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  • Опубликовано: 7 ноя 2024

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  • @OurWyomingLife
    @OurWyomingLife  5 лет назад +37

    Thanks for a great response to this video. I did make a mistake and missed changing the date on the pigs weight, the first one was September of 2019 the second was March of 2019. Oops. Goes to show, it happens everywhere and no one is perfect. Thanks again and keep those comments coming and please give it a thumbs up while you are at it 👍👍 - Mike

    • @jakekennedy9118
      @jakekennedy9118 5 лет назад

      Our Wyoming Life build you wage to drive your truck on when you go to get fuel then it won’t be level I have one for my truck

  • @cindyboard7816
    @cindyboard7816 5 лет назад

    I believe your "training" the pigs to get on and off the trailer also helped getting the pigs to exit!!!! They were adjusted and comfortable with entering AND exiting!!! Looks like a new tradition has begun to getting pigs to process!!!!
    Great idea!!!

  • @harleyhall155
    @harleyhall155 5 лет назад +1

    I love watching these videos through my ffa program at school we raise hundreds of pigs a year and it’s always a blast this RUclips channel encouraged me to get my own steer and I love it

  • @deanplays8928
    @deanplays8928 5 лет назад

    The week they spent going in and out of the trailer made all the difference in the ease of getting the pigs out.. From an old pig farmer..

  • @chrisnickell1607
    @chrisnickell1607 5 лет назад +18

    I'm glad the pigs unloaded so easily. They can be a pain in the rear sometimes. Thanks for another great video!!

    • @OurWyomingLife
      @OurWyomingLife  5 лет назад +2

      We were really expecting a fight, thanks chris - Mike

    • @mustafadarrar5880
      @mustafadarrar5880 5 лет назад +1

      @@OurWyomingLife Was it last year or year before, I remember Mike slipped and fall. I was kind of angry on the slaughter house employees that they are not trained to properly handle the animals.

  • @DiscGolfing
    @DiscGolfing 5 лет назад +9

    I think you allowing the pigs to get on and off the trailer made them more familiar with that sort of process, which helped them get off the trailer at the end. :)

    • @LONNIEWALKER22
      @LONNIEWALKER22 5 лет назад

      PHPistols The only reason, practice makes perfect.

  • @roberthoward7233
    @roberthoward7233 5 лет назад +33

    You always make a great video with real content. Keep up the good job. From Ohio

  • @ShawnaGraham50
    @ShawnaGraham50 5 лет назад +1

    We sure need more people like you and your family in this country
    This basic rules you live by and teach are lost sadly
    Thank you for everything you do for me

  • @Mark-sb9zu
    @Mark-sb9zu 5 лет назад +3

    I like this style of the vlog idk why but the raw unedited stuff I think is the best because it makes a connection with the video

    • @OurWyomingLife
      @OurWyomingLife  5 лет назад +2

      Thanks Mark and thanks for watching - Mike

  • @jamesreimer9560
    @jamesreimer9560 5 лет назад +1

    They unloaded by themselves because they were comfortable going off and on at home. You trained them to unload and didn't even try! You are amazing!

  • @sylc6688
    @sylc6688 5 лет назад +1

    I do not know anything about farming but I enjoy watching your videos, really like your voice over these videos. It's good to see you care about your animals. Thank you

  • @travisking9321
    @travisking9321 4 года назад

    You are a very honest rancher and are very humble videoing even all of your mistakes. What an enjoyable video and educational as well.
    And of course Thank you for the bacon.

  • @JohnDoe-jq5wy
    @JohnDoe-jq5wy 5 лет назад +3

    MIKE, IT'S THE ENVIRONMENT YOU CREATE FOR THE HOGS; HAVE A PEACEFUL AND ABUNDANT ENVIRONMENT AND THE HOGS WILL LOVE YOU BACK. SAME WITH ANY ANIMAL IN YOUR CARE.
    CONTINUE ON, THE EARTH SAYS, THERE IS GREAT LOVE HERE FOR YOU

  • @Xehxna
    @Xehxna 5 лет назад +3

    I'm illergic to meat, but I love shareing your video's with my brother, and dog.

