6 tips for raising kunekune pigs: Part 2

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We have been raising kunekune pigs now for 2 years and are by no means experts. We wanted to let you in on some of the things that have worked for us and hopefully will help you if you choose to raise kunekune pigs! In Part 2 we talk about pig housing, fencing, and health. If you have anything to add that has worked for you make sure to leave it below in the comments.
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@seanmcmichael9292 5 ай бұрын

What an excellent two part series. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and experience.

@KCFarms 5 ай бұрын

Thank you glad you enjoyed it

@cindyprickett7185 2 ай бұрын

Great tips! Thank you ! I love that Brooklyn added some great tips as well. I am seriously considering Kune-kune pigs. Not sure yet though.

@AmandaDoll-hi4dr 4 ай бұрын

Hi jhon you do a good job with the kunie kunies pig's

@scentsbyemebathbody3161 10 ай бұрын

Nice tips Thank you for making these videos . We are just starting out with 2 . Do you go into more depth on the natural processes of worming uses … I would definitely be interested in that .

@jbk1022 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your information. I’ve been researching properties in Florida to buy to raise our own food and animals. I’ve considered kunekune pigs since we do eat pork through out the year. It’s nice to know and see an example that rotating your pigs and using natural dewormer helps keep them healthy and happy. I’ve seen a video of company that has permanent fancied pastures (six in total if I remember correctly) and they rotate their goats pigs and chickens (in that order) on them. It’s something I consider doing once we buy our property. Just have to figure out a setup/plan for an easy way to rotate them on permanent pastures, probably have their main house an run in center and each side would have an option of opening a gate to a pasture.

@KCFarms 2 жыл бұрын

That a good idea. We have a small barn that we use like that it has four stalls and we rotate them around the barn

@wljanesthesiapllcjones8337 5 ай бұрын

Great tips! Thanks!

@sarayoung3164 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent information. I appreciate ALL the examples you showed. Keep the info. coming. 😉👍

@KCFarms 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@PerspectiveDesignCo 3 жыл бұрын

Another great video with helpful tips! Great info!

@KCFarms 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@mrcain6894 11 ай бұрын

Nice Job by the Co-host

@lucasfamilyfarm5725 3 жыл бұрын

Great idea!! The pig loo cleans itself when moving 🤔

@KCFarms 3 жыл бұрын

Never thought of it like that but I guess you’re right👍 sometimes if the hay gets wet you have to scrape it out but other than that they are pretty maintenance free!

@reneegossage8609 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Your barn is set up awesome. I loved the portable water tank shelter idea, how cool and super easy to move! Of course I love all the pallet ideas, I've used them for so many things as well on my little farm.

@KCFarms 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! We are thinking about building another barn just for farrowing. The “pigloos” are definitely our favorite shelter

@GrowingLittleCountryhomestead 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Dropping some great knowledge for people. I’m starting with fence and hog panels to teach them the electric fence, then moving to just electric fence.

@KCFarms 3 жыл бұрын

That’s the way we started!

@robinsong7298 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent information and options that work are what are needed. Thanks God bless Shalom

@KCFarms 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks I’m glad they could help.

@izak8218 3 жыл бұрын

Great videos!!

@KCFarms 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks hope they helped

@mjnm5713 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent presentation! Clear and informative. Thank you. I'm just starting my adventure with three kunekune pigs.

@KCFarms 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you glad you enjoyed it

@carolineclark5369 3 жыл бұрын

oh, you must be totally exhausted after rolling it [not ! ]. haha. great idea.

@KCFarms 3 жыл бұрын

Hah thanks, I used to drag a wooden shelter and that was exhausting so that is why we came up with these

@relaxvibes9867 2 жыл бұрын

OMG. Your kunekunes are adorable. Thank you for recommending this amazing kunekune book "The encyclopedia of Kunekunes" . The book has been of great insight and helpful. the book has been my kunekune bible. it is the best kunekune book out there.

