Evan have you looked into a grain wagon and going to a custom mixing plant and buying your feed already mixed for you that way all you do is get a five gallon bucket and a feed trough and let them piggie's eat 🐷
Not for raised beds but you can build a temporary fence around your garden areas and use your pigs as tillers then take your 4 wheeler or garden tractor and an old hog or cattle panel and use it as an harrow may have to put some old tires on it for weight ?
I had no idea chickens liked veggies like that! Those porkies sure like to eat! Thanks for these videos, Evan ... it is so nice to go somewhere peaceful and see nice people and nice land and nice critters.
Those pigs are so cute. They are doing a good job clearing the underbrush. I love your homestead and what you are doing around the place. Keep up the good work and I will keep watching from Alabama. Take care, 👋
Hey guys, thanks for the video. It’s starting to cool off here on Wyoming and I’m so glad. The heat was miserable this summer. The house looks great and the pigs are so sweet. I bet it will be hard to part with them. Have a great week🐖🐖
I still think it is funny in the areas where they are growing pot the pot growers and pig farmers have teamed up to feed the plant waste from the pot grows to the pigs as it has the same effects on the pigs of more mellow personalities and gives them increased food consumption. Its fun when people figure out rather then paying to dispose of things that there are other people that would love it. Bamboo is another example of normally needing to pay to dispose of as no wood lots will take it yet farmers love it to feed to pigs, goats and cattle.
We like to make cinnamon pickles with our bloated cucumbers! It’s a three day process so we didn’t get a video made. Wanted to tell you we love your channel. Never miss a video! Beautiful home and property!
I never saw orange cucumbers before, those pigs are going to be really fat. And they are so friendly. Sounds like you are taking breaks and taking better care of your body. Are you going to have any baby goats this year ? Is Rebecca looking for other animals ? Take care ,Gods blessings
You may be from the North, but you have enough country boy in you to say SEE Mint mixer. The pigs are looking good and doing a good job on the underbrush.
If it's convenient for you to move some or all of the goats to pig area after they're gone, then they will really clean up. However, you may want to pull the metal out first to prevent injury. Blessings... 👆🙏🇺🇸💪👉...
If you soak the feed it will make them gain weight faster because it will break down and build sugar. There will be a lot less waste too because the dusty grain won't fall out of their feeder.
I can sympathize with you in regards to the staining. I do not even have a log home and I hate it. I have a large deck and some arbors and pergulas that need to be stained and it is my least favorite chore around here. The last time I did it, the stain failed in a few months. I could not believe it. We will hopefully get to celebrate our youngest's graduation next year, and I want everything looking nice for that, so the goal is to get that on here in the next few weeks when we get another dry spell. I already pressure washed it and this time, the wife and kids will take point on the actual staining. Thanks for the insight on the pigs. I am thinking, assuming we can sort out a butcher and a date, we are going to try feeder pigs as our next animal on the homestead. Looking forward to it.
Your goats could get rid of the long brush and the metal could earn you a few extra pounds if you sell it. great tip with the cement blender :) seem to work well.
Thanks for sharing with us Evan, the pigs are doing a great job cleaning up their pen and getting ready for the harvesting in November! They will provide you well! I know you’ll be so glad to get the house finished. Be safe and get it done and things back to normal. Take care.
Evan, If you could get your food supplies lifted up onto that loft it would ease your work load by being able to pour food downhill so that your not having to lift it up so much. Also if you feed too generously they will put on a huge amount of fat under the skin. That might be OK for you and Rebecca but in reality it is a waste of food to go much beyond 6lbs per day for each pig. Excessive food will also discourage them from digging and foraging - afterall that is one of your main reasons for keeping them! I cannot remember if they have any sort of hut/shed available but they will need something as Autumn progresses and the weather gets colder. A simple low hoop shed with cladding down to the soil on three sides and set facing so that the entrance is directly opposite to the prevailing wind with some dry bedding would be fine. Otherwise they will be eating to keep warm rather than grow!
