My dad had these pigs for years... gentle giants as I called it when I was a kid...

great video...suggestion from raising pigs for 12 years...if you have a problem with the pigs flipping their feed pans cut a plywood square say 2x2 or 3x3 and screw the pan to the plywood so that when they are eating theyre standing on the plywood and it prevents them from flipping it...keep up the good work

I get a $25 impulsive buy per weekly paycheck and today I spent it on one of your coffee mugs with the chickens on it. Now as soon as you get in matching mug with pigs on it, I will be such a happy wannabe farmer. I'm glad you have as much fun filming and hanging with your pigs a I have each morning starting my day watching these videos. Thank you to you, your family and staff for sharing your world with city folk like myself. ~Smile!

Great intro to pig'n. Thanks for posting.

Years ago I worked at a swine research farm. The Yorks and Landrace were crossed to make a two-way cross for the female side and the Duroc and Hampshire were crossed for the male side. These two, two-way crosses were then sold to farmers to breed to make a four-way cross for the optimal market pig. We had great back fat numbers and good rate of growth to feed consumption.

Good morning from Alaska. Great video series and we appreciate all the hard work you do on the videos. One question. What is a good and fair price to pay for these piglets? We are just getting into the homesteading lifestyle. Thank you.

hey john love your vids, just curious why you down sized a bit, i think you did 10-12 normally? thanks. just got 3 piglets yesterday, raising them on pasture.

Our family raised Hampshire-Duroc crosses for 10 years with a Hampshire Boar. We raised about 400 feeder pigs a year and sold them to the Jimmy Dean plant in Plainvview, TX. They were super gentle and easy to raise. The sows averaged 12 pigs to a litter. One of the sows had a large litter and did not have enough tits to feed the babies. One of the babies would leave the stall and go over to the sow in the next stall to nurse. When he was full he would climb back in with his litter mates until time to nurse again. They were nice and long with great hams on them. The one key thing to raising nice clean healthy hogs is fresh clean water. One of the inspectors at the Jimmy Dean plant told my dad that our hogs were the only ones he had seen with clean livers. My mom and I cleaned the water troughs twice a day without fail. We raised them on wheat or rye pasture and my dad custom mixed and ground their feed every week. The pigs were on self-feeders and open pasture. The meat, bacon, ham and sausage was unbelievable. I have never tasted anything like it before or since then.

another great informational video! Love your videos! **Thrice

you are awesome bro! living my dream...

Hi, beautiful piglets!

I like the Berkshire breed, they seem docile and have great bacon. I want to breed a Gloucester to a Berkshire and see how that goes.

I showed chester whites for FFA when I was in high school, and I'll tell you they fight any chance they get.

just got a batch of herford cross and they are awesome but i put 2 strands of electric wire on the inside of fence and all there rooting it about 8 inches from fence they dont want no part of digging out. first time i raised pigs was not fun chasing them around yard from getting out this will not happen again plus they will be trained to wire now so i can move them to just a wire fence when there bigger if i want

Here in TX we've learned the hard way that pink pigs are NOT the best for this sun. I'm literally spraying my two pigs with sunscreen daily. LOL! Trying a dark heritage breed with the next set. Helpful videos thank you so much.

Awesome! Don't forget a red wattle next time. Ohhhh man! Best pork chops ever and were very gentle here! Hope you are well! xo

I got me two pigs that are: yorkshire x Landrace cross and they pretty chill and growing quick. I buy feeders so havent dne any breeding. But if i wanted to breed some pigs later what do you think of making a Yorkshire x Landrace x Duroc cross? How you think they would come out?

We’re going the IPP’s breed for the charcuterie. The personality is super sweet. Not much rooting.

Great video how many months does it takes to raise a pig before butcher

Thanks for info. Are pigs loud to raise...as in disturbing neighbors with noise? Live in a subdivision. Thanks.

Here in Sweden (where we have one of the highest average growth/day in the world) the standard breed is Yorkshire+landrace x Hampshire or Duroc. The sows are the familiar Yorkshire/landrace cross and the boars are either Hampshire or Duroc, dedicated meat breeds. Don't know anything about Chester White, but it they have similar characteristics to Duroc and Hampshire they're probably pretty much optimal for conventional production. Pastured production may prove to be a different matter, but for now that production model is so small that it's probably not worth it to try and engineer a dedicated pasture-pig breed.

Love your pigs

I intend raising market pigs that will grow, mature and be ready by five(5) months. I was advised to purchase a Duroc and cross it with a Yorkshire. Can I achieve my aim?

I raised a Chester white in high school and recently graduated. How do you start a business or career raising pigs.

We live in the "Sunshine State" so are looking at a red-black pig. Thinking of a Berkshire boar over Duroc. I wonder if a Berkshire boar over a pink pig would produce grey or black piggies.

Do you have processing classes also?

The first 5 seconds made me laugh like crazy!

For our first 4 pigs, we have gone with American Guinea Hogs. They are a heritage breed from the American south. Little smaller than market pigs. They're a lard breed.

I live in ct looking for info for starter pigs thanks

you are in Connecticut?

