We're happy to help! Be sure to watch our pastured poultry videos. Our experience with turkeys and chickens helped tremendously when we raised a batch of ducks last year.
Ladies, you have my great admiration.👍 I would still recommend litle diversify trees composition. Cherrytrees for late spring, mulberry and mirabelles for sommer, wild apple trees for autumn & oaks and chesnut for winter. I saw it in the pasture in Spain and Italy & there ist the best pork .I CROSS MY FINGERS FOR YOU
That's a great idea for starting an operation from scratch! Here at the ranch, these loblolly pine trees were planted years ago for other purposes. Now, as a regenerative farm, we saw the potential to raise pigs in these paddocks and make use of the land, infrastructure, and resources we had available. Thank you for your thoughtful comments!
Making the switch to pasture-based livestock is a great idea; it often makes for easier management and healthier animals! Check out our channel for more information on raising pastured pigs!
This is so cool. How many acres does the entire farm operate in? Humane aspects aside, I wonder if the produce is any better than conventional farming.
SO glad you enjoyed it. Our farm operates about 900 acres of farmable land. The product is wayyyyy better than conventional farming. Try some for yourself and get a box delivered straight to your door by ordering at www.grassrootscoop.com
Question: Are there predators in the paddock/areas, and if so, how do you deal with those predators? I enjoyed your video and wish I could do what you do. Age and land and family are my limitations.😔 The video was very thorough and informative. Thanks for the info.
The main predators we have around the ranch are coyotes, bob cats, domestic dogs and a few black bears. In all the years raising pigs out in the woods, we haven't had any issues with these predators, even when we only have the 1 strand poly wire. When we used to farrow on pasture a few years ago, we did have a few predator issues when the piglets were very young, more than likely a fox or aerial predator.
How you deal with ASF?? I'm for northeastern part of India. A year ago there was ASF outbreak at our state, we lost half of our pigs at our farm. And you guys raise pigs outside, so how are you preventing them from ASF?
Do yall use the same water system for the younger pigs when they first get out to the pasture? Just wondering if they have any issues with reaching the water. I use a similar system except I use the big tubs and cut a hole out the side for the pigs to stick their head in but I really like this idea beings it allows multiple pigs to drink at once. Great video, currently trying to scale our pasture pig operation.
I'm getting 2 pigs that I want to raise up for slaughter. I've got 2 acres of land that has woven wire fence around the perimeter how many paddocks should I create and how long should I keep them in it. Also how do I need to keep them from rooting under the fence. Sorry if these are really silly questions
Hello! No silly questions! You may check out this video for helpful information about temporary fencing with pigs! ruclips.net/video/Nu2t-Mp9b_o/видео.html
What about if I decided to breed those females for new off spring. I think you are only growing out pigs but I want to have both worlds raising my own pigs to be sold.
If you decided to pick the best females out of the batch, you could breed them around 8 months of age. I would suggest starting small and getting experience farrowing with the best gilts (female pigs who haven't given birth). For easier management and record-keeping, I would highly suggest keeping the growers and breeding group separate on the farm, since the groups would have different needs.
Hi SIster Maria! Thanks for the great question. Check out this video for all the details on our pig water system: ruclips.net/video/v7TlaWyUaMA/видео.html
Thank you so much! It's great to see farmers reverting to healthier, more harmonious practices. Don't underplay the carbon capture angle. Your techniques lead to carbon reduction. That's supposedly a big deal. Just curious. How do wild boars play into this?
We are considering expanding our small farm to include a couple of pigs utilizing paddock rotation. A friend who is also a Holistic doctor recommended against us raising pigs due to parasite concerns. I recognize nearly all farm animals can get parasites. Do you have any thoughts on parasites in pigs? Also, since we already have plenty of poultry electric fence netting, can we use that instead of the single stand wire like you use? We have a lot of ground predators including black bear which the poultry netting is very effective on. Thanks!
I've seen several pig producers use netting instead of the single or double strand wire. Any animal may have parasites, however, the frequency of movement has a big impact on lessening parasite load. Hopefully someone can answer your question a bit more thoroughly.
