Lots of valuable information. Looking forward to more.
@HomesteadingtheHardWay3 жыл бұрын
We're going to try to do one a month with them .
@danpszeniczny9664 Жыл бұрын
I just put up a pen and now I better move it. It’s going to be too wet for the future pigs. This information just saved me future grief and pig problems. I would much rather minimize parasite potential than not. Thanks for this valuable information.
@HomesteadingtheHardWay Жыл бұрын
It needs to be well drained if possible. Concrete to feed and water on helps a lot and avoid feeding on the ground. They're going to make a mud hole if they can to cool of in just can't be the whole pen
@danpszeniczny9664 Жыл бұрын
@@HomesteadingtheHardWay thanks again. Also, I built the pen before I saw your pens. I didn’t build it strong enough. I will build very much like yours, 4 x4 posts at 4’ spacing, including a loading ramp with appropriate gates. I will definitely keep a spare empty pen when/if I expand or just need a fresh pen to rotate into. I’m on 24 acres and have several other suitable well-drained sites for my pens.
@BillyWilliams-zp8iy Жыл бұрын
You have the most informative channel I’ve seen. We raised pigs when I was little and am now ready to do it again. Would like to know where you are located to so in future come buy a couple from you next year. Thanks again for your time
@HomesteadingtheHardWay Жыл бұрын
We're in eastern NC . homesteadingthehardway@gmail.com
@johnnysharpe38123 жыл бұрын
Lots of good information about the parasite management on the homestead. I got that hammermill for you and we're hoping to bring it down sometime over Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
@HomesteadingtheHardWay3 жыл бұрын
Many thanks Johnny looking forward to seeing y'all !
@stevegreen56093 жыл бұрын
Oh my god!!!! An informative video without an obvious sales pitch!!!! You are a wonderful person! Thank you for being you! The whole world needs more people just like you!
@ketchhomesteadoutdoors40483 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. Very good information. I’d love to see you do more videos with the extension. Thanks for putting this out. God Bless @Ketch Homestead Outdoors
@HomesteadingtheHardWay3 жыл бұрын
We've got a few we'd like to do , unfortunately we hurt some people's feeling with this one . I've had to delete several ( OMG chemicals I'm not giving my animals chemicals ) comments that we're trying to say use everything from essential oils to green tomatoes
@ketchhomesteadoutdoors40483 жыл бұрын
@@HomesteadingtheHardWay Well I wouldn’t worry about them folks. Like my grandma use to say....It takes all kinds. I do see these same type of people on homesteading or raising bottle calve FB pages. They think all animals are pets. I always say that calves are not pets and they grow up to be cows. Not sure any of them folk ever worked cows 😁 And don’t think they could. Stay safe. God Bless
@HomesteadingtheHardWay3 жыл бұрын
@@ketchhomesteadoutdoors4048 I see that first hand a lot . They buy a calf to raise for beef , get attached then they have a 1600 lb Holstein bull that's aggressive that they are terrified of . Then they call me please come get him, he's free , we don't care what you do with him .
@stevenjohnson35653 жыл бұрын
Where bouts are you located? I'm in Seven Springs between Goldsboro and Mt Olive
@HomesteadingtheHardWay3 жыл бұрын
@@stevenjohnson3565 about 10 miles north across the river from you Steve
@1972BRJ3 жыл бұрын
Good information! Thanks for sharing!
@HomesteadingtheHardWay3 жыл бұрын
Glad too , we're going to try to do a few with them
@marklynch98433 жыл бұрын
The world needs more people like these two 👍👍
@HomesteadingtheHardWay3 жыл бұрын
Thank you , we try to be helpful and honest .
@kevinilg2657 Жыл бұрын
You couldn't be more correct, I'm trying to move down to eastern North Carolina to be a part of all of it
@ncmountainmama73503 жыл бұрын
Wow...first time raising pigs & really need this info...have seen signs of round worms & using wormer from Tractor Supply...excellent video! Thanks 😊
@HomesteadingtheHardWay3 жыл бұрын
Try to use injectable ivermection if you can , I haven't had much with safe guard .