    • @OurWyomingLife
      @OurWyomingLife  5 лет назад +2

      Thank you so much for being a part of our lives, we really do appreciate it! - Mike

    • @kevjo13
      @kevjo13 5 лет назад +1

      Sucks too be you!

  • @jeffyoung5797
    @jeffyoung5797 5 лет назад

    Mike and Erin, Thanks for sharing your adventure taking the PIGS to the big house. Keep the bucket tip in your back pocket for next time.

  • @robinwhitlatch4497
    @robinwhitlatch4497 5 лет назад +1

    Don't think I have ever seen such a easy quiet orderly unloading of hogs....ever!! Makes the trade off of mucking out the mess in the trailer afterward worth giving them access to it for a week before hauling..

    • @OurWyomingLife
      @OurWyomingLife  5 лет назад

      Thats what I thought, of course I really wanted to try that bucket! - Mike

    • @robinwhitlatch4497
      @robinwhitlatch4497 5 лет назад

      @@OurWyomingLife I was hoping 1 of them would get mildly uncooperative. Really wanted to see you stuff that bucket on a head and what was going to happen next. Maybe next year's batch will give you an opportunity or 2 to try it out in the stall. :-)

  • @dancrafton89
    @dancrafton89 5 лет назад +2

    Great video. Parking that trailer and letting them get on and off must have been a good idea. I ran a full service gas station had farmers with flat bed pickups had a hard time getting gas in some of them. Loved it when she said by pigs thank you for the bacon. God bless you'll.

  • @StuckInNy
    @StuckInNy 5 лет назад +2

    As always, another wonderful video! Thanks for what you do!

  • @mustafadarrar5880
    @mustafadarrar5880 5 лет назад +4

    This is the video I've been waiting for - VERY sad to see pigs in that dark slaughter house but this is what life is all about, for pigs at least.
    Thanks for sharing another excellent video. God Bless You!

  • @garybarger3744
    @garybarger3744 5 лет назад

    About moving hogs with a 5 gallon bucket. It is true, in New England, I used to work with a guy who raised hogs and his family had b4 him, and that's the only way he gets all the hogs on the trailer when he ships them to the processing plant. He said just shove the bucket over the head and they start backing up, all you have to do is steer them where you want them. Thanks for a great blog. God watches over his flock.

  • @davedunn2124
    @davedunn2124 5 лет назад +1

    Mike. Buy a shaker paddle. They work great for cattle and hogs. It’s like a small boat oar with bb’s inside. You can tap around on them and rattle the bb’s. They don’t care for the noise and they move for you. You’ll thank me later.

    • @OurWyomingLife
      @OurWyomingLife  5 лет назад

      Thanks Dave. We have quite a few of them. -Mike

  • @jbweld6193
    @jbweld6193 5 лет назад +11

    2:16 steals the show (thanks for the bacon!)

  • @alanbuehneman318
    @alanbuehneman318 5 лет назад +1

    The bucket does work, I used to put a bushel basket over sows heads to back them into farrowing crates

  • @tbfarms4430
    @tbfarms4430 5 лет назад +1

    I live in South Dakota and run around 150 head of cattle and 15 pigs. I love ranchin and I would never ever trade this life for anything else.

  • @monarawles5832
    @monarawles5832 5 лет назад +1

    Sorry you felt let down, but that was funny how cooperative the pigs were!

  • @ivanmontes2144
    @ivanmontes2144 5 лет назад +12

    Thanks for your bacon!
    Good quote.

    • @OurWyomingLife
      @OurWyomingLife  5 лет назад +1

      Out of the mouth of babes. Thanks - Mike

  • @AccountInactive
    @AccountInactive 5 лет назад

    Looks like mud season is starting! What a winter we've had.

  • @outdoorswithlarryrobin
    @outdoorswithlarryrobin 5 лет назад

    Great video, we raised hogs and cattle while all 6 kids were growing up, you brought back great memories!

  • @kmcattle6497
    @kmcattle6497 5 лет назад

    I’ve always ran flatbeds. Use to carry a wood 6X6 to pull the back driver side rear tires up on to get better flow into the tank. Then I started having Alum-Line in Iowa build my beds. Would put custom toolboxes on the front corners of the bed. That way the fuel filler neck is locked inside the box and it drops straight down into the fuel tank!