Poultry netting would work just fine to keep the pigs in and predators out. We always encourage reusing supplies you already have on hand! If you're looking to purchase new supplies, hog net wire is similar to poultry netting, just shorter in height and different spacing. You're right that all farm animal get parasites; It really comes down to the resilience of your animals. Can they thrive while being a parasite host? Can you meet the needs of the animals and reduce the negative effects of parasites? The most common parasite for pigs is the round worm. These are large worms that can be easily seen if the pig passes them in their manure. They look similar to earth worms. With batches of 120-150 pigs, usually 1 or 2 pigs need dewormer in the 4 to 5 months they're at the ranch. If you're able to move the pigs to fresh paddocks once a week and keep them off of their manure, then the intensity of parasites should be very limited. Clean living space and frequent moves are the keys to keeping pigs happy and healthy!
I think you are confusing stock density and stocking rate. You said your stocking rate was 50 pigs for 1/2 acre. That means that the total number of pigs supported by your 10 acres would be 1000 pigs (50 x 2/1 x 10 = 1000). Stocking rate is the amount of animal per entire land base whereas stocking density is the amount of animal per acre of subdivided land. Your stock density was 100 pigs per acre or 50 pigs per 1/2 acre.
I was wondering if your farm needed personnel? I am a former meager pig farmer here in the Philippines but I lost my livestock when African Swine Flu struck.
If you’re from PH, you probably don’t practice ADP grazing let alone organic farming. Filipinos are always committing animal abuse and feeding their animals processed, chemical garbage and causing as much pollution as India
I think this video would be better if you left the nat sound under the voice over. I really wanted to hear how you called the pigs. My teacher in school said then that nat sound gives the video soul.
We're striving to increase rest periods for greater regeneration over time, but we can assure you these paddocks grow green and lush just a few weeks after the pigs move on.
These videos are mostly for city slickers and are not being taught by people that live off the land. Foraging is foraging and pasturing is pasturing not taking food out to the pasture or forage area. This Homesteading craze will collapse one of these days.
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The most informative video on raising pigs on a pasture!! Thank for this amazing information
Thanks for your kind words! We're happy to help!
Thanks for the video and all hard work behind it, it has been the most informative video for piggery on pasture I got on RUclips.
We're glad it helped!
Regeneration or regrow to of a exhausted pasture is the key to keep this all going and the. Used pastures grow good crops of sweet corn too
Resting pastures is an important, but often forgotten step of raising animals on pasture. Regeneration is the key!
An excellent tutorial for new piggery owners. Thanks for taking the time to produce this video.
Great Videeo with all the important information needed, when, where, why, and most importantly How. Great job Heifer Ranch Team.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Holy mackerel! This video was super informative and educational!
Glad it was helpful!
This video is so helpful.Thanknyou for practical demonstration
You're very welcome! We're happy to teach regenerative practices, so other folks can learn and implement them on their farms.
Your given us the very imformative way how to raised pig in a pasture i hope lots of people's will do your way thank you so much
You are welcome!!
I have like 5 kunes that I'm freaking out about moving, and here they are moving so many! I'm such a n00b
The information in this video is amazing! Thank you for sharing all your knowledge! This has us thinking about raising pigs in our woods!
You can do it! Thanks for your support.
I absolutely love this! Thanks for the great video!
You're welcome! Glad you enjoyed it!
This is very informative,well done!!!I am thinking of applying the same methods to raise ducks.
We're happy to help! Be sure to watch our pastured poultry videos. Our experience with turkeys and chickens helped tremendously when we raised a batch of ducks last year.
Good work 👏👏👏🎉🎉 keep inspiring us 💯.
We will keep subscribing to your channel
Thank you so much! We appreciate you!
Awesome video! Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Vraiment bien fait votre travail Madame Hernandez, très inspirant !
Thanks for watching!
Very Informative...Thabks,
Thanks for watching!
Very informative and nice content. Watching from India✌👍
Thank you! Cheers!
great information. thank you!
We're happy to help! Thanks for watching!
Very educational. Thanks.
You're welcome! Glad you enjoyed the video!
Ladies, you have my great admiration.👍 I would still recommend litle diversify trees composition. Cherrytrees for late spring, mulberry and mirabelles for sommer, wild apple trees for autumn & oaks and chesnut for winter. I saw it in the pasture in Spain and Italy & there ist the best pork .I CROSS MY FINGERS FOR YOU
That's a great idea for starting an operation from scratch! Here at the ranch, these loblolly pine trees were planted years ago for other purposes. Now, as a regenerative farm, we saw the potential to raise pigs in these paddocks and make use of the land, infrastructure, and resources we had available. Thank you for your thoughtful comments!