@Itsallgrady Жыл бұрын
Thanks Chris for having such great and informative videos. Love and respect!
@HomesteadingtheHardWay Жыл бұрын
I'm glad to help , I want to see people succeed.
@NonaMaryGrace19523 жыл бұрын
Hi Chris, this was so informative. Love these kind of video. Thanks💕NonnaGrace
@HomesteadingtheHardWay3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching Miss Grace
@elbolillo2703 Жыл бұрын
You can tell who's from NC by the way they say north Carolina
@HomesteadingtheHardWay Жыл бұрын
Lol you're right
@lawsonlawnandfarm80733 жыл бұрын
Yep we rent the chicken processing equipment we use from our extension office.. no way I could’ve done pasture poultry without them. Great video there Chris! A ton of truth and no bulls**t
@HomesteadingtheHardWay3 жыл бұрын
Wish I'd have known they had a head gate ! We're trying to spread the truth Andy but its like pushing a chain up a hill
@lawsonlawnandfarm80733 жыл бұрын
@@HomesteadingtheHardWay our office is supposed to be getting a head gate and stuff as well but haven’t yet. Another thing our office has is the plastic layer for planting produce
@MarkWYoung-ky4uc2 жыл бұрын
That was a highly informative video Chris. I hope you and Darlene have a very happy new year!
@pinevalleyfarm49413 жыл бұрын
Been waiting for this video. Glad to see it posted. Thanks and God bless!
@HomesteadingtheHardWay3 жыл бұрын
Hope it helps folks out !
@johnnyvannoy89313 жыл бұрын
Awesome video !
@HomesteadingtheHardWay3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Johnny
@ErnieHatmaker3 жыл бұрын
People forget how valuable those county extension agencies are.
@HomesteadingtheHardWay3 жыл бұрын
True and a lot of people don't know they exist !
@homesteadingpastor3 жыл бұрын
Hello! New Subscriber here! Came over from Little NC Farmer! Watching from Eastern South Carolina
@3CreekFarms2 жыл бұрын
Good education here on the video from you and the extension agent. Our local one happens to be only about 15 mins from the farm.I have never utilized her but Will from now on.
@donaldluckie6132 Жыл бұрын
Do you think there would be a problem with keeping pigs on ground where chickens once were kept? Thanks for the videos.
@HomesteadingtheHardWay Жыл бұрын
That should be fine , just be cautious about housing pigs in an old coop it can cause serious respiratory problems
@dianeastor88223 жыл бұрын
Great info. Thank you.
@anthonyspicer8743 жыл бұрын
👍Appreciate this video...
@HomesteadingtheHardWay3 жыл бұрын
We're going to do more like it Anthony
@geekygardens3 жыл бұрын
Great discussion my friends!
@HomesteadingtheHardWay3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Geeky , what kills me is she's from the Agriculture and vet collage plus my hands on experience and I've had to delete a handful of stupid comments already
@geekygardens3 жыл бұрын
@@HomesteadingtheHardWay Not surprising my friend. Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.
@HomesteadingtheHardWay3 жыл бұрын
@@geekygardens I'm learning fast Geeky ! But it still boggles my mind
@BacktotheBasics1013 жыл бұрын
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@HomesteadingtheHardWay3 жыл бұрын
Hey y'all , been looking a new video where y'all been ?
@jimknowlton3423 жыл бұрын
This is one of the most important videos I’ve ever seen. Everyone should watch and share this.
@HomesteadingtheHardWay3 жыл бұрын
It is important , I hope it helps !
