Those pigs are growing good. I asked Samuel my five year old what he likes about farming he say “I get to work with you.” He’d rather help me than play most of the time and if I don’t have something for him to do he’s standing there watching.
Oh finally found the video I was looking for to figure out how to store field corn for feed. You wouldn't think it would be hard to find a video like this but it was! Thanks for making this. This is exactly what I'm doing this year for our hogs. Just couldn't figure the best way to store the corn. I'll build a shed just like this.
You made us realise every day how we can be happy just by doing everyday work..& living the life to the fullest.♥️ You have a great family.. God bless your family..♥️♥️
That's the wooliest pig I ever saw! That corn sheller looks lke it has got a few years on it and has definitely shelled some corn. Some of that old equipment works forever. Really interesting! Thanks for sharing, Brother
The CAMO Cowboy Outdoors Yes I don’t for see us wearing that corn Sheller out! It will wear us out first anyway! I’m glad you enjoy this stuff! Hey I would trade this corn shelled for a moose!
Great video Micah. Ive always wanted to have a farm and be self sufficient. I want to raise kids thats way. When i do, ill use your videos everyday. You have wonderful kids 🤗👍🐖
It looks like that your pigs really really love you, such as the way they come to you pointing and poking their snout at you while grunting so fast. I've read another site which says that more grunting and faster grunting mean happy bliss. Grunting in general means happiness, and a pig approaching someone with its snout pointed at and lightly pressing the person means that the pig loves you
Man, that old corn shell need some WD-40 well maybe just a little bit of axle grease, but Caleb sure is doing a bang up job. They sure do grow up fast.
Teaching your kids (sons and daughters) the value and importance of work is a vital lesson every parent owes their kids. Lots of parents shield their kids from work and the results are disastrous for the kids and their families. It's stupid and irresponsible to 'shield' kids from work. Applause to you Michael McGie for blessing your kids with the appreciation of work and all the beautiful life-gifts you and your wife give them as that occurs.
Greetings from Mexico, Sir! We feed our pigs leftovers we collect from neighbors’ houses and whey from local cheese factories. I also like the idea of feeding them corn. I will try that next. Take care!
Great video. Are you fertilizing, and/or applying other inputs to the corn? It would be interesting to get the total input number (Ferts/pesticides/herbicides etc.) per unit.
This video was great... thanks... I do have a question. If you were giving the pigs the corn centers anyway, why grind the corn off the centers? I love your channel.
Niiice! I used to frame houses. So, FYI it looks like your beam/header is sagging a little. It looks like a 2x6 or 2x8. I'd jack up the header in the center and nail at least a 2x10 on each side of that header/beam that holding up the 2nd floor.. Hate to see something happen.
Well said .When I was 11 I remember helping my Minonite Neighbor hand pick corn and throw it in a wagon.We had a metal husker and husked all ears before we threw them in the trailer. No pay work was fun for me.
At my Uncles farm he would say to me ,Ronnie you don't have to wake up at 430 to help milk the cows ,and I would say I know uncle Ralph ,but I like to help.I loved keeping busy it was fun for me.
Michael stock pressuring Caleb the only thing he likes is good food lol don't make him feel bad about being hungry lol he works hard for the attitude that brings to the table lol
Thanks for the video, but i was hoping for a little more explanation on the process. So id like to ask a couple questions, if i may. First, was the purpose of your corn barn to just store the corn? How long will it tend to be good for in there? Is there a video for all that i might not have seen? Secondly, about how much corn you think you have to grow for say just 1 pig? Will they get enough nutrition from just eating corn? Im new to pig farming, my grandfather passed away in Dec due to Covid. 2020 was supposed to be the year i learned what i needed to know for raising pigs to be profitable. Unfortunately covid kept that from happening. Now im trying to continue his farm as per his wishes, but while i have a tremendous amount of determination to do this I've got next to zero knowledge on how. So, im hitting youtube for all my questions. If you or anyone else that reads this is willing to take the time to offer some advice id greatly appreciate it. Pig feed is expensive, and i have 4 pigs to feed, 1 of them being pregnant. So, being able to cut that cost down would be great. Im already hitting local markets for produce they planed to throw away, so that alone has saved me hundreds.