I would actually like to get sound for my farm where can I get them

Can you please post the breeder info? Thx.

how long will it take that type of pig to be fully grown and at what weight it could be?

Greetings from bacon nation Denmark where Yorkshire/Landrace sows are typically cross bred with boar Duroc. Had three last year - they turned out great....

i have a video called any info would help

How much money do you make on each pig that you butcher. Is it worth having only 7 with the care cost?

What's the best type of pig to use for shows

Can you tell me anything about the temperament of purebred Landraces? I just got one that seems very aggressive and she's only a couple months old. Got her to breed with a Purebred Chester White. Hoping for some great F1 breeding boars as well as gilts from her. But if a nasty temperament is normal for them I don't know if I'll get very many more.

I am going to raise bacon hogs when I retire, i am leaning to Tamworth, but I am going to try 3 breeds first to see if their are a better bacon hog. I will raise my piglets after I settle on a breed. Good video.

We raise pigs on pasture for a local restaurant. The chef prefers Bershire for the marbling in the meat and the meat is a darker pink (red). In the past we have raised blue butts, (yorkshire, hampshire crosses) for the hybrid vigor. When raising for commercial use, you have to go through a usda facility for processing.

Mulefoot - slow grown marbled meat.

Just an observation from my experience, 3 pigs are the ideal number for an enclosure. competition for food is optimized, not prohibited by increased numbers. When you have multiple 75 lb young pigs sleeping in a pig pile, there can be injuries. I've seen a few prolapses (anus detaches and intestines pop out) from being the unfortunate bottom pig. good luck !

I don't like pigs (I just can't love a pig) but I DO love bacon and ham and sausage and...etc etc. :0) Because of our love of all things hammy, we are looking into pigs as the next animal to add to our homestead and this looks like a really good breed. I appreciate the explanation. Do you have any input as far as taste/quality compared to other breeds? A friend of ours raises Kune Kune and said the taste is amazing, BUT they are really slow growers and generally small.

This may sound like a weird question, but why aren't pigs milked for milk? Is it because it is just inefficient, or does it taste bad?

Berkshire

we don't get these kind of breeds here ..we only have local bred with Yorkshire ....suggest how do I get to buy these multi breeds ... northeast india

Hey. I have a boar and gilt, both over 2 years old, that are not displaying sexual behavior any time of the month. What can I do to get them to breed?

Hi john. I want your suggestion on what breed should I choose for a country like Philippines which is a tropical country. I'm planning for it and I don't have any experience of pig raising yet.

Where are you located at

I know this is an older video but I hope you (or another person who is also experienced) see this. My husband and I are thinking about raising two pigs for meat and I am almost already sold on these even though this is only about the 3rd video I've watched regarding raising pigs. I have a couple of questions that I hope you or someone can help me with. 1) Are all pigs that are raised for meat taken to process at around 7 months or so? 2.) What weight are these particular breed when they are taken to process? (The idea of lots of bacon is a super big plus for me. LOL!) 3.) Do these root a lot or not much? (I have an area in my yard that I would love to have cleaned up so that's a consideration for me.) 4.) I live in a subdivision so I'm worried about smell and noise. Are these relatively quiet piggies? How hard is it to keep smell down? 5.) Are these trainable on electric fencing? 6.) Is this breed friendly enough to spend time with while they are growing? I'm sorry for so many questions. I'm just the kind of person to ask a lot and learn a lot before making a decision when it comes to animals. It took me nearly a year to decide to get some chickens and now that I have them, it was the best decision I have made for my first livestock purchase. I'm even becoming a member of the chicken math family. I have 9 RIR hens, and 1 RIR roo. I just ordered 4 Buff Orpingtons in hopes of eventually getting broody girls for natural incubation. I'm also trying to convince my husband to start looking at land out in the country.... because agricultural/homesteading life appeals soooooooooo much to me! Thank you so much for the helpful video! Your piggies are soooooooooooo adorable! I want to hold one and love on it. LOL!!!

they're so cute, I wish we didn't had to eat them. I don't eat pigs cause they're gross but they're so cute damm

why 1 in September?

I just got into the pig world! I'm the new guy lol. Whenever I clean my pigs put theyre always sniffing or chewing on my boots and pants... not sure what this means or what I should do or anything lol HELP!

Ever raise Large Blacks?

Do you sell them? I want some😊

I had a female piglet that was dropped off at my door years ago when the owners bought her at an auction and because they lived in town, city made them get rid of her. When I got her, her dried umbilical cord was still on her belly button. She had pink skin and white hair. Her ears were so big, that she had to flip her head up to lift the ears to see me. I believe she was a Landrace. Can you please confirm based on my description? My old neighbor poured antifreeze into her water bucket to kill her. Which they did. I miss her so much and would like to get another pig of her breed

I want a pet pig now

Do they bite

What about Yorkshire and Hampshire cross breeds?

how do you deal with the Sun burn

Can u start a pig farming business alone?

Watching this 3 months later.....Happy 4th of July. Oink Oink!

Red or black hogs are better in the sunbelt

That was not a pig butt ...that was baby ham 😎

White or red meat?

If you have pigs and kids don't name the pigs. It's tough when you slaughter them for meat..

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