  • @azcatfan3544
    @azcatfan3544 5 лет назад +2

    You are the man Mike! Keep up the good work!!!

  • @mikenicholson2548
    @mikenicholson2548 5 лет назад +2

    Great job Mike they were used to going in and out. Great video

  • @thcenterprisellc112
    @thcenterprisellc112 5 лет назад

    Respect to you and all farmers ! It’s not easy what you do but it keeps us alive ! Great video I love the style of videos you create ! Keep up the great work ! Looking forward to see what your up to next time !

  • @TwoFarmBoys
    @TwoFarmBoys 5 лет назад

    Nice video! I got two pigs back in December for my 4-H project. This is my first year with pigs. I am showing them and then selling them in May. I will say they are loud, curious, and have VERY sharp teeth. I do like pigs...but cattle will always be in the special place in my heart. As long as things go well with these, we will keep doing pigs! I will have to try that bucket thing with our pigs and see if that works. Here's to your next group of pigs! Sorry I rambled on so much by the way. Have a great rest of the day - Everett aka Farm Boy #1

    • @OurWyomingLife
      @OurWyomingLife  5 лет назад +2

      Not a problem at all, thanks for sharing! - Mike

  • @grandpadan4615
    @grandpadan4615 5 лет назад +6

    I guess Wyoming pigs are more cooperative than Montana pigs! Was hoping you would get a chance to try the bucket suggestion. Great video!

  • @maxbarile5216
    @maxbarile5216 4 года назад

    Every time I load pigs I use a bucket!!! Right know I’m the president for my county’s hog club, so we load and unload a good amount of pigs during the fair. I don’t usually need a bucket for unloading only for loading, they are pretty good about unloading. Small groups is key having a buddy for them to go with MOST of the time helps.

  • @lukehansen9185
    @lukehansen9185 5 лет назад +15

    “Bye pigs, thank you for your bacon” 😂

  • @fullcirclehomestead5217
    @fullcirclehomestead5217 5 лет назад

    That was funny! Maybe it's all in the breed of pigs, huh? Too good. Thanks for sharing this video and here's to many more.

  • @momof2915
    @momof2915 5 лет назад

    Love your channel your kids are the cutest! (Thanks For The Bacon) that shows that your kids appreciate where there food comes from. Thanks for another great vlog.

  • @ethantrout1627
    @ethantrout1627 5 лет назад +2

    I love your videos they're great keep up the good work I like to watch him whenever I'm in the car or at home

  • @weeniedogwrangler7096
    @weeniedogwrangler7096 5 лет назад +5

    Try flipping the fuel nozzle upside down so the handle is up when you put it in the truck. It may create enough of an air pocket that it won't keep shutting off. If that works, you'll have to listen to the fuel going in so that you can get an idea how full it's getting so that you can shut it off before it overfills and spits fuel out of the spout.. Works with my flatbed Dodge with the same straight filler tube arrangement you have so maybe it'll work for you. Good luck.

    • @OurWyomingLife
      @OurWyomingLife  5 лет назад +2

      I have tried the flip over, didnt seem to help. Usually I can get just a slow flow going and hold it with the gas cap. Another thing that works is driving up on a ramp on one side to bring the filler hose more of an angle. I used to carry a drive on trailer ramp for that purpose. I dont usually get fuel away from the ranch so its not usually a problem. Thanks - Mike

    • @altonriggs2352
      @altonriggs2352 5 лет назад

      Don't push the trigger all the way..feather it to keep it flowing.

  • @snapstring3134
    @snapstring3134 5 лет назад +2

    Well you nailed it Mike . Except ether ramp. 👍

  • @sashcraft51
    @sashcraft51 5 лет назад

    Well said, farm life is never dull.

  • @moefugger
    @moefugger 5 лет назад +45

    Thank you for the bacon !! That was priceless

  • @blindmango69
    @blindmango69 5 лет назад

    I love it thank you for the bacon. And you guys work also well together. It's nice to see your family every week.

  • @montederrick3070
    @montederrick3070 5 лет назад +1

    I had a truck that took diesel real slow like yours. I made a 2 block style little ramp that I would lay down and drive the truck up into lifting the back up a little. Made fueling up go alot smoother.