Corn alone may not be a perfect diet, but it will definitely keep them alive and fat! You will need several acres of corn to feed four pigs all year. I’m glad you are keeping it going! I’ll be glad to answer any questions you might have but it sounds like you’re doing fine!
@@Nerdskov Pigs eat approximately 800 pounds dry feed up to butcher time and the feed mix is often 60 or 70 % corn. That's about 450-550 pounds or 9-10 bushels of corn. Corn yields 150-200 bushels an acre. Playing it safe, 1/4 acre will grow 40 bushels of corn for 10 hogs. Not sure about cows.
I actually don’t have enough cleared land..... I planted several acres, but I’m feeding them corn from the feed store right now. I don’t know how much land it would take.
Thanks for sharing. Its these details that show how farmers did it before feed stores where around. Now could you do a video on how much land you need to feed each animal? Ie each pig needs a 1/4 acre for feed year long which is corn clover posion ivy etc. Goats etc chickens etc. I'm way to new to understand why many homesteaders show how much feed they buy and go through for their livestock. If a farmer or homesteader gets their food from their land shouldn't their livestock do the same? Or is the ratio to big? Ie to grow out 5 pigs one needs 10 acres of feed etc?
Great questions! I’m still learning these things so I cannot speak dogmatically about this. I feel like it would take a lot of land to feed all the animals and chickens and humans. I’m still trying to be on that level with only moderate success.
Great questions! I’m still learning these things so I cannot speak dogmatically about this. I feel like it would take a lot of land to feed all the animals and chickens and humans. I’m still trying to be on that level with only moderate success.
I was betting your son was gonna say,"Toilet paper." when you asked him what y'all do with the corn shucks. 😀 You know.....being as how frugal and efficient you are...
awesome. i bet this idea is way better than feeding the pigs with casava . i mean it can get very expensive that way . kool men and have a blessed day guys. peace yo
@@McGieHomesteadAdventures thank you big guy. i am from Nigeria living in the u.s.a for now and my intention is to return back to Nigeria and start my own pig farm . food stuff are just too expensive out there and this is why i wanted to return. how ever you should check out just how they are dong agriculture out there . i mean those guys actually be building a mansion for thier livestock's with ought even planting thier food stuff . and as soon as they are ready to take thier pig or livestock to the market. then they be wanting to sell one pig for likie fifty billion Nira to people . they just be making me ought Yō. no wonder the food produce are so expensive . look . those guys can learn a lot from American farmers on how to cut down expense in rassling thier live stock Yō. ha haaaa haaa. hay awesome video and i am shearing it on my social media so at least those guys on the African continent can at least get a clue . and stop building mansions for thier livestock's men . hay more video is expected from you guys . stay blessed yo . and thank you for the video . i found it to be very educational. peace out G
You are very welcome! I do not want to disappoint you my friend so here are a few more videos you wanted!! th-cam.com/play/PLACs7aSJGlQJhTSZxxKkgI18EyiCePX9J.html
In the same amount of space you can grow way more cassava than corn ( I live in florida and grow both.) How do you feed cassava to the hogs? Do you peel and boil it first? That would be a lot of work and energy.
This video is 3 yrs old. Are you still growing corn for your pigs? Do you dry the corn cobs first before you throw in the building? If so, how do you dry them? Thank you!
Hey Sherri! Here’s some I found and you can get them right here at this link if you want! Truckers Favorite White Open Pollinated Corn Seed (1 lb amzn.to/3qQdS36
It’s constantly changing….. I’ve got too many pigs right now……. And I’m not able to grow enough. I don’t know how many acres I would need, but it would be a lot!😂
@@McGieHomesteadAdventures OK, thanks. BTW, you have a charming family. Love your kids! Sounds like the old adage they used to say a century or more ago, "Children should be seen, not heard". LOL God has blessed you.