Great info. Thanks.
Our pleasure!
Great video
Thank you so much!
Good work.
I like
Thank you so much!
Great content!
I raises pigs in confinement but after looking at this I like try new ways
Making the switch to pasture-based livestock is a great idea; it often makes for easier management and healthier animals! Check out our channel for more information on raising pastured pigs!
Excellently done video.
Thank you!
This is so cool. How many acres does the entire farm operate in? Humane aspects aside, I wonder if the produce is any better than conventional farming.
SO glad you enjoyed it. Our farm operates about 900 acres of farmable land. The product is wayyyyy better than conventional farming. Try some for yourself and get a box delivered straight to your door by ordering at www.grassrootscoop.com
great video
Thanks!
Great video very informative
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks this was interesting.
SO glad you enjoyed it!
Me parece un sistema de cría estupendo
Muy estupendo!
Yo en España tengo cerdos de raza Ibérica y los tengo también sueltos a campo para que coman hierba y bellotas
CAn you explain a little bit about your pig shelters? Did you build them? Buy them?
아주 잘 보았습니다 감사합니다
Thanks for watching!
Question: Are there predators in the paddock/areas, and if so, how do you deal with those predators? I enjoyed your video and wish I could do what you do. Age and land and family are my limitations.😔 The video was very thorough and informative. Thanks for the info.
The main predators we have around the ranch are coyotes, bob cats, domestic dogs and a few black bears. In all the years raising pigs out in the woods, we haven't had any issues with these predators, even when we only have the 1 strand poly wire. When we used to farrow on pasture a few years ago, we did have a few predator issues when the piglets were very young, more than likely a fox or aerial predator.
Many pigs beautiful farm
Isn't it a lovely sight? Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the great video! Are you using equal parts of Buckwheat, Brown top millet and clover? Thanks
Great question! Here's our ratio: Clover is 5 lbs per acre, brown top millet is 10 lbs per acre, and buckwheat is 50 lbs per acre.
@@HeiferUSA Thank you!
Great stuff
Thanks!
What is the difference between free range and indoors pigs about kgs may you help
How you deal with ASF?? I'm for northeastern part of India.
A year ago there was ASF outbreak at our state, we lost half of our pigs at our farm. And you guys raise pigs outside, so how are you preventing them from ASF?
What is your pasture mixture
Do yall use the same water system for the younger pigs when they first get out to the pasture? Just wondering if they have any issues with reaching the water. I use a similar system except I use the big tubs and cut a hole out the side for the pigs to stick their head in but I really like this idea beings it allows multiple pigs to drink at once. Great video, currently trying to scale our pasture pig operation.
We do!
How does one download the information you show in this video, I don’t see a link to do so? Thanks in advance
Link is in the description of the video
estoy emprendiendo un proyecto similar, tendran el video en español porfavor nos interesa mucho
Hola! Te invitamos a usar la opción de RUclips para los subtítulos automáticos en español! Esperamos muy pronto doblar nuestro contenido al español :D
I'm getting 2 pigs that I want to raise up for slaughter. I've got 2 acres of land that has woven wire fence around the perimeter how many paddocks should I create and how long should I keep them in it. Also how do I need to keep them from rooting under the fence. Sorry if these are really silly questions
Hello! No silly questions! You may check out this video for helpful information about temporary fencing with pigs! ruclips.net/video/Nu2t-Mp9b_o/видео.html
What about if I decided to breed those females for new off spring. I think you are only growing out pigs but I want to have both worlds raising my own pigs to be sold.
If you decided to pick the best females out of the batch, you could breed them around 8 months of age. I would suggest starting small and getting experience farrowing with the best gilts (female pigs who haven't given birth). For easier management and record-keeping, I would highly suggest keeping the growers and breeding group separate on the farm, since the groups would have different needs.
То, о чем я мечтаю👍!!!
Thanks for watching, friend!
How do you keep the pigs from dumping the water tubs?
Hi SIster Maria! Thanks for the great question. Check out this video for all the details on our pig water system: ruclips.net/video/v7TlaWyUaMA/видео.html
Muito bom 🇧🇷 👍🏻
Thanks for watching!!
Awesomeness
Gimana cara nya untuk membeli bibit nya dan bisa di kirim ke Indonesia?
