Those are happy well-fed pigs. For you to sit next to them with a 5-gallon bucket of feed and not be absolutely mobbed is the ultimate statement of the video
You Sir are doing a very good work. With all this shit going around now, I come to respect and admire the people who do the real good work more and more.
I've been watching your videos for the past week or so and have learned so much from them I thought I already new alot about pigs but there is always someone else who knows more most of your videos are two-three and four years old will u be posting any new material I hope you haven't stopped making them please let me know if you have any plans for new videos thank u so much for all your help.
When planting in the shade I'm taking it that it does well? I'm looking for a mix to do my self once I clear some saplings out. My pigs have gone through and done the same but I'm afraid the tree canopy will not let much germ. I'm in the midlands of SC
how dense is your canopy? If solid evergreens the covercrop can struggle to come up. Deciduous tree canopy seems to work ok. Ideally I would like to clear out trash trees to something of a 30%-50% canopy.
Hi, I'm new to the channel and am really enjoying the content. Question, when you bring the pigs back, do you again let them forage down to bare dirt and overseed each rotation, or are they in the paddocks for a reduced time on subsequent visits. Or am I missing something? Thanks again for sharing this information.
i have 25ft by 25ft paddocks with 3 pigs, i let them root it up, once it turned to dirt I moved them than added cover crops like timothy, grass mix and some legumes. All that came up were weeds with little grass. There was a lot of weeds to begin with though. What should I do different? You have great vids and Ill keep watching thanks!
+Mugsey1984 might not be proper disturbance on the soil when you seeded. It should be crumbled and loose. If compacted the seeds can't get into the soil.
It looks as though you are running about a dozen sows or so. In looking at profitable pig farming you would need many times that number of sows to pay for the land, equipment, and other essentials plus make a living wage in the process. I would estimate a minimum number of sows to accomplish this as somewhere between 500 and 1500 sows just for the minimum income. Of course, if you tell me that 12 sows pay for your operation I will have to re-think my info on it.
There are 12-15 sows in each set we have. As of February 2019 we have 7 sets totalling about 100 sows. How many you would need for an income depends on your unique farm context, if you are selling the piglets or raising out to finish, etc..
!00 sows is getting into what I would call serious pig farming. I had not considered just selling piglets but I supose there is a feed factor in making that decsion. Also natural breeding that many sows Seems like when one gets in the 100 sow neighborhood AI is where a lot of people go. Thanks for the response.
You are into something between 2 and 3 thousand piglets depending on how the Boar system delivers newborns. I can see the commercial guys run at 10 thousand plus to pay for their operations but having something one is happy with that meets all their needs can be good enough.
Great video! I wish I was 40 years younger!!
I enjoy your videos and I like the fact that you use the pigs to your advantage whenever possible with out stressing them out
+Cody Mo thanks!
Thanks for the great video. I've read about overseeding and heard about overseeding but seeing it actually take place answers alot of questions.
Those are happy well-fed pigs. For you to sit next to them with a 5-gallon bucket of feed and not be absolutely mobbed is the ultimate statement of the video
When those pigs squilled like that I think my soul would have left my body
You Sir are doing a very good work.
With all this shit going around now, I come to respect and admire the people who do the real good work
more and more.
Thanks Roland!
Great video and information. Thank you
Great video. Thank you very much sir.
YOU FARM IS SO BEAUTIFUL
Thank for the instruction and for your military service!
I've been watching your videos for the past week or so and have learned so much from them I thought I already new alot about pigs but there is always someone else who knows more most of your videos are two-three and four years old will u be posting any new material I hope you haven't stopped making them please let me know if you have any plans for new videos thank u so much for all your help.
Thanks for the period at the end.
Great info
Great video
I would like to see an update around late August.
Great video. I would love to see more and know more about the old house in the back ground.
From what I gather it was occupied until the 90s. Slowly turning into a squirrel house since. Land owner doesn't have an interest in restoring it. 😪
Nice idea sir..
Is there a typical amount of time you would wait before returning the sows or other pigs to that paddock?