That's the way it should be done by all small farmers . I don't remember my grandpa ever selling his corn it all went to feeding pigs . He would sell his soybeans though . I was hoping you weren't go to say you were saving the husk for toilet paper lol .
No it doesn’t...... their teeth are unbelievable grinders that are almost hard as steel....... much harder than their own bones! Years ago I saw a pig chew up a limestone rock & swallow it!
@@McGieHomesteadAdventures Amazing. After I read your response, I remembered that a few years ago, when I was visiting a macadamia farm in Hawaii, they said that wild pigs get into the orchard at night and eat the nuts that have fallen to the ground. But macadamia shells are rock hard and yet they're able to crack those open with their teeth.
you ever tried white hickory king? I tried it this year. Some ears over 12 inches long with a lot that grow 2 per stalk and plants 13 feet tall. It'd make a lot of good silage. Huge kernels with thin hard cobs. Makes a good roasting ear with butter and salt. Its a fine corn the only thing i don't like is its a little long season.
why not give it to them the ear whole im sure they will eat the husk and cob. as a kid i would be sent to feed them just the fresh cob after scraping the kernals off for sweet corn tamales..
We do give them the ear whole now. But they don’t eat the shucks or the cob. But the have no trouble cleaning off the corn! th-cam.com/video/X4Us5Hjant4/w-d-xo.html
Micah please understand when I communicate with you I'm not typing this is all voice activated I've been out in California a long time working this is where I got that phone and this phone does not justify Southern accent trust me brother it just tears me up anyone that listens to me it is not Southern accumulated
Funny how I got started hog hunting but they had some sweet corn they were growing on the farm and I was watching it grow until one week it looked like it got plowed from a distance and I ask, Ya got some of that sweet corn on the cob now? thinking how I could get some of that fresh grown corn on the cob He replied hell no feral hogs ate it all or most all of it!!! Went to take a close look and almost looked trampled down with what looked like a plow that went right thru it all and just scraps of cobs left on the ground Followed a trail to the pasture behind that garden and found half a field of pasture that looked like a back hoe had dug it all up Went back and asked who had been digging in the back pasture with a back hoe and he said no one, That's what them hogs do to that nut grass that grows out there First time I had ever seen up close the destructive damaged feral hogs do and it was so bad I grabbed my rifle and started try to hunt them down but could not find them After a while I realized they only came out at night so I got motion detector LED lights to help me hunt them and put them up on trees First night I saw the LED light come on hogs were there a bunch of them and I got out of the truck real slow had a line of sight on them under that LED light but it looked like I was too close to the truck so I side stepped very slowly one step to the right and they bolted never to be seen again the rest of the night After that night I thought, you know what, I'm going to make videos of this stuff and start a you tube channel after watching some you tube channels about hunting hogs that gave me a lot of tips about hunting them Some of my first videos were of launching refrigerant cans with tannerite and doing some fancy shooting as I had no way to film anything at night on them hog hunts until I got a thermal scope That shed full of corn you have reminded me of all of that sweet corn I missed out on because of them feral hogs I have been hunting to this very day with a vengeance Also made me think, ya know what? it might be easier to just raise some hogs instead of hunting them hard to get feral hogs LOL
Ray Blackburn Outdoors That the truth! I have killed my share of wild hogs but thankfully not here! If they move into this country I will definitely be trapping them!
There are alot of dads in the city envious of the experience you're giving your boys. Keep up the good work!
I’m definitely going to!!
Those pigs are growing good. I asked Samuel my five year old what he likes about farming he say “I get to work with you.” He’d rather help me than play most of the time and if I don’t have something for him to do he’s standing there watching.
Brian Philbrook That’s great!! I’m sure as he gets older he’s going to become your right hand man!!!
That's some pretty slick reversing into the corn crib by your son, nice work young man.😃
janet cutler These boys are good drivers!