So by the time you make the pen/yard for the pigs, buy the feed, mix the feed, all your labor dealing with them, and the cost to have them processed - how much do you think you will have spent on those (2)?
Goats are great for cleaning out brush and weed. People rent their goats 🐐 out to people to clear fields and hard to get to places. Goats are better than lawn mowers.
Sometimes you just gotta walk away from a big project and take a break... Lol... Ain't no shame in that! Doing the same thing for several days gets too monotonous.
Do you clip the wings on your hens to keep them in the fence? I can't free-range where I live and it would be great if I could keep them in a lot without having to put a top on it!!
No, we don't clip any if their feathers. But we have had chickens that have flown out before any we clipped their feathers. But all our chickens stay in the fence right now.
Ditch the pigs and replace with goats. No feed, just provide water. If you feed the goats, they will get lazy and not clean out the area. A few goats without feed will clear out everything within reach of their mouths in a week or two.
Are you using the red shovel thing to measure, or the bucket? If you count how many shovels, put them straight in the mixer. You always do at least one step too much.
Gosh! Didn't realize pigs ate so much! That mixer is a pretty neat thing to have around!
pigs look so good and smart using the mixer
That mixer sure did make your job easier.
Check out Lumnah Acres. He put the pig feed right where he wants the pigs to clear out the brush, right on the ground. Cleans it up super quick.
Goats love all that’s left,cedar trees too...
Good ideas some people share and it makes it all easier. Looks like you were having a lot of fun with that mixer.
Evan have you looked into a grain wagon and going to a custom mixing plant and buying your feed already mixed for you that way all you do is get a five gallon bucket and a feed trough and let them piggie's eat 🐷
if you toss grass seed in where the piggies are ... they will tromp it in for ya, and in a few months after their gone, waLL A! quality pasture!
Thank you love your videos
Great idea to use the mixer. Was always told work smarter not harder 🙂
GOATS FOR CLEANOUT!
The mixer can be used to blend grass seed when your ready to turn old fields to pasture....
Usally cheaper than buying grass blends
Already done
Enjoyed watching your video
Not for raised beds but you can build a temporary fence around your garden areas and use your pigs as tillers then take your 4 wheeler or garden tractor and an old hog or cattle panel and use it as an harrow may have to put some old tires on it for weight ?
Everything looks great! Pigs are doing double duty - cleaning the brush and making bacon.
Great video Evan.
Good video
Hi...... Evan, thank you for sharing your video homestead chicken farmer garden 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 👕🐔🐓🐥🐕🐖🐈🌱🐐🎥👍👍👍
Garden is still producing and the pigs are getting fatter, so everything is looking good.
After the pigs are done you could put the goats in there ;)
The pigs look really nice, have grown fast.
I'd have a hard time eating those friendly pigs especially after naming them! Cement mixer worked great, love this channel❤
I agree!! I like this channel too.
I had no idea chickens liked veggies like that! Those porkies sure like to eat! Thanks for these videos, Evan ... it is so nice to go somewhere peaceful and see nice people and nice land and nice critters.
The bacon looking good. I like the cement mixer perty cool.
Awesome video man
Those pigs are so cute. They are doing a good job clearing the underbrush. I love your homestead and what you are doing around the place. Keep up the good work and I will keep watching from Alabama. Take care, 👋
Wow
Evan, get a few pallets to set your pig feeder and water. Keeps everything much cleaner.
It is very interesting to know about your life using natural products and raising pets.
The pigs and garden are looking delicious
We have a cement mixer we use to mix up our compost. What a back saver. For you too!
I hate to see your vids end. They are not long enough, Evan. :))). I know you are busy. But you should be so entertaining and awesome to watch.
Well done pigs. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for the update. The pigs will be happy with all that squash. 🤗👍
Injoyed watching your video today love watching the animals! My wife always said pigs won't eat cucumbers but I see they do! God bless!♡
thank you Evan for this video
Goats eat just about anything, try them for brush clearing. We had one once ate a whole plastic bucket
I miss having to the room raising pigs, &/or other livestock!
