Watch This Before You Get KuneKune Pigs - We Wish We Knew!
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This was a very informative video, thank you! I look forward to seeing more of your content. Subscribed!
Awesome, thank you!
Dude, that's a heck of a kitchen. I have raised Kunekune, Guinea Hog, and Asian Heritage Hogs (basically Potbelllys). Our current herd is a mix of the three, but mostly Asian Heritage with some Kune. I like the potbelly because they're the cheapest of the small heritage breeds. We just bought a mangalitsa gilt as a breeder to bring in new genetics. I like small breeds for manageability. The breeds we chose were because they are smaller, they do alright on forage and lesser feeds, and they were cheap at the time. We grow for cheap meat and lard, and we process them at around 6-7 months.
Thanks! How much meat and lard do you get at 7 months on average? I like the idea of not keeping them over the winter.
I would also like to how they finish at 7 months. Seriously interested in the Kune. Thank you!
Great video, guys! I learned a lot!
Great information as always 😊
Thank you Steve!
Great video and super informative.
Thanks so much Logan!
haha those are only fun visitors when it's not spring time. Those corbra chickens are real mean in the spring when I get to see them lol. Hello form Canada , thanks for the video. want to get kunekune pigs in the future so I check out everything I can about pros and cons.
I'm glad we haven't had any issues with them being mean yet :-) We're so glad to see you from Canada. This is a new channel, and you're our first commenter for Canada! We wish you the best of luck finding the right pigs for your place.
@@OzarkHomesteadingChronicles they are only aggressive when mating and nesting lol, I have had on multiple occasions them attack the car I was in, nothing messes with a goose in spring haha. Have yourself a wonderful day.
Have you concidered the Idaho Pasture Pig. A large pig with good disposition, lard, good sized cuts, grows out efficiently an in a season. But most of all very good quality meat.
We thought they were very similar to the KuneKune but with the other comments here & some research I think we'll try them out next year too.
Another great video ❤
Thank you 🤗
I raise Idaho Pasture Pigs (IPP). They are a cross with Kunekune, Old Berkshire, and Duroc.
I have been considering them. I value a pig with a good safe disposition, able to be in a pasture without destroying it.
People, what has your experience with Idaho Pasture Pigs been ?
That's a breed we should look into for testing next year too. Thanks!
@@OzarkHomesteadingChronicles still a lot of lard and slow growers, but a step faster and more meat than kunekune, while keeping other great traits.
Excellent video!
Thank you very much John!
Some very helpful info there, thanks! Sub'd and shared on X.
Awesome, thank you so much for subscribing and sharing on X!
We like the large black hog breed, we like their personalities, lots of lard and they get to a good size (apprx 325- 350lb) by around 7 months on twice a day feed schedule.
We appreciate you suggesting the Large Blacks & look forward to trying them. Finding a lard hog that finishes quickly above 300 lbs is exciting!
How do you keep your pond so clean?
Some how it just stays clean and full without any work on our part. We do keep all the animals out of it so that may help.
@@OzarkHomesteadingChronicles I was wondering about the birds being in there. That is good that it stays clean. Great channel. Keep up the good work. You are very talented.
As a New Zealander I am surprised just how popular the breed is overseas.
It's the #1 breed for homesteaders over here for sure.
Please tell us about the electric poultry mesh you use. The stakes single or double spike and anything you consider important or would change. What about chargers and other hardware. Manufacturers and model numbers.
Do you have a permanent boundry fence or only use portable mesh fence?
You're question will make a perfect video! We had so many learning experiences running that much netting. Karen will make a fencing video in November. The short answer is go with the Starkline 48" Premium Plus netting. It'll have double spikes that are solid and easy to set with fiberglass poles. We setup as a dealer with them because their fencing was by far the best. We should be able to get a discount code for you by next week.
The chargers need to be much larger Joules than suggested when running lots of netting. We went with this charger amzn.to/40gXtqT after trying several others. The solar powered ones weren't big enough for our paddocks but they make a great portable option for temporary paddocks when needed. There is a permanent boundary fence with 4 strand barbed wire but it wouldn't hold in the pigs or sheep very long.