@mikealdag7309 Жыл бұрын
I love your videos , thank you very much ! You've helped me alot since I've started. I do have a question , clean penns , dry penns .... I have 5 pigs , still small 30lbs and I'm still learning , I have been told they like mud and have access to water so they can stay cool and wet when they like , so I've kept 1 small penn wet just for that reason , adjoined to a dry penn , where they eat , I'm going to deworm. My pigs this morning , and clean the penns but my question is am I doing this wrong? Wet penn ? I dont have concrete , it's just a shady spot fenced in so they dont get ga sun beating on them , let me know what you think please , thanks again
@HomesteadingtheHardWay Жыл бұрын
You're doing fine , they do need a mud hole to cool off in . We worm at weaning usually about 30 lbs then worm them again at about 100 lbs for meat pigs . Unless there's a problem we don't worm them again before slaughter. I use ivermectin injections if possible, if you can break the life cycle of the parasite you've got it beat . Reinfection is the issue just try to have where the pigs eat clean and dry
@mikealdag7309 Жыл бұрын
@@HomesteadingtheHardWay thank you very much for the reply, I can't do the injections , I went with the equine paste directly in there mouth , I know the injections would be best just not possible for me alone. thanks again
@preppedforeternityhomestea28483 жыл бұрын
Thanks Chris I will use this if I ever get pigs which I hope is soon
@HomesteadingtheHardWay3 жыл бұрын
The extension office has an agent for crops , fruit trees about everything preacher
@preppedforeternityhomestea28483 жыл бұрын
@@HomesteadingtheHardWay yep on that land we bought they came the extension officer came and tested for grazon
@HomesteadingtheHardWay3 жыл бұрын
@@preppedforeternityhomestea2848 they are very helpful . Trying to let people know they're a resource
@Dylan1094 Жыл бұрын
Can you spread diamaticous earth or something else to kill the worms in the dirt?
@HomesteadingtheHardWay Жыл бұрын
No diatomaceous earth doesn't help in any way it's just an abrasive , tilling and burning seems to help some . Honestly if a pen get a heavy parasite load it's best just to take it down
@homesteadingpastor3 жыл бұрын
Looking forward to getting to know you guys better through sharing our channels.
@HomesteadingtheHardWay3 жыл бұрын
I'll check y'all out for sure !
@homesteadingpastor3 жыл бұрын
@@HomesteadingtheHardWay thank you 😊🙌🏻
@billathey38883 жыл бұрын
Does lime do anything to the worms or eggs? Could they live in higher PH level soil?
@HomesteadingtheHardWay3 жыл бұрын
It's seems to help but I'm not sure how much .there's a lot of things help a little if you do them all it adds up . Clean as possible pens ,bleach shelters , lime ,rotation, regular worming helps the most , careful with introducing new animals. What your shooting for is worming twice a year as a precaution instead of every two weeks because of a heavy parisite load and immediate reinfection
@Wes19883 жыл бұрын
Great info!! Thanks for what u do
@HomesteadingtheHardWay3 жыл бұрын
Glad too Wesley , you've got those pigs of yours looking good
@Wes19883 жыл бұрын
@@HomesteadingtheHardWay thank you so much more videos coming soon
@bellatordeveritas16383 жыл бұрын
From what i understand garlic has to be used raw to be helpful as a antibiotic or wormer
@HomesteadingtheHardWay3 жыл бұрын
I've heard several different things on using it . The local guys use powder at a high dose but from what I've seen it doesn't do much . Raw could work better
@bellatordeveritas16383 жыл бұрын
@@HomesteadingtheHardWay I agree nothing works like actual wormer.
@HomesteadingtheHardWay3 жыл бұрын
@@bellatordeveritas1638 in the old days they used lye mixed in soaked corn , it got rid of the worms and the pig too half the time the way they tell it . Then they started using arsenic , then they went to keeping pigs on a floor all to control parrisites . It's not a problem on modern farms because the pigs never touch dirt so people have forgotten how hard they are to handle or get rid of , used to be 50 percent mortality or more on a hog farm was just normal . Vitamin deficiencies, parrisites and pneumonia etc took a toll now we have good suppliment for the feed , antibiotics and wormer . People won't use them ?!
@bellatordeveritas16383 жыл бұрын
@@HomesteadingtheHardWay i live in sw Iowa on a farm my family has run all sorts of different livestock on for the last 50 years and has been a farm for probably 100 years before that and my hogs are on dirt and my goats are pastured so a worming regiment is a must
@ResonanceHomestead3 жыл бұрын
Just popping over from Mohomesteading to subscribe and say hi!