You taught your kids well. They all get involved with the works. Nice kids👏👏
Thanks my friend!
He backed that trailer up like a pro :-). Great video...great editing! Love seeing those boys out and about learning to be ‘men’...so rare these days!
Cruze's Louisiana Outdoors Thanks bro! It’s really the happiest life we could choose!
This video demonstrates the old saying: Many hands make light work!
I know the work isn’t light, but the teamwork is inspiring!
It makes a HUGE DIFFERENCE!
I’m always amazed how much!
Oh finally found the video I was looking for to figure out how to store field corn for feed. You wouldn't think it would be hard to find a video like this but it was! Thanks for making this. This is exactly what I'm doing this year for our hogs. Just couldn't figure the best way to store the corn. I'll build a shed just like this.
You are very welcome!!!
I love to see the team all working together! Great stuff!
Stan Mack Thanks my friend! That’s what it’s all about!
That little man is gonna have the meanest left hook in 10 years.
😂😂😂
That's great to see your boys helping you and carrying on the real way how this country was feed and grown back in the old days.
Thanks we love it!
A great video Micah! Caleb is so amazingly cute!
jjpicker Thanks! We really enjoy each other!
You made us realise every day how we can be happy just by doing everyday work..& living the life to the fullest.♥️
You have a great family..
God bless your family..♥️♥️
Yara Yara Thanks my friend! That’s really true! I really appreciate you becoming a part of this family!
Good morning from Arkansas. Thanks for telling me the name of the corn again. Now I know what to buy. Have a super day.
The Rooster Garden Thanks! Hope you get some for sure!!!
That's the wooliest pig I ever saw! That corn sheller looks lke it has got a few years on it and has definitely shelled some corn. Some of that old equipment works forever. Really interesting! Thanks for sharing, Brother
The CAMO Cowboy Outdoors Yes I don’t for see us wearing that corn Sheller out! It will wear us out first anyway! I’m glad you enjoy this stuff! Hey I would trade this corn shelled for a moose!
Great video Micah. Ive always wanted to have a farm and be self sufficient. I want to raise kids thats way. When i do, ill use your videos everyday. You have wonderful kids 🤗👍🐖
P Lo Pepper Thanks for the awesome compliments! I know that you would do very well and as always thanks for everything!
Love it. Put a door on other end to take out first in.
Good job!
I love you and your boys! God Bless!
Thanks my friend! They are great guys!
It looks like that your pigs really really love you, such as the way they come to you pointing and poking their snout at you while grunting so fast. I've read another site which says that more grunting and faster grunting mean happy bliss. Grunting in general means happiness, and a pig approaching someone with its snout pointed at and lightly pressing the person means that the pig loves you
Very nice!
Kind of a shame you gotta kill em.....but I love bacon
Really enjoy seeing the pigs mom's been waiting for the new episode lol
Side Effect Gaming Awesome! That really makes me happy! I needed that!!
Love seeing those boys learn. Also see the platform that ya built for the pig feeder is working well.
BOOTS AND BONNETS WITH CHRIS & CHRISTY Thanks! Yes it has worked to perfection!
Caleb you did a wonderful job at grinding the corn down, I know my grandchildren would love it as well.😃
janet cutler Caleb said thank you!!!
Man, that old corn shell need some WD-40 well maybe just a little bit of axle grease, but Caleb sure is doing a bang up job. They sure do grow up fast.
Thank you!
Teaching your kids (sons and daughters) the value and importance of work is a vital lesson every parent owes their kids. Lots of parents shield their kids from work and the results are disastrous for the kids and their families. It's stupid and irresponsible to 'shield' kids from work. Applause to you Michael McGie for blessing your kids with the appreciation of work and all the beautiful life-gifts you and your wife give them as that occurs.
Thanks so much! It’s been a true blessing!
Great video, thank you for sharing.looking forward to more
Manny -The Average Investor Thanks! There will definitely be more!!
It's to bad of the rest of America forgot how to live off the land I'm so glad I joined your channel.
