thank you, very informative! we recently purchased some property with plans of raising some animals for ourselves. This and your other videos are very good. I subscribed for more!!!
Katz Family, Hello! Thank you for visiting! Pigs are great for beginners, they aren't very expensive as far as farm animals go and they don't take long to get into the freezer. :) We look forward to hearing what y'all are up to on your journey!
Love these videos. There is a demand for videos about the economics of raising pigs on a small scale. Traffic will pick up when more people find your videos. Thanks so much. Keep up the good work.
I really like how you broke it all down for us. One question for I have is how much did the piglets weigh when you bought them? Also how big are your divided paddocks? Thanks
Those piglets weighed about 40 pounds I believe. The divided paddocks are approximately 3 panels along the back (48 feet) and then forming a triangle moving to the front (where the cage is), each side being 4 panels or 64 feet. I believe that's about 1500 square feet.
If you watch the other videos this uploader has, you'll see he uses a good sized field and rotates his pigs every two weeks or so into new areas that are about 40' x 40'.
After 20 years and continually disappointing experiences, we are now taking our hogs to Jeffers Meat Processing in Buchanan, Georgia. They are great, inexpensive and go to great lengths to make sure you get ALL of your meat back.
For two pigs we use 8 cattle panels. These form 2 sides of a triangle, consisting of 4 panels on each side, and the third side is formed by an existing fence line. The panels are 16 feet long, so each side of the triangle is 64 feet long. The front of the triangle is where the hog trap is located. So this is an area of approximately 2000 square feet of woods. Here in the South, we can leave them on this ground (the first time) for about 6 to 8 weeks before we move them. This is because I want them to root up all of the existing underbrush before we move them. If they are moved onto a section that was previously used, we may keep them there for about 3 to 6 weeks before we move them.
If I said organic, I meant to say non-GMO, sorry. Even that kind of feed is hard to find, but they do have it around here for $14 per 50 pound bag.tuckermilling.com/product-items/naturecrest-swine-feed/
Depending on the season and the amount of natural forage, it takes us anywhere from 75 to 120 days to raise a piglet of about 40 pounds, to about 250 pounds.
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thank you, very informative! we recently purchased some property with plans of raising some animals for ourselves. This and your other videos are very good. I subscribed for more!!!
Katz Family, Hello! Thank you for visiting! Pigs are great for beginners, they aren't very expensive as far as farm animals go and they don't take long to get into the freezer. :) We look forward to hearing what y'all are up to on your journey!
Love these videos. There is a demand for videos about the economics of raising pigs on a small scale. Traffic will pick up when more people find your videos. Thanks so much. Keep up the good work.
+ulmbrandon Thank you for the encouragement. We hope other people discover the security and economy that comes with raising your own food.
I will make sure to get a hog pen like yours. I am glad to have watched yours videos before getting a hog myself. Very helpful.
Glad this was of benefit to you!
Good stuff, thanks for sharing.
Very helpful. Thank you
Thank you
I really like how you broke it all down for us. One question for I have is how much did the piglets weigh when you bought them? Also how big are your divided paddocks? Thanks
Never mind sir I guess I should've read the comments section cause you answered everything I just asked. Have a great day
Those piglets weighed about 40 pounds I believe. The divided paddocks are approximately 3 panels along the back (48 feet) and then forming a triangle moving to the front (where the cage is), each side being 4 panels or 64 feet. I believe that's about 1500 square feet.
Thanks for the informative video. With limited space can this be done in a 20’ x 20’ pen?
If you watch the other videos this uploader has, you'll see he uses a good sized field and rotates his pigs every two weeks or so into new areas that are about 40' x 40'.
I’m thinking about using that same butcher. How were the hams and bacon as far as taste and saltiness?
After 20 years and continually disappointing experiences, we are now taking our hogs to Jeffers Meat Processing in Buchanan, Georgia. They are great, inexpensive and go to great lengths to make sure you get ALL of your meat back.
In order to properly rotate the pigs, how much space do you need?
For two pigs we use 8 cattle panels. These form 2 sides of a triangle, consisting of 4 panels on each side, and the third side is formed by an existing fence line. The panels are 16 feet long, so each side of the triangle is 64 feet long. The front of the triangle is where the hog trap is located. So this is an area of approximately 2000 square feet of woods. Here in the South, we can leave them on this ground (the first time) for about 6 to 8 weeks before we move them. This is because I want them to root up all of the existing underbrush before we move them. If they are moved onto a section that was previously used, we may keep them there for about 3 to 6 weeks before we move them.
Sounds like 45 by 45 feet or so.
I know you mentioned land raised pigs. Is that the breed or does it have a name? We're thinking about trying the idaho pasture pigs next go around.
It's a Landrace pig. Very long, very lean, big droopy ears. A hard breed to find in a purebred form.
What did they weight when you got them, and how long did you feed them.
They usually weigh about 40 pounds when we get them. We normally feed them out to about 250 pounds.
WHERE IN THE WORLD DO YOU GET ORGANIC FEED FOR $14 FOR 50LB? IT'S DOUBLE HERE
If I said organic, I meant to say non-GMO, sorry. Even that kind of feed is hard to find, but they do have it around here for $14 per 50 pound bag.tuckermilling.com/product-items/naturecrest-swine-feed/
Cost is important but more importantly is the healthy pork instead of store-bought pork.
How long was it from piglet to butcher?
Depending on the season and the amount of natural forage, it takes us anywhere from 75 to 120 days to raise a piglet of about 40 pounds, to about 250 pounds.
So... u get 200 pounds of pork for 500 pounds of feed. Awesome
pigs pigs i love pigs
$45 kill fee??? Can you just drop off the bled and gutted carcasses at a specific time?
Josh Blick Yes, that is an option for sure.