    • @OurWyomingLife
      @OurWyomingLife  5 лет назад

      I used to carry a drive on trailer jack for just that purpose. Usually I only fill it up at home. Thanks - Mike

  • @annettenewton6240
    @annettenewton6240 5 лет назад

    Well you done a good job backing that trailer, that is one thing I just can’t do. I can drive a school bus, but never could back a trailer.

  • @terilowe9528
    @terilowe9528 5 лет назад

    Parking the trailer there got them used to coming on and off the trailer good job thanks.

  • @ronniepate4315
    @ronniepate4315 5 лет назад

    You guy's made it look easy. Great stuff.

  • @jraio747
    @jraio747 5 лет назад +2

    Great video as usual Mike! I see Bubbles is still on the board.

  • @davidj5507
    @davidj5507 5 лет назад

    Sometimes a trip like that with the Mrs. Is like a little vacation from the farm. 8 hours at a time.

  • @kylebuchmann8585
    @kylebuchmann8585 5 лет назад

    Thanks again Mike

  • @lostnation5348
    @lostnation5348 5 лет назад

    I was looking forward to you putting the bucket on the pig and holding it on there. That would have been fun.... for us. Thanks for sharing.

  • @CC-xk6cp
    @CC-xk6cp 5 лет назад

    Hi again! Well that went good Mike!!! Surprise huh?! You learned alot so hopefully the piggies will be easier next time without all the added worry/stress. You really finished them off nice cause they looked of good weight. Sure you won't have any trouble filling in the time as there's always something on the chore to do list. One thing for sure to be a rancher/farmer you have to be flexible and ready to shift gears at any given moment without stroking out!!! So now you have a little extra to help get through calving right?! A nice positive thought. Hope the weather will cooperate for you just like the pigs lol. Til next time...

    • @OurWyomingLife
      @OurWyomingLife  5 лет назад

      Thank you very much CC. Its always something :) - Mike

  • @chadhazekamp6952
    @chadhazekamp6952 5 лет назад +1

    Good video Mike

  • @bill4nier
    @bill4nier 5 лет назад

    Great show, Mike! Thanks for sharing. 👍😍👍😍👍😍👍

  • @keithweedt7236
    @keithweedt7236 5 лет назад +1

    Awesome vlog

  • @huntergroves4997
    @huntergroves4997 5 лет назад +2

    Great video mike!

  • @johnthole3035
    @johnthole3035 5 лет назад

    Having trailer there to teach the pig to load themselves they also learn to get off the trailer great videos

  • @nyssajai
    @nyssajai 5 лет назад +2

    Glad it was easier this time around lol great video!

  • @Johnny53kgb-nsa
    @Johnny53kgb-nsa 5 лет назад +1

    This little piggy went to the market, this little piggy stayed home, this little piggy had bread & butter, this little piggy had none, this little piggy went wee wee wee all the way home.
    Ok, I couldn't resist. Great video, thanks, John

    • @OurWyomingLife
      @OurWyomingLife  5 лет назад

      haha, thanks John - Mike

    • @munirahbakar4123
      @munirahbakar4123 5 лет назад

      Is that how it goes? I thought the third piggy had roast beef? Always thought it was weird though.

  • @colindeakin2113
    @colindeakin2113 5 лет назад +1

    Glad to see I'm not the only crazy fool that feeds pigs during the winter months. How is the hay stock pile holding up? Here in central Illinois hay is worth more than its weight in gold after this long winter

    • @OurWyomingLife
      @OurWyomingLife  5 лет назад +1

      Thanks Colin, we are looking good, luckily we got enough in the fall. - Mike

  • @summerland6397
    @summerland6397 5 лет назад

    You could try using 6-8" wood block to put under the rear wheel. it will tilt the truck enough to fill the tank. Our butcher used to come to our place and pick them up. He did it as a service and also to look at the animals. Make certain they were healthy and ready to be processed.

  • @KaronWait
    @KaronWait 5 лет назад +1

    LOVE YOU GUYS !

  • @matthewcrossman980
    @matthewcrossman980 5 лет назад +1

    Great video.

  • @zeke1eod
    @zeke1eod 5 лет назад +2

    Thanks hilarious, thanks for sharing, God bless. Look at changing the fuel inlet line to steeper angle, there's tons of ways to fix that.