I’m doing my best to get other people excited about doing this!
Your boys are fantastic!
I think so too! Thanks bro!
Greetings from Mexico, Sir! We feed our pigs leftovers we collect from neighbors’ houses and whey from local cheese factories. I also like the idea of feeding them corn. I will try that next. Take care!
Hey there buddy! What kind of pigs do you raise?
Caleb is a natural with the camera! 😊😂 He at least got a few ears shelled before you figured it out 😂
TH-cam was evidently offended by this comment and put it in the held for review file……. And personally I can see why!!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@McGieHomesteadAdventures 🤣 that's been a minute 🤣
One heck of a great lifestyle good to see people raising kid to live in this crazy world and look at them go
Thanks brother! It’s definitely getting crazy in this old world!
Very cool guys! Good job
OutIn TheCountry Thanks guys!
Candy corn. Good to see them boys learning and working
They are learning so fast! They are gonna be great fellas!
Love your boys work ethic, your encouragement is so nice to see. God bless you, your family and livestock
Thanks so much!
Im trying to do the same thing here in the Philippines thank you for sharing
Good luck my friend!!!
Chickens is a good answer, Caleb!
Ernie Hatmaker Yes the gateway drug to homesteading!
Great video. Are you fertilizing, and/or applying other inputs to the corn? It would be interesting to get the total input number (Ferts/pesticides/herbicides etc.) per unit.
I plant soybeans between the corn in the summer and plant crimson clover in the early spring. This supplies the nitrogen needed.
This video was great... thanks... I do have a question. If you were giving the pigs the corn centers anyway, why grind the corn off the centers? I love your channel.
The pigs don’t eat the centers...... so we sometimes like to use them for other things. Like fire starter , mulch, and more!
Subscribed... awesome content
Awesome! Great Mangalitsa videos all this week! Tomorrow is a bacon how-to for dummies!😂😂😂
Great video
Thanks!
Your pigs are spoilt 😊😊
Niiice! I used to frame houses. So, FYI it looks like your beam/header is sagging a little. It looks like a 2x6 or 2x8. I'd jack up the header in the center and nail at least a 2x10 on each side of that header/beam that holding up the 2nd floor.. Hate to see something happen.
Thanks!
Hi there
Good team work.
Have a good day be safe
Thanks, you!
Nothing better than a hay fort!
Agreed!!!
Well said .When I was 11 I remember helping my Minonite Neighbor hand pick corn and throw it in a wagon.We had a metal husker and husked all ears before we threw them in the trailer. No pay work was fun for me.
That’s awesome! You were a good help!
Now gotta grow my own feed corn, I gotta keep up with Mcgie's!
The Vintage Farmer Haha the 70mph snowmobiller keeping up with me?🤣😂🤣 wow!!!
Corn cobs make good even heat in your stove
I love them for fire starter! 🔥
so cute>>>>chickens> SUPREME COOL!
Great execution. Although as a one man operation I couldn't pull this off.
I definitely understand that...... this is a labor intensive operation!
At my Uncles farm he would say to me ,Ronnie you don't have to wake up at 430 to help milk the cows ,and I would say I know uncle Ralph ,but I like to help.I loved keeping busy it was fun for me.
I really believe that laziness is a learned trait. And we Americans teach it better than anyone!
Michael stock pressuring Caleb the only thing he likes is good food lol don't make him feel bad about being hungry lol he works hard for the attitude that brings to the table lol
Some really good help they
Absolutely!
Thanks for the video, but i was hoping for a little more explanation on the process. So id like to ask a couple questions, if i may. First, was the purpose of your corn barn to just store the corn? How long will it tend to be good for in there? Is there a video for all that i might not have seen? Secondly, about how much corn you think you have to grow for say just 1 pig? Will they get enough nutrition from just eating corn?