@HomesteadingtheHardWay3 жыл бұрын
Thank you !
@johnwood7383 жыл бұрын
Good video, the only thing I would add is I don’t care what you use it only kills the living worms after the eggs hatch you’re back to the beginning and it’s a never ending battle.
@HomesteadingtheHardWay3 жыл бұрын
You can break the life cycle John , we've been parasite free for a while just have to have to leave the worm eggs in a " dirty " pen and be careful bringing new stock . Its stopping reinvention that's the key
@johnwood7383 жыл бұрын
@@HomesteadingtheHardWay you can move em and slow it way down but if one egg is still present it will start again. Check with every vet I meet and professors at my nieces vet college and nobody has anything that kills all the eggs. If you have found something please let me know.
@HomesteadingtheHardWay3 жыл бұрын
@@johnwood738 don't worry about killing the eggs just move the pigs away from them . Worm the pigs on a hard floor ( where they can't pick up any eggs ) then put them on clean pens after they poop out the eggs it works , we explained it in the video . Our pigs have tested clean for a year
@HomesteadingtheHardWay3 жыл бұрын
@@johnwood738 but remember we had to move the whole operation to do it , it couldn't be done if all your lots are infected unless you concrete everything
@johnwood7383 жыл бұрын
@@HomesteadingtheHardWay don’t want to start a commotion but I have and never been able to get them completely clean ,got them low enough to be undetected for a while but it has always started up again with time pigs I have now all came from concrete and moved a mile to the other side of farm and have had to worm again after a time. Maybe just my luck?
@jaybaker96843 жыл бұрын
Well I do have a question I had a first time farrowing gilt she went in the farrowing pen looking real fine we wean earlier than some 4 to 5 weeks and when she come out the little ones took it out of her some obviously and she's not ever recovered her weight she's been wormed and separated im obviously not gonna breed her back until I figure this out she was one of my finest looking hogs and I know you said it chris don't get caught up on a pig that's not growing but I know she grows something had happened and I want to know what we got wrong I called our county agent and worked put a new feed ration to hopefully get her putting on the weight again
@HomesteadingtheHardWay3 жыл бұрын
Sometimes it can take months for them to come back if the pigs pull them down too far , Biggest thing is pump the feed to her while nursing if she's a good milker she might need 25 or 30 lbs a day plus a pound per pig if they're eating . Bread or sweets are the fastest way to put some finish back on
@jaybaker96843 жыл бұрын
@@HomesteadingtheHardWay I appreciate the help I unfortunately have to do thins just a little different than you guys based on the region I live in winters are harsh and availability of bread or buns is very slim not that I can't get it but is 60 miles round trip for me to get it so I base my feed of grains because it's my best option still haven't gotten a grinder but the county agent helped me build a ration of corn screens and yellow peas that should do the trick for my sows in gestation and farrowing im soaking the feed cuz those peas are hard as a rock but im trying to find a hammer mill not a mixer just the mill for the peas so I can grind them down and store in dry barrels and I'd just mix my daily rations just haven't found an old mill been looming bout to make a trip to Minnesota and see what I can find next time I'm home
@Giovanni-gp2wl3 жыл бұрын
Would you give your hogs dewormer while they are nursing?
@HomesteadingtheHardWay3 жыл бұрын
An injection would be fine , not sure about oral or in the feed .I worm ours two weeks before they have pigs
@HomesteadingtheHardWay3 жыл бұрын
If you mean the piglets , we worm ours a week before or after weaning ( 6 to 8 weeks )
@Giovanni-gp2wl3 жыл бұрын
@@HomesteadingtheHardWay Okay cool I’ll follow your method 😎 this is my first season with piglets
@HomesteadingtheHardWay3 жыл бұрын
@@Giovanni-gp2wl if you have any questions we're glad to help
@Giovanni-gp2wl3 жыл бұрын
@@HomesteadingtheHardWay thanks man I appreciate you