Thank you so much! It's great to see farmers reverting to healthier, more harmonious practices. Don't underplay the carbon capture angle. Your techniques lead to carbon reduction. That's supposedly a big deal. Just curious. How do wild boars play into this?
What kind and type of charger do y’all use ?
Check out this video: ruclips.net/video/aHGCzNjKxDo/видео.html
@@HeiferUSA thanks
cute pig hihi
What you can dream of!!!
Thanks for watching!
Love the idea I will follow this method in my land in Philippines
Good luck! You can do it! 🐷
Doubt it. Filipinos don’t even practice organic raising
De esta forma haces ganado con muy buena calidad de carne
La carne mas sabrosa 🤤
How many acres in total do they graze in a year?
Keep watching! We answer this and more in the video! :D
We are considering expanding our small farm to include a couple of pigs utilizing paddock rotation. A friend who is also a Holistic doctor recommended against us raising pigs due to parasite concerns. I recognize nearly all farm animals can get parasites. Do you have any thoughts on parasites in pigs? Also, since we already have plenty of poultry electric fence netting, can we use that instead of the single stand wire like you use? We have a lot of ground predators including black bear which the poultry netting is very effective on. Thanks!
I've seen several pig producers use netting instead of the single or double strand wire. Any animal may have parasites, however, the frequency of movement has a big impact on lessening parasite load. Hopefully someone can answer your question a bit more thoroughly.
Poultry netting would work just fine to keep the pigs in and predators out. We always encourage reusing supplies you already have on hand! If you're looking to purchase new supplies, hog net wire is similar to poultry netting, just shorter in height and different spacing.
You're right that all farm animal get parasites; It really comes down to the resilience of your animals. Can they thrive while being a parasite host? Can you meet the needs of the animals and reduce the negative effects of parasites?
The most common parasite for pigs is the round worm. These are large worms that can be easily seen if the pig passes them in their manure. They look similar to earth worms. With batches of 120-150 pigs, usually 1 or 2 pigs need dewormer in the 4 to 5 months they're at the ranch.
If you're able to move the pigs to fresh paddocks once a week and keep them off of their manure, then the intensity of parasites should be very limited. Clean living space and frequent moves are the keys to keeping pigs happy and healthy!
You're spot on, Rachel! We've provided a little more information to expand on your good advice.
@@rachelholdt6840 Thanks for the info!
@@HeiferUSA Thanks for the advice!
Predation?
Hi Jim. Can you please elaborate? Not sure what you are asking
I think you are confusing stock density and stocking rate. You said your stocking rate was 50 pigs for 1/2 acre. That means that the total number of pigs supported by your 10 acres would be 1000 pigs (50 x 2/1 x 10 = 1000). Stocking rate is the amount of animal per entire land base whereas stocking density is the amount of animal per acre of subdivided land. Your stock density was 100 pigs per acre or 50 pigs per 1/2 acre.
Thanks for sharing!!
I was wondering if your farm needed personnel? I am a former meager pig farmer here in the Philippines but I lost my livestock when African Swine Flu struck.
If you’re from PH, you probably don’t practice ADP grazing let alone organic farming. Filipinos are always committing animal abuse and feeding their animals processed, chemical garbage and causing as much pollution as India
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I think this video would be better if you left the nat sound under the voice over. I really wanted to hear how you called the pigs. My teacher in school said then that nat sound gives the video soul.
Thanks for the tip! We are always looking to improve.
Most of those shots have no grass on them, and the stocking rate and rest periods seem too aggressive with the land
We're striving to increase rest periods for greater regeneration over time, but we can assure you these paddocks grow green and lush just a few weeks after the pigs move on.
Beauty 395 pounds mini pigs
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Thanks for watching!
❤ ok
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Good morning dear friend
I have big land need do pigs farm in India
Problem workers shortage in India very much sadly missed my farm pig business
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Hi, We sincerely want to work with you and hope you will reply to our emails(trail camera)
Thanks for reaching out!
These videos are mostly for city slickers and are not being taught by people that live off the land. Foraging is foraging and pasturing is pasturing not taking food out to the pasture or forage area. This Homesteading craze will collapse one of these days.
Marry me😊
She's taken !
@@HeiferUSA okay i will wait, but with a catch like that i dont think husband will let go
@@abinodattil6422shut up bumbai
Hello..
Have you thought about installing a biogas system?