Awesome video and God bless
Wow, all those cucumbers can be pickled once they’ve turned yellow. My grandmother called them tongue pickles- definitely a great childhood memory.
The pigs are getting nice and big. Liked the idea of using a cement mixer which worked out quite well. Enjoyed a full-watch. Thanks 👍🏽🙂.
Hey guys, thanks for the video. It’s starting to cool off here on Wyoming and I’m so glad. The heat was miserable this summer. The house looks great and the pigs are so sweet. I bet it will be hard to part with them. Have a great week🐖🐖
You should have kept one to save seeds for next year.
Seeds are cheap.
@@dwightl5863 Not as cheap as FREE.
I did save one for seeds.
They are looking good Evan!!! I smell BACON!!! Love the mixer, making life easier!!! Thanks...Peace!!!
Bill
Now that’s a great barnyard!
I still think it is funny in the areas where they are growing pot the pot growers and pig farmers have teamed up to feed the plant waste from the pot grows to the pigs as it has the same effects on the pigs of more mellow personalities and gives them increased food consumption.
Its fun when people figure out rather then paying to dispose of things that there are other people that would love it. Bamboo is another example of normally needing to pay to dispose of as no wood lots will take it yet farmers love it to feed to pigs, goats and cattle.
The Pigs were thanking you for the cucumbers. I think the chewing was a sign of endearment.
We like to make cinnamon pickles with our bloated cucumbers! It’s a three day process so we didn’t get a video made. Wanted to tell you we love your channel. Never miss a video! Beautiful home and property!
Ha. Made the comment when you first put them in there that they pack on the pounds. Makes sense. More space to run and be healthy.
I never saw orange cucumbers before, those pigs are going to be really fat. And they are so friendly. Sounds like you are taking breaks and taking better care of your body. Are you going to have any baby goats this year ? Is Rebecca looking for other animals ? Take care ,Gods blessings
You may be from the North, but you have enough country boy in you to say SEE Mint mixer. The pigs are looking good and doing a good job on the underbrush.
Cant wait for the next video, keep us updated on that natural clearing when you can
If it's convenient for you to move some or all of the goats to pig area after they're gone, then they will really clean up. However, you may want to pull the metal out first to prevent injury. Blessings...
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Love the cement mixer idea. God Bless from Phoenix.
When i first watched one of yoyr videos i thought it was lame but this is very cool
I bet the goats will cleanup anything the pigs miss in the pig pen.
If you soak the feed it will make them gain weight faster because it will break down and build sugar. There will be a lot less waste too because the dusty grain won't fall out of their feeder.
I can sympathize with you in regards to the staining. I do not even have a log home and I hate it. I have a large deck and some arbors and pergulas that need to be stained and it is my least favorite chore around here. The last time I did it, the stain failed in a few months. I could not believe it. We will hopefully get to celebrate our youngest's graduation next year, and I want everything looking nice for that, so the goal is to get that on here in the next few weeks when we get another dry spell. I already pressure washed it and this time, the wife and kids will take point on the actual staining. Thanks for the insight on the pigs. I am thinking, assuming we can sort out a butcher and a date, we are going to try feeder pigs as our next animal on the homestead. Looking forward to it.
Even one of your cats got in on the action !
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Your goats could get rid of the long brush and the metal could earn you a few extra pounds if you sell it. great tip with the cement blender :) seem to work well.
Bacon, pork chops. Mmmmm
Thanks for sharing with us Evan, the pigs are doing a great job cleaning up their pen and getting ready for the harvesting in November! They will provide you well! I know you’ll be so glad to get the house finished. Be safe and get it done and things back to normal. Take care.
Was that wisteria I saw in your pig pen? June the second 2024.
Evan, If you could get your food supplies lifted up onto that loft it would ease your work load by being able to pour food downhill so that your not having to lift it up so much.