    • @OurWyomingLife
      @OurWyomingLife  5 лет назад +1

      Sure is, its just low on the list :) Thanks - Mike

  • @BillTheTractorMan
    @BillTheTractorMan 5 лет назад +3

    I'm so glad it went easier for you this year, well the loading and unloading anyway. I always thought that the thought of what was to happen a the most burdensome. I'm an animal lover and found that animals I worked with daily and spent time with were easier to handle, they trusted me a lot more. The down fall was I started to attach to them. I know a guy locally that had the same issue with the flat bed fuel hose, he changed it to a line from another model truck and it solved it. I think he said he paid $20 for the tube.
    Thanks for sharing, Bill.

    • @OurWyomingLife
      @OurWyomingLife  5 лет назад

      Thank you Bill, its one of those things that would be an easy fix but keeps getting put off. Thanks - Mike

    • @BillTheTractorMan
      @BillTheTractorMan 5 лет назад

      @@OurWyomingLife I know how that goes! I spent yesterday replacing grease zerks. Finally bit the bullet and got them all out of the way.

  • @georgiaswampman4542
    @georgiaswampman4542 5 лет назад

    Great Video. I live in south GA and we have cattle, hay and timber.

  • @379insk
    @379insk 5 лет назад

    Good job! Pigs are unpredictable critters.

  • @garypollard9770
    @garypollard9770 5 лет назад +1

    Just never know about those pigs! Sure as you have a plan they will make a plan of their own! Very good saying tho from your daughter “bye pigs, thanks for the bacon,”. That was good!

  • @premfarm
    @premfarm 5 лет назад +1

    great job with the pigs

  • @denisespurlock7869
    @denisespurlock7869 4 года назад

    You have a great voice/look for video.

  • @jasoncrocker9332
    @jasoncrocker9332 5 лет назад

    We had the same problem fueling A F350 we used to have at work the only way to get fuel in was to run the drivers side up on blocks so the filler neck wasn’t flat

  • @glennmartin5857
    @glennmartin5857 5 лет назад +2

    These little piggies went to market !!

  • @ICOWBOYIM
    @ICOWBOYIM 5 лет назад

    Hi Mike, great video! I'm thinking, I'm going to try a crowding board (3'x6' plywood w/hand hold slots) the next time I unload stubborn hogs. But I'll bring a 'ORANGE BUCKET' with just incase, lol 🤠

  • @neilwehling2154
    @neilwehling2154 5 лет назад

    When fueling drive the rear wheel on a 4 inch block, helps greatly.

  • @whistlinsixty4859
    @whistlinsixty4859 5 лет назад

    For future reference Mike, you can purchase hog rattles online from (Hog Slat) they're plastic containers with metal shot or bbs in them they're loud and make an obnoxious noise stand behind your hogs and shake it and they'll move wherever you want them to go I use them on the daily!

    • @whistlinsixty4859
      @whistlinsixty4859 5 лет назад +1

      Also a wiffle ball bat filled with about 50 metal bbs works too just not quite as good

    • @OurWyomingLife
      @OurWyomingLife  5 лет назад

      Thanks Colton - Mike

  • @ann-raelagrelle8312
    @ann-raelagrelle8312 5 лет назад

    Thank you for this video

  • @brianmiller4282
    @brianmiller4282 5 лет назад +1

    I tried the bucket over their heads one time, good luck with that, it is as easy to do as herding cats

  • @garyzehr4445
    @garyzehr4445 5 лет назад +1

    Hi Mike, good looking hogs! Looks like letting them go in and out of the trailer really helped.. Did you sell all the pork from last year? Thank you for your time and energy to make these videos it is greatly appreciated.

    • @OurWyomingLife
      @OurWyomingLife  5 лет назад

      Yup, most of the pork from last year is gone. A few hams left but they always sell slowest and we will probably donate them. Thank you for watching sir - Mike

    • @garyzehr4445
      @garyzehr4445 5 лет назад

      @@OurWyomingLife I'm glad you're pork sells well and donate ummmm New York! Lol

  • @Digger927
    @Digger927 5 лет назад +1

    For a split second there I was feeling a little bad for the pigs...then you said in a few weeks we'll head back over and pick up cured ham and bacon and my remorse melted away like lard in a skillet.