Awesome! Have you tried including turnips or swedes to your overseed mix?
Have you made a follow-up video?
Does it work if there's quite a bit of canopy shade? Any seeds that do well in shade? Thanks
How do you choose what seed to use?
When planting in the shade I'm taking it that it does well? I'm looking for a mix to do my self once I clear some saplings out. My pigs have gone through and done the same but I'm afraid the tree canopy will not let much germ. I'm in the midlands of SC
how dense is your canopy? If solid evergreens the covercrop can struggle to come up. Deciduous tree canopy seems to work ok. Ideally I would like to clear out trash trees to something of a 30%-50% canopy.
FarmBuilder I'm 90% pines and the gum, oak and other the mid canopy is my problem of scrub oaks and other trees plus all the pine needles.
+Tony Seal might take a while to establish. Pigs will also go after the pines and gum trees in the spring.
FarmBuilder thanks for the reply. Enjoy your videos. Can really tell you are out with your sows a lot by the way they behave around you
+Tony Seal every day!
good video. how many days do you keep pigs on pasture before overseeding?
1-6 depending on season. Shorter when it's warm and germination happens fast.
Hi, I'm new to the channel and am really enjoying the content. Question, when you bring the pigs back, do you again let them forage down to bare dirt and overseed each rotation, or are they in the paddocks for a reduced time on subsequent visits. Or am I missing something? Thanks again for sharing this information.
Pretty much down to disturbed soil each time. Rooting is less destructive after the first time.
i have 25ft by 25ft paddocks with 3 pigs, i let them root it up, once it turned to dirt I moved them than added cover crops like timothy, grass mix and some legumes. All that came up were weeds with little grass. There was a lot of weeds to begin with though. What should I do different? You have great vids and Ill keep watching thanks!
+Mugsey1984 how long were the 3 pigs in the paddock?
There about 40 lbs each, 6-7 days about. The top soul looks dry and nothing germinated.
+Mugsey1984 might not be proper disturbance on the soil when you seeded. It should be crumbled and loose. If compacted the seeds can't get into the soil.
Great job ,you must give them iron and vitamin cause they some big 🐖 I know you be having a hard time to move them
What is a good blend to mix to sow for fall and winter in the mid up state Sc I raise Berkshire Pigs on paddocks
I like to use winter annuals. Barley, oats, cereal rye, etc..
@@FarmBuilder where do you get your seed ?
Hi, what's the title of the followup video please?
What is a good cover crop for summer in sc
I'd try sudan grasses or sorghums.
talk bout no stress, them pigs got it made ina shade,, do ya have any runaways thet hop the wire? thank ya fer the video
rarely. Those ones taste delicious.
It looks as though you are running about a dozen sows or so. In looking at profitable pig farming you would need many times that number of sows to pay for the land, equipment, and other essentials plus make a living wage in the process. I would estimate a minimum number of sows to accomplish this as somewhere between 500 and 1500 sows just for the minimum income. Of course, if you tell me that 12 sows pay for your operation I will have to re-think my info on it.
There are 12-15 sows in each set we have. As of February 2019 we have 7 sets totalling about 100 sows. How many you would need for an income depends on your unique farm context, if you are selling the piglets or raising out to finish, etc..
!00 sows is getting into what I would call serious pig farming. I had not considered just selling piglets but I supose there is a feed factor in making that decsion. Also natural breeding that many sows Seems like when one gets in the 100 sow neighborhood AI is where a lot of people go. Thanks for the response.
Sure thing. We'll probably stick with boars for the foreseeable future as you need a crate system for AI.
I have seen farmers do AI in the pasture.
You are into something between 2 and 3 thousand piglets depending on how the Boar system delivers newborns. I can see the commercial guys run at 10 thousand plus to pay for their operations but having something one is happy with that meets all their needs can be good enough.
What kind of pigs are you raising?
Those pigs love their mud lol
How big are your paddocks ?
around 1 acre now. 20-25 sows in a set.
@@FarmBuilder Thank you
Whos this guy?
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