Im new to pig farming, my grandfather passed away in Dec due to Covid. 2020 was supposed to be the year i learned what i needed to know for raising pigs to be profitable. Unfortunately covid kept that from happening. Now im trying to continue his farm as per his wishes, but while i have a tremendous amount of determination to do this I've got next to zero knowledge on how. So, im hitting youtube for all my questions. If you or anyone else that reads this is willing to take the time to offer some advice id greatly appreciate it. Pig feed is expensive, and i have 4 pigs to feed, 1 of them being pregnant. So, being able to cut that cost down would be great. Im already hitting local markets for produce they planed to throw away, so that alone has saved me hundreds.
Corn alone may not be a perfect diet, but it will definitely keep them alive and fat! You will need several acres of corn to feed four pigs all year. I’m glad you are keeping it going! I’ll be glad to answer any questions you might have but it sounds like you’re doing fine!
How many acres in a rough estimate would you need for let’s say 4 pig and 4 cows
@@Nerdskov Pigs eat approximately 800 pounds dry feed up to butcher time and the feed mix is often 60 or 70 % corn. That's about 450-550 pounds or 9-10 bushels of corn. Corn yields 150-200 bushels an acre. Playing it safe, 1/4 acre will grow 40 bushels of corn for 10 hogs. Not sure about cows.
Self sufficient is what we all need to be striving for 💚
Homesteading With Sadie Yes indeed! Thanks for watching!
How much corn do you plant to get enough to feed your pigs plus the silage you made?
I actually don’t have enough cleared land..... I planted several acres, but I’m feeding them corn from the feed store right now. I don’t know how much land it would take.
If you water the corn down the pigs get more from it than if it was dry
That is true! Sometimes we soak it in milk as well!
Thanks for sharing. Its these details that show how farmers did it before feed stores where around. Now could you do a video on how much land you need to feed each animal? Ie each pig needs a 1/4 acre for feed year long which is corn clover posion ivy etc. Goats etc chickens etc.
I'm way to new to understand why many homesteaders show how much feed they buy and go through for their livestock. If a farmer or homesteader gets their food from their land shouldn't their livestock do the same? Or is the ratio to big? Ie to grow out 5 pigs one needs 10 acres of feed etc?
Great questions! I’m still learning these things so I cannot speak dogmatically about this. I feel like it would take a lot of land to feed all the animals and chickens and humans. I’m still trying to be on that level with only moderate success.
Great questions! I’m still learning these things so I cannot speak dogmatically about this. I feel like it would take a lot of land to feed all the animals and chickens and humans. I’m still trying to be on that level with only moderate success.
Have you tried fermenting your grains? They said it's better for pig's digestion.
I have soaked the grain...... sometimes it has time to ferment. It’s really a great way to feed pigs! They also like clabbered milk!
Just out of curiosity whats the jug hanging in your chicken coop used for
Oyster shell…….. for calcium
My grandpa told me feed everything but pigs to pigs and everything to chickens but chickens.
Absolutely!
the kid turning that crank is making gains without even knowing
Yes indeed 😂🤣😂🌽🌽🌽
I was betting your son was gonna say,"Toilet paper." when you asked him what y'all do with the corn shucks. 😀 You know.....being as how frugal and efficient you are...
It’s a thousand wonders he didn’t say that!😂😂😂
How does the corn store in the winter?
If it stays dry it will last all year.
awesome. i bet this idea is way better than feeding the pigs with casava . i mean it can get very expensive that way . kool men and have a blessed day guys. peace yo
Pigs were never meant to be eating expensive food stuff……. Their bodies turned whatever they eat into delicious high quality pork!😂😂😂
@@McGieHomesteadAdventures thank you big guy. i am from Nigeria living in the u.s.a for now and my intention is to return back to Nigeria and start my own pig farm . food stuff are just too expensive out there and this is why i wanted to return. how ever you should check out just how they are dong agriculture out there . i mean those guys actually be building a mansion for thier livestock's with ought even planting thier food stuff . and as soon as they are ready to take thier pig or livestock to the market. then they be wanting to sell one pig for likie fifty billion Nira to people . they just be making me ought Yō. no wonder the food produce are so expensive . look . those guys can learn a lot from American farmers on how to cut down expense in rassling thier live stock Yō. ha haaaa haaa. hay awesome video and i am shearing it on my social media so at least those guys on the African continent can at least get a clue . and stop building mansions for thier livestock's men . hay more video is expected from you guys . stay blessed yo . and thank you for the video . i found it to be very educational. peace out G
You are very welcome! I do not want to disappoint you my friend so here are a few more videos you wanted!!