  • @tuneylou2
    @tuneylou2 3 года назад

    Thank you for blessing my night with calm. May God release his His Holy Spirit in your life!

  • @michaelowen1750
    @michaelowen1750 5 лет назад +1

    Simple fix on the fuel fill, carry a short 4x4 stop short, put the block in front of the rear tire and crawl up on it.. tips the truck just enough.. don't forget to pick it up before you leave...

  • @tonyburelle6633
    @tonyburelle6633 5 лет назад

    Great video, pleasant surprise them critters cooperating so well, hope you get plenty of meat from them

  • @jodysappington7008
    @jodysappington7008 5 лет назад +1

    enjoyed the video....have a good night

  • @angrytwizzlers4039
    @angrytwizzlers4039 4 года назад

    That fueling problem has been an issue with fords for a long time, and worsened with a flat bed. A buddy of mine used to keep a couple 4x4 wood blocks to drive the left rear up on before he filled his ford up. Give it a try, it might work.

  • @howardhoward5694
    @howardhoward5694 5 лет назад

    By pigs thank you for your bacon! Definitely made me laugh good start to my day😂😂😂😂

  • @alfiegiles
    @alfiegiles 5 лет назад

    love this channel keep it coming

  • @Drakeboomsma
    @Drakeboomsma 5 лет назад +9

    I live on a ranch with couple hundred cows I'm 10 and live in south Dakota

  • @legodragonxp
    @legodragonxp 5 лет назад

    I feel your pain with the fueling of the truck. They took the old box off our F550 and put it on a new one. 40 gallons takes at least 15 minutes to fuel now because it is setup differently but they didn't move the fuel point on the box.

  • @loriehabel1552
    @loriehabel1552 5 лет назад

    That went way to easy. I think Mckinze just wants the bacon😉. Lincoln could care less😂. Good to see Erin went along instead of being up to her reared in dirt😉. Are yall getting snow?

    • @OurWyomingLife
      @OurWyomingLife  5 лет назад

      No snow for a bit, I'm sure we have some spring storms on the way. Thanks Lorie - Mike

  • @williamdunn2525
    @williamdunn2525 5 лет назад +1

    Nice little video to end the work day. By the way, cleaning the trailer doesn't look so thrilling. Looks like a mud pit in there.

    • @OurWyomingLife
      @OurWyomingLife  5 лет назад

      It is, Thats the bad part about letting them go in and out of the trailer. Thanks William - Mike

  • @alittlebitofeverything1673
    @alittlebitofeverything1673 5 лет назад

    Great video

  • @JanVafa
    @JanVafa 5 лет назад

    Nice boots!!!

  • @jrod264winmag
    @jrod264winmag 5 лет назад

    For fueling your truck drive over a couple 4x6 blocks of wood to tilt it a little.

  • @nebraskafarmer9015
    @nebraskafarmer9015 5 лет назад

    The big hog operations use platforms to move hogs. Not sure if you are familiar with them. Basically they are pallets with a cage on it. Since the floor of the cage is only 4" high it isn't to hard to herd a few hogs into the cage, then you shut the gate and lift the pallet and hogs with the skid steer or tractor and drive them over to the trailer. Match the back door of the cage to the sliding door of the trailer and the hogs will have a level floor for entering the trailer. Be sure to use those solid boards when moving hogs so they can't go between your legs. And, if you use a board to move a hog NEVER let them get a nose under the board!

  • @callumw1420
    @callumw1420 5 лет назад

    Nice video👍🏻

  • @alfiegiles
    @alfiegiles 5 лет назад

    working smarter not harder. I'm learning with you

  • @donlatimer5114
    @donlatimer5114 5 лет назад +8

    Mike why couldn’t you put a hole in the headache rack about door handle height run a inch and a half filler tube to your fuel tank this should give you the downward flow you need to fill your fuel ⛽️ tank with no problems

  • @justloggit22
    @justloggit22 5 лет назад

    Get out your sawzall and cut back that steel filler neck a bit and put in a longer section of rubber hose. That should increase the pitch on that pipe. Done! Thanks for the video.

  • @janeemiller66
    @janeemiller66 5 лет назад

    That was super funny! "Thank you for the bacon"