is horse guard. I love horse guards hardware

  • @Emily-mq1lj
    @Emily-mq1lj 3 года назад

    Really want a couple of IPP. Can I put them in a forested dirt area? Will they kill my trees? It's a big area but not well set up for rotational grazing.

    • @kirstinbordner7608
      @kirstinbordner7608 3 года назад

      Not mature ones. They will clear out undergrowth. Check out the Ipp Facebook page. Lots of answers there

  • @madisonjane9865
    @madisonjane9865 19 дней назад

    Our pigs will not use our shelter we built for them... it's crazy.

  • @johannparedes8359
    @johannparedes8359 3 года назад

    What is a wagon wheel approach? Anyone plis

    • @kirstinbordner7608
      @kirstinbordner7608 3 года назад +4

      Water, feed, housing and wallow in center “hub” the grazing paddocks like the spokes of the wheel

  • @janiteeter4896
    @janiteeter4896 2 года назад

    Question, is it OK to rotationally graze these pigs with a mixed herd? (sheep, cows, pony& chickens follow three days later, there is 20 pastures, rotated daily) ty

    • @CheeseOut_OldCheese
      @CheeseOut_OldCheese 2 года назад +2

      I would run the chickens as cleanup behind the others and reseed once the chickens are out but I think sheep are really going to eat the grass down, they might need their own runs if you have a bunch. you also might want to just watch the grass level and rotate when it is appropriate instead of a set time until you have a good idea of how long it takes them to eat it down.

    • @janiteeter4896
      @janiteeter4896 2 года назад +1

      @@CheeseOut_OldCheese wonderful, thank you! very sensible, and what I was thinking too!

  • @Maybe_Crazy05
    @Maybe_Crazy05 3 года назад +1

    I want to get into IPP’s but can’t find them local.. What kind of hay does she feed them? My kune kune will only eat alfalfa hay 😂 . I love how she is about bio security, people think I’m crazy when I don’t let them walk through my pasture all Willy nilly.

    • @kirstinbordner7608
      @kirstinbordner7608 3 года назад +2

      Alfalfa orchard grass.
      The Ipp website has a list of registered Breeders and the Ipp page is a wealth of information

    • @Maybe_Crazy05
      @Maybe_Crazy05 3 года назад

      @@kirstinbordner7608 awesome, thank you so much 😊

  • @shermdog6969
    @shermdog6969 3 года назад

    But can you raise IPP with zero grass? I have dirt. All dirt. It's like talcum powder.

  • @terrywereb7639
    @terrywereb7639 3 года назад +2

    The pigs eliminated the " seed bank" that your thistle a d dandelions were coming from

  • @georgepretnick4460
    @georgepretnick4460 2 года назад

    WOW! With a pig that good, you can't eat him all at one time. Just cut off a ham or some chops whenever you feel like it.

  • @djmaur
    @djmaur 3 года назад

    A bacon switch?

  • @tdartj
    @tdartj 6 месяцев назад

    Bacon switch..? 😏

  • @pim1234
    @pim1234 2 года назад

    what is the little "sack" hanging from their chin ?

  • @kioshiroquasar1671
    @kioshiroquasar1671 2 месяца назад

    pigs breed?

  • @mr.skeptical3071
    @mr.skeptical3071 Год назад

    Are those kune kune's

  • @brandonkemp8582
    @brandonkemp8582 3 года назад +1

    Bacon

  • @treycantrell6857
    @treycantrell6857 3 года назад

    So Idaho Pasture pigs are just black and white Kune Kune? Lol

  • @kevinbaker6168
    @kevinbaker6168 3 года назад

    Should've told your "friend", I was wanting a pig for meat. Give me my money back or a barrow, or throw in an unrelated gilt so I can start raising my own pigs.

  • @thecollectoronthecorner7061
    @thecollectoronthecorner7061 2 года назад

    All pigs root and on hilly land the topsoil Will erode. pasturing might be better for the pigs but is not good for the land.

    • @traciwalker348
      @traciwalker348 Год назад +1

      No they don't. Please educate yourself on pasture pigs.

  • @99suspects
    @99suspects 2 года назад

    You lost me at store bought pig chow. Too bad because the plan was running so well. How did the world possibly survive before store bought crap was invented?

    • @austinpresley6187
      @austinpresley6187 Год назад

      They grew it themselves or bought it at a mill

    • @brothaman1571
      @brothaman1571 Год назад

      Shoot a squirrel or something and feed it to them

  • @norman-xk3yk
    @norman-xk3yk Год назад

    Women who like getting beat