th-cam.com/play/PLACs7aSJGlQJhTSZxxKkgI18EyiCePX9J.html
In the same amount of space you can grow way more cassava than corn ( I live in florida and grow both.) How do you feed cassava to the hogs? Do you peel and boil it first? That would be a lot of work and energy.
Is it necessary to shell the corn if your feeding them the cobs too? Wanting to get pigs and feed them this way so that’s why I’m asking
No it’s not necessary at all…… I was using a feeder then and wanted it for that, but now we feed whole ears.
@@McGieHomesteadAdventures thank you!
Happy pigs.
Crazy Kansan Thanks!
I was hoping you weren't gonna tell us you feed the pigs their own mountain oysters.😬😂😂
Ernie Hatmaker I would never want to give a pig such good precious food as that! We save all the gourmet style food for ourselves!
What are you doing with the cobs for from the corn
We use them for fire starter, bedding, and mulch.
This video is 3 yrs old.
Are you still growing corn for your pigs?
Do you dry the corn cobs first before you throw in the building? If so, how do you dry them?
Thank you!
I switched over to making silage with my corn. It yields much more and saves me more money. So I buy pig corn.
@@McGieHomesteadAdventures Can you elaborate more on this answer?
WHAT A GREAT WAY TO BOND WITH YOUR CHILDREN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : )
Amen
Retired, Veteran
That’s very true Brad!!
Cheap, maybe, but SUPER labor intensive.... How many pigs do you have?
It is constantly changing….. right now something like 17😂😂😂
Where can I find the Trucker's Favorite corn seeds?
Hey Sherri! Here’s some I found and you can get them right here at this link if you want!
Truckers Favorite White Open Pollinated Corn Seed (1 lb amzn.to/3qQdS36
I wonder how a mangaliesa and a wild hog cross would be. Probably some good eating
I think it would be great!
👍👍
How many head of cattle and pigs do you have and how many acres of corn do you need to feed them? Thanks
It’s constantly changing….. I’ve got too many pigs right now……. And I’m not able to grow enough. I don’t know how many acres I would need, but it would be a lot!😂
@@McGieHomesteadAdventures OK, thanks. BTW, you have a charming family. Love your kids! Sounds like the old adage they used to say a century or more ago, "Children should be seen, not heard". LOL God has blessed you.
Yes He has blessed me so much! I don’t take it for granted!!!
That's the way it should be done by all small farmers . I don't remember my grandpa ever selling his corn it all went to feeding pigs . He would sell his soybeans though . I was hoping you weren't go to say you were saving the husk for toilet paper lol .
My grandfather used the cobs for to
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What kind of corn is it again?
Truckers Favorite.
Lol what’s the purpose of shelling the corn 🌽 if you’re just gonna feed the whole thing to the pig anyway 🐖? Cool video though
Nice son
If u think they like holecorn get u a hammer mill they grow out way faster
I’ve got a hammer mill.🤠
Does it damage the pigs' teeth to chew hard corn?
No it doesn’t...... their teeth are unbelievable grinders that are almost hard as steel....... much harder than their own bones! Years ago I saw a pig chew up a limestone rock & swallow it!
@@McGieHomesteadAdventures Amazing. After I read your response, I remembered that a few years ago, when I was visiting a macadamia farm in Hawaii, they said that wild pigs get into the orchard at night and eat the nuts that have fallen to the ground. But macadamia shells are rock hard and yet they're able to crack those open with their teeth.
Yes that’s amazing!