@kcoker9189 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thanks for sharing your tip on natural deworming. I read something similar in a Permaculture book by Sepp Holzer, he lets his livestock free graze and he noticed they would eat poisonous plants sometimes, likely when they had worms or something similar. Kune Kune seem like a great breed, thanks for sharing your tips and experience with them!

@KCFarms 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I have never read that book may need to check it out

@FarmGirlInProgress 3 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed this mini series! We won't be getting pigs for quite some time, we cannot have them on our current property, but definitely want them in the future. Thanks for sharing!

@KCFarms 3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome. Glad you enjoyed it! We used to live in an HOA in Florida so I understand

@FarmGirlInProgress 3 жыл бұрын

@@KCFarms ouch! Them HOAs can be a total downer! Thankfully we don’t live in one of those, but it’s a zoning issue here, according to my county office you have to have 10 acres at least and be zoned agricultural to have any “farm” animals 🤷‍♀️ I’ve snuck in chickens, turkeys and ducks so far haha 😆 I’m in the middle of farm country so I don’t see the bit deal and nobody else seems to either

@KCFarms 3 жыл бұрын

Well hope things turn around for you

@Loneoak1955 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for another great video. Great to see the young ones involved. How many feet of fence will that charger run with the piglet fencing ?

@KCFarms 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! The charger can run up to 6 100ft fences

@dustinarmstrong3485 Жыл бұрын

Pigloo I love it!

@williamblake7386 11 ай бұрын

nice little barn

@KCFarms 11 ай бұрын

Thanks

@houndsmanone4563 3 жыл бұрын

Great ideas and tips. Thanks. I'm considering getting four or five kunekune pigs but haven't found them in the area to purchase. I may need some help from any North Carolina Kunekune pig society (if there is anything like that around here). Enjoyed a full-watch. 👍🏽🙂

@KCFarms 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome thanks for following along we aren’t to from North Carolina just west of Knoxville!

@robertsmoot-technologymana536 2 жыл бұрын

Love your barn. Is there a plan for it, or just self made? The 4 doors seems like a great idea for rotation purposes. Love to see what plan you used. Thanks! I thought for a second you would be really close KC, but appreciate the videos and thinking about doing this as well!

@KCFarms 2 жыл бұрын

There really wasn’t a plan we just drew it up On a napkin and showed our builder. I believe it’s 16x16 and then we just made 4 stalls with doors on the inside. Yeah the KC is just a nickname we used to call my dad we are in Tennessee

@andreazimmerman6166 3 жыл бұрын

LOVE YOUR FOUR CORNER BARN!!!

@andreazimmerman6166 3 жыл бұрын

Will copy you with moving my big babies around the front pasture! Thanks so much for your great idea!

@andreazimmerman6166 3 жыл бұрын

Trying to figure out how to use your pig-loo idea!!!! Totally ingenious!!!!!!

@andreazimmerman6166 3 жыл бұрын

Lol! I love the pallet fence!!!!!

@KCFarms 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks the barns have been great!

@terenalehr809 8 ай бұрын

Awesome thank you !! What do you use for fencing? I’m looking at getting to barrows as pets I have goats , ducks and random chickens they will share a pasture area with.

@xarboreus 2 жыл бұрын

What size tank is that for your pigloo

@KCFarms 2 жыл бұрын

Those are 1100 gallon we have seen some people use 550 also

@scentsbyemebathbody3161 10 ай бұрын

Do you have a link for the ground tobacco you use for worming ?

@sjmad2574 5 ай бұрын

Any updates to this now 2 years later you would recommend? Maybe a new video idea?

@beckywhite4761 6 ай бұрын

Where do you get the water containers?

@dreamstarfarm 2 жыл бұрын

Do you have to worry about predators? Any tips for keeping pigs safe?