Also if you feed too generously they will put on a huge amount of fat under the skin. That might be OK for you and Rebecca but in reality it is a waste of food to go much beyond 6lbs per day for each pig. Excessive food will also discourage them from digging and foraging - afterall that is one of your main reasons for keeping them!
I cannot remember if they have any sort of hut/shed available but they will need something as Autumn progresses and the weather gets colder. A simple low hoop shed with cladding down to the soil on three sides and set facing so that the entrance is directly opposite to the prevailing wind with some dry bedding would be fine. Otherwise they will be eating to keep warm rather than grow!
Good job on the pigs. Could you update us on the Chestnut tree growing project?
Oh my gosh, I LOVE that ENTRANCE music. It fits you so well. What's the name, please?
I love your videos 😁 I was wondering, can the goats go into that pig area after the pigs are gone to help eat up what the pigs couldn't reach?
The fence isn't tall enough to keep in goats.
@@CountryViewAcres well, shoot
I love y'alls channel! Been watching since about 12k subs! Your homestead is beautiful and I appreciate your videos! 😃
Put some molasses in that mix !
Well of course , everyone has an old cement mixer laying around , right ? lol
Maybe book the professor soon
Now y'all need a nice homestead vehicle for hauling heavy loads around the farm.. something that saves some time & less stress on the muscles.
Cucumbers got away from you. Seems like that trash can was made to fit over the mixer mouth.
bonjour , i would like update on the dogs . merci
I had no idea that cucumber turned orange! Awesome 😊
Are you going fishing anytime soon?
So by the time you make the pen/yard for the pigs, buy the feed, mix the feed, all your labor dealing with them, and the cost to have them processed - how much do you think you will have spent on those (2)?
Maybe more than buying ready processed pork or bacon. But hell the all the fun they have produced, priceless. Plus hours of videos for us.l
Goats are great for cleaning out brush and weed. People rent their goats 🐐 out to people to clear fields and hard to get to places. Goats are better than lawn mowers.
Sometimes you just gotta walk away from a big project and take a break... Lol... Ain't no shame in that! Doing the same thing for several days gets too monotonous.
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Great job man! what's your feed mix (per 100 lbs) ratio? Thanks.
Should you get a couple more baby pigs now ?
Put them goats in there also and let them clean up stuff pigs wont eat
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How do you know when to upgrade how much you are feeding your pigs?
Get a few more goats 🐐and rent them out.
try to put toguether the pigs and one or tow goat
Do you clip the wings on your hens to keep them in the fence? I can't free-range where I live and it would be great if I could keep them in a lot without having to put a top on it!!
No, we don't clip any if their feathers. But we have had chickens that have flown out before any we clipped their feathers. But all our chickens stay in the fence right now.
Just clip the main flight feathers on one wing only, not both wings. Makes them very unsteady so they quit trying.
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What do you do with the sunflowers? Nobody ever shows the sunflower harvest
We take the whole plant to the barn yard. The goats eat the leaves and the chickens eat the seeds in the flower.
Ditch the pigs and replace with goats. No feed, just provide water. If you feed the goats, they will get lazy and not clean out the area. A few goats without feed will clear out everything within reach of their mouths in a week or two.
Just curious but could have missed it: What happened to the apple tree that was doing poorly?
I lost 2 apple trees. And part of another. But everything seems to be doing fine now
Black spine cucumbers do that, white spines do not..
Pigs do eat anything, even fresh grass. They also like to roll around in the mud, why not making a small pond?
Have you considered keeping a sow to breed?
No, I wouldn't want to take care of pigs in the winter.
Pigs sleeping on the job. Ha ha
Are you using the red shovel thing to measure, or the bucket? If you count how many shovels, put them straight in the mixer. You always do at least one step too much.
The bucket is marked for the correct weight of corn and soybean meal.
Better cut out carrying 80 llb loads. When your back complains, you may not recover.
You wouldn't have to feed them nearly as much if you forment their food for 2 day's...
They gain more and drink less
actually I draw the line at naming the animals I’m gonna wind up eating