Do the pigs eat the corn cobs when they get what corn is left on them?
No, they do not eat the cobs.
Then what do you do with them? Do they compost? I’m just curious.
Yes. High carbon compost.
That’s good?, right? I know high nitrogen is good but isn’t carbon too?
Yes carbon is good and lasts much longer than nitrogen!
Only corn?
I mix it with 16% supplement.
Is this all you feed your pigs for grain?
I’ve changed since I made this video. Now I make my own corn into silage for the cows. It makes so much more feed. I buy corn for the pigs.
you ever tried white hickory king? I tried it this year. Some ears over 12 inches long with a lot that grow 2 per stalk and plants 13 feet tall. It'd make a lot of good silage. Huge kernels with thin hard cobs. Makes a good roasting ear with butter and salt. Its a fine corn the only thing i don't like is its a little long season.
why not give it to them the ear whole im sure they will eat the husk and cob. as a kid i would be sent to feed them just the fresh cob after scraping the kernals off for sweet corn tamales..
We do give them the ear whole now. But they don’t eat the shucks or the cob. But the have no trouble cleaning off the corn!
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Nice farm hands you got bud
Thanks brother! I’m blessed!
All right let's get it straight whatever Caleb says that's law bottom line we don't differential anyway whatsoever what he says lol
10:40 he doesn’t have a name...yeah he does “Dinner”
I butchered him yesterday 😎. Weighing 360 lbs. he was very fat.
@@McGieHomesteadAdventures can’t wait to see that video
Micah please understand when I communicate with you I'm not typing this is all voice activated I've been out in California a long time working this is where I got that phone and this phone does not justify Southern accent trust me brother it just tears me up anyone that listens to me it is not Southern accumulated
And is your corn GM.
No it is not.
@@McGieHomesteadAdventures Good to hear.
Small farmers do not have access to GM corn.
Nah that's a sheep😂😂😂
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Why not just give the other hogs the whole cob?
We do give them the whole thing now...... the feeder idea didn’t work out well
Any mice getting inside?
They figured out a way in….. but I stopped that up and I believe I’ve got it mouse proof now 😂
@@McGieHomesteadAdventures what way did they find in?
Funny how I got started hog hunting but they had some sweet corn they were growing on the farm and I was watching it grow until one week it looked like it got plowed from a distance and I ask, Ya got some of that sweet corn on the cob now? thinking how I could get some of that fresh grown corn on the cob
He replied hell no feral hogs ate it all or most all of it!!!
Went to take a close look and almost looked trampled down with what looked like a plow that went right thru it all and just scraps of cobs left on the ground
Followed a trail to the pasture behind that garden and found half a field of pasture that looked like a back hoe had dug it all up
Went back and asked who had been digging in the back pasture with a back hoe and he said no one, That's what them hogs do to that nut grass that grows out there
First time I had ever seen up close the destructive damaged feral hogs do and it was so bad I grabbed my rifle and started try to hunt them down but could not find them
After a while I realized they only came out at night so I got motion detector LED lights to help me hunt them and put them up on trees
First night I saw the LED light come on hogs were there a bunch of them and I got out of the truck real slow had a line of sight on them under that LED light but it looked like I was too close to the truck so I side stepped very slowly one step to the right and they bolted never to be seen again the rest of the night
After that night I thought, you know what, I'm going to make videos of this stuff and start a you tube channel after watching some you tube channels about hunting hogs that gave me a lot of tips about hunting them
Some of my first videos were of launching refrigerant cans with tannerite and doing some fancy shooting as I had no way to film anything at night on them hog hunts until I got a thermal scope
That shed full of corn you have reminded me of all of that sweet corn I missed out on because of them feral hogs I have been hunting to this very day with a vengeance
Also made me think, ya know what? it might be easier to just raise some hogs instead of hunting them hard to get feral hogs LOL
Ray Blackburn Outdoors That the truth! I have killed my share of wild hogs but thankfully not here! If they move into this country I will definitely be trapping them!