@KCFarms 2 жыл бұрын

We do have coyotes but haven’t had any issue. My hope is they will sniff around and get popped by the fence and leave. Other than that maybe some livestock guardian dogs but we aren’t ready for that responsibility yet

@FarmingUnclear 2 жыл бұрын

I use pallets for doors. I have a 6 week old piglet that gave me a good scare. He ran full speed into the pallet door and almost got thru but got stuck halfway thru. Hopefully he learned a good lesson. In the meantime, I need to fatten him up so he can't get thru the slats.

@KCFarms 2 жыл бұрын

Little weight should help with that haha

@kathleenmontgomery8400 7 ай бұрын

I just Bought KuneKune Boar , he is 6 Months old , his testicals are not showing ,The Lady said they have not dropped Yet ?

@annabanana1113 2 жыл бұрын

Where did you get the stock tank pigloo?

@KCFarms 2 жыл бұрын

We four ours at TSC

@yo-_-man1714 Жыл бұрын

I want to get the electric fence but scared it will catch grass on fire!

@KCFarms Жыл бұрын

You don’t have to worry about that.

@louisguerin8443 7 ай бұрын

Couldn't help but notice that you use a 3' electric fence but on other farms I've seen just two electric lines, one at 6' and the higher one at 15'. Any thoughts?

@KCFarms 7 ай бұрын

Have seen people use both. The premier one fence we use is just really easy for us

@lucasfamilyfarm5725 3 жыл бұрын

How much D.E. Do you use per pig and how often do you feed them this mix?

@GrowingLittleCountryhomestead 3 жыл бұрын

2% of the feed weight and from what I’ve researched they say as often as you want. I’ve done once a week.

@KCFarms 3 жыл бұрын

We mix 2-3 heaping tablespoons of food grade DE, 1 tablespoon of molasses, 1 teaspoon grapefruit extract, 1 heaping teaspoon of ground tobacco. We mix it with moistened pellets 3 days in row every 3-4 months. If the weather has been really wet we mix 1 teaspoon of wormwood. We have links in the description to some of the products we use.

@davidnorwood5685 2 жыл бұрын

If that structure didn’t work for farrowing, then what did you decide to go with?

@KCFarms 2 жыл бұрын

We used a larger barn. We have used that structure as well but have added crush rails so that the piglets can get away and have an area the momma can’t get to

@davidnorwood5685 2 жыл бұрын

@@KCFarms as I understand, pig crush rails are different from dog crush rails. Pig crush rails are essentially a fence that blocks the momma pig from getting to a certain area of the farrowing pen. The crush rail area often has a heat lamp to attract the piglets and keep them warm. Does this sound correct?

@KCFarms 2 жыл бұрын

Yes sir that is exactly right!

@Tuungaful Жыл бұрын

where do you buy your pigloos?

@KCFarms Жыл бұрын

Tractor supply but they have almost tripled in price since we purchased ours. Wish we had more

@lindaedwards2342 2 жыл бұрын

I found out by accident that pumpkin does kill the worms

@lindaedwards2342 2 жыл бұрын

Where do you get the pigloo.??

@KCFarms 2 жыл бұрын

It is a water tank from TSC

@kimberlin2945 2 жыл бұрын

How large is the water you use from TSC for the pig loo and how do you cut the entryway and what are the measurements for the opening?

@KCFarms 2 жыл бұрын

1100 gallon. Unfortunately prices have almost doubled since we got our first one

@davidnorwood5685 2 жыл бұрын

How much fat should be in the feed?

@KCFarms 2 жыл бұрын

The only thing I have been told to check and make sure is that the feed contains 16% protein not sure about the fat

@davidnorwood5685 2 жыл бұрын

@@KCFarms no worries. Just thought I’d ask. The woman that I’m buying the pigs from feeds alfalfa pellets as 90% of the diet. She supplements with cow milk and garden vegetables. The pellets only have 1% fat. Her pigs look really good. They are not overly fat like many can get, neither are they thin. We are in Southern California, so we don’t have pastures, but alfalfa pellets are cheap and convenient. Anyways, I appreciate the reply. Cheers!

@KCFarms 2 жыл бұрын

I have heard a lot of people use alfalfa pellets. Good luck with the pigs you will love them!!