I have a kune kune and a Juliana, both live indoors and are wonderful pets. They are so sweet and smart. I know people raise them for meat, but I don't know how you can spend time with them and rub their bellies and then eat them. 😢 I am not against it, I just don't know how people can do it.
That's so fun you have them as pets! Butchering is one of the hardest things about raising your own livestock for food. But the positive thing is we know what they have been giving during their life and we have the healthiest meat for our family. As you saw we treat our animals with lots of care to insure they have a happy & healthy life, plus Karen spoils them!
Do you have rhizome grasses in your pasture? I hear they really love rhizome grasses and that will encourage them to root too. I think they would do great cleanup to prepare ground for a garden or clean the garden in the fall. Have you thought about growing sunchokes, great endless perennial food source. I believe there is 2 different society's to register kunekune's , 1 of the 2 need waddles the other doesn't, not sure what other differences they have though. I don't plan for them to growout for 12-18 months but instead just up to 9 months and butcher them myself in fall when they would be just getting to 100 lb mark so no extra equipment would be needed. Thank you very much for sharing all your experiences with them.
I looked the rhizome grasses up & don't think we have any in the pasture. We'll look into the sun chokes for sure.
AKKPS is the society we belong too. Not sure if they require double waddles but everyone that contacted us about buying the piglets or breeding pairs wanted the double waddle.
You're plan to butcher at 100 lbs will make it much easier to do with no extra equipment. We've been working on our butcher systems & adding equipment to get this big 450 lb girl processed easy.
They're the new hot ticket item..... makes me leary. Like those solid black chickens. Super expensive and suddenly people start crossbreeding them. I know someone with kunekune piglets asking 100.... I think I'll wait a while. I'm happy enough with my mini pigs.
Thanks for joining us & we appreciate your comment! They do seem to be the new thing to have for homestead pigs but as you saw they weren't the right fit for us either. That's great you found a good pig you enjoy. We think it's best to get one that works best for your family & homestead/farm. 😊
What space is needed for a Kune Kune?
Some people keep their pigs in smaller pens but we personally have about a 1/2 acre in the woods for our Kune Kune pigs. We rotate the pigs in different wood sections/paddocks. This keeps their pens cleaner which results in healthier animals, they get fresh grass and shrubs to eat and it doesn't smell. We've had people tells us they would not have guessed we had hogs because they didn't stink.
Ive had both, you wont ever catch me raising another Kune Kune ever again, what a waste of time and feed. If you have a ton of pasture and an extra 12 months over a meat pig for them to get to market weight, go for it. Otherwise find someone with good genetic ipps (1/3 kune - 2/3 duroc) or just stick with a good meat pig. I just got done raising Durocs and they were amazing meat, very fast growing and great temperment.
Thanks so much for your feedback & recommendation for Durocs & IPPS! Someone else recommended IPPS so we were planning on trying them next year too with the Durocs.
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We have 3 Kune kunes bred to a Red waddle
I've heard of breeding them to a red waddle. How long do you keep them before processing what's their average weight?
@@OzarkHomesteadingChronicles this is the first time doing this breeding. I’m hoping to be able to get a little faster growth than a full blooded Kune. As far as a Kune Kune we butchered some a few (3 years old) months back and made whole hog sausage. The best I’ve ever had!
But kune kune are so cute 😍
You're right, & Karen still kind of wants to keep a couple of the KuneKune because of their cuteness lol
I'm making roughly $10,000 per KuneKune. With 10 hogs I'm netting 1 million dollars a year.
😂😂 jk.
You're funny! 🤣🤣🤣
Omg you have over 5k views on this and under 5k subs! Sub up guys!
Thanks so much for your support!!!! 😁
As much as I like my Kunekune I should have gone with meat hogs instead.
We felt the same way & wanted this video to give honest info on both sides to help people make the right decision.
If you decide to change breeds KuneKune are in big demand (at least in our area). An awesome couple bought our first breeding pair & then came back for the 2nd pair once the sow finished farrowing. Karen was so happy they went to a great new home. That helped her in making the switch on breeds.