The Ultimate Guide to Raising Pigs on a Homestead

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Күн бұрын

Thinking of raising pigs? This one is FOR YOU!
In this video, we present "The Ultimate Guide to Raising Pigs: 5 Mistakes You Need to Avoid." Whether you're a beginner or an experienced farmer, this guide will help you navigate the challenges and ensure the well-being of your pigs.
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
01:17 - Mistake 1: Poor Water Management
02:24 - Mistake 2: Inadequate Shelter and Housing
05:56 - Mistake 3: Insufficient Fencing and Containment
09:05 - Mistake 4: Neglecting Health and Hygiene
10:14 - Mistake 5: Lack of Rotational Grazing
12:27 - BONUS: Waiting too long to Castrate Your Male Piglets
15:16 - Our Idaho Pasture Pig farming practices
Mistake 1: Poor Water Management - Learn the importance of proper water management for your pigs, including the right watering systems, hygiene practices, and avoiding common pitfalls.
Mistake 2: Inadequate Shelter and Housing - Discover the key factors to consider when providing shelter and housing for your pigs, including space requirements, ventilation, and creating a comfortable environment.
Mistake 3: Insufficient Fencing and Containment - Find out how to choose the right fencing materials, design secure enclosures, and prevent escapes or intrusions from predators.
Mistake 4: Neglecting Health and Hygiene - Understand the crucial aspects of maintaining the health and hygiene of your pigs, including vaccinations, regular check-ups, and proper waste management.
Mistake 5: Lack of Rotational Grazing - Learn about the benefits of rotational grazing for pigs, including pasture management, maximizing nutrition, and reducing environmental impact.
BONUS: Waiting too long to Castrate Your Male Piglets - Discover the importance of timely castration and the potential consequences of delaying the procedure.
In our own farm, we raise Idaho Pasture Pigs on pasture and in our 2-acre forest. Join us as we share our firsthand experiences, practical techniques, and expert advice to help you raise healthy and happy pigs.
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@aprilfletcher2478 10 ай бұрын

appreciate you sharing the good and the bad, it's hard when things happen to our animals that we truly care about their welfare and want the best life we can give them. We are into our first year with ipps and love them. Such an exceptional breed

@BetterTogetherLife 10 ай бұрын

Oh yay April that is so great to hear!!!!!! Thank you for watching and commenting, it means a lot! The good news is we've now castrated another two piglets and we've learned a lot. And both of them are doing great afterward! So hopefully losing that other pig was a learning experience for our future pig farming endeavors!! Thanks again. 😀

@jennablorezone8Band9A 2 ай бұрын

Very helpful! I’m contemplating how much space they need and how often to rotate or just have one bigger space for them to roam. I love how they poop in one area.

@2fluent 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the real talk. It helps. Keep up the content

@BetterTogetherLife 2 ай бұрын

You betcha, thanks for watching!

@TheJoshuaFrey 7 ай бұрын

Dude, this video was super helpful! Thanks for taking the time to make it!

@duaneshouse7516 6 күн бұрын

❤❤❤you guys are spot on ! 😊😊😊😊

@BetterTogetherLife 3 күн бұрын

Thank you!!!

@maryellencook9528 11 ай бұрын

So sorry to learn about Ollie's pig.😢 Ollie is so much like my grandson, Wesley, with a tender heart. I hope that he is feeling better by now.

@KC-jq9kw 8 ай бұрын

We raise registered Red Wattle hogs in Ohio. They are on pasture with Red Brand goat and sheep fence stretched tight. No hot wire. They grow almost as fast as confinement hogs, they graze like crazy, they are the most docile that I have ever been around. Even my 600 pound boar is like a pet dog, they all just love attention and just supper friendly. Hogs can eat even black walnut husks and not get sick. The only animal that can. Their meat I think is the best of any hog breed. Going registered you can sell breeding stock, feeder pigs, or feed out the piglets. I feel you should, I castrate and notch ears at 3 to 10 days.

@BetterTogetherLife 8 ай бұрын

We’ve had red wattles, they were fantastic pork!!!!!

@marysidle5132 11 ай бұрын

This was so informative!! Thank you! Always learning from others experiences. Keep the info coming! GOD bless

@BetterTogetherLife 11 ай бұрын

Oh thank you sooooo much Mary for the comment and your kind words. It helps us out more than you know!!

@josephbXIX 10 ай бұрын

As an now experienced chick killer, i understand the emotion of not doing great with baby livestock....

@LibertyOperation 11 ай бұрын

Yesssss. Missed your regular videos. Pigs are probably next on our homestead, so THANK YOU for this.

@BetterTogetherLife 11 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you soooo much!!! I am trying. In fact we are about to hire our first ever editor.... hopefully this will help us get more videos out FASTER!!! If you can, please do share these videos in your other social apps and Facebook groups. It's always a HUGE help!

@JohnThomas-gj2zg 11 ай бұрын

You and your family are doing so good I see and happy to see that y'all are doing it right way on living off the land the way a lot of us really need to do .....

@BetterTogetherLife 11 ай бұрын

Thank you John!!!

@SpinDizzy-fr8bc 8 ай бұрын

Good tips. Thnx.

@BetterTogetherLife 8 ай бұрын

Awesome you know it!

@JohnThomas-gj2zg 11 ай бұрын

I share all of yall's videos so more and more people can see how y'all do things compared to how other people do things on there home sted and I think y'all are making it just how y'all want it......

@BetterTogetherLife 11 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you John!!!!!!!!! We REALLY do appreciate you sharing the videos. It is SUCH a huge help!!!!

@hanginlaundry360 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for doing the right thing by Lightning. You did your best 🙏❤️

@BetterTogetherLife 8 ай бұрын

Thank you, that was a hard day for sure.

@romanheritagefarms 11 ай бұрын

Love our porta-huts . They are great in the winter. We just fill them with lots of hay/straw.

@BetterTogetherLife 11 ай бұрын

You know it bro!!! You get ALLLLLL the credit! Sorry I should have mentioned that in the video. This filming day was a weird one for me! haha.

@reddirtfarm7704 22 күн бұрын

Shout out to all the Pallet people...

@philmolineaux7757 8 ай бұрын

A wagon wheel config on pasture is effective and requires a half acre

@BetterTogetherLife 8 ай бұрын

Not sure I understand.

@MyTing775 Ай бұрын

Greetings from uk. Great video. How many pigs would you recommend per acre of forest land ? Thanks

@BetterTogetherLife Ай бұрын

Oh wow that’s a tough one, and the answer is super annoying. “It depends!” Forage, type of pig, age of pig, acorns or nuts falling, thickness of forest, etc.

@MyTing775 Ай бұрын

@@BetterTogetherLife yeah I get that and time of year I suppose.they will be supplementary fed with a fava bean mix so I think I will be looking at 6-10 Berkshire and hope they don't do too much damage.

@BetterTogetherLife Ай бұрын

With that many pigs you will be able to see the damage they can do really fast! Haha.

@Revelation22-13 11 ай бұрын

John 17:22-23 King James Version 22 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one: 23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me. Gods blessings over you .!!