I really appreciate this. We are going to butcher all our Kune by fall time and only raise feeder pigs from now on. Thankfully the local Amish community keeps prices on livestock low
@@SweetBriarFarmMichigan no and I don't have the energy to work on it more, I'd rather focus that energy on the goats. But I still really like pork and we have the space, so feeders it is!
We have gone through 4 different Mangalitsa sows and finally now have two that have temperaments that we can live with. However, we still would never trust them around strangers. They are like guard dogs and will get highly aggressive with strangers. They are truly a weird breed but omg... the meat is just AMAZING. Im glad you guys truly love working with and are running with the Hereford. They are a solid, great pig!
@@SweetBriarFarmMichigan Yeah, they can be very difficult to manage!! And that seems to be a genetic thing as well so when you buy one, it may or may NOT be a nice adult. It’s a breed that just demands a LOT.
I really enjoyed this video! I have a hereford boar and a berkeshire guilt, she is due to farrow in about a month. It was cool to see what the cross might look like! We have raised straight berkshire and the meat quality was great, so I was very glad to here that the hereford is also excellent!
Our last video we shared our bad luck with our Berkshire sows. We gave up on doing pure Berkshire’s. Our berk boar is a little younger so we are keeping him. We will be sad to see our Tamworth boar go he is a really nice boar. I am selling him to a nice guy that will give him a nice home.
Hanging weight (skinned and gutted) should be around 220lbs and you would yield about 150lbs of meat for the freezer. We usually get about 24 lbs of bacon per pig!
hello, I am in Northern Michigan, and am looking to get into pigs. I have done a lot of research and I would like to do Hereford and Berkshire. I will be starting in the spring of 2025 and I will be looking to get a breeding pair or two. What do you guys sell your breeders for? and will you have any come spring?
Yes. We have crossed the Hereford to our Tamworth boar and saved one gilt from last falls litter. She is bred back to the Tamworth boar and we may keep one gilt out of the next litter. All the future litters will be hereford x Berkshire and Hereford Tamworth x Berkshire
Now you guys need mini Hertford cattle! By the way, when people ask me from now on, I'm going to tell them that I'm fat because you can't trust a skinny farmer! 😆😆😆😆😆
I really appreciate this. We are going to butcher all our Kune by fall time and only raise feeder pigs from now on. Thankfully the local Amish community keeps prices on livestock low
No luck getting your KuneKune’s pregnant?
@@SweetBriarFarmMichigan no and I don't have the energy to work on it more, I'd rather focus that energy on the goats. But I still really like pork and we have the space, so feeders it is!
@@SageandStoneHomestead that’s too bad but understandable.
We have gone through 4 different Mangalitsa sows and finally now have two that have temperaments that we can live with. However, we still would never trust them around strangers. They are like guard dogs and will get highly aggressive with strangers. They are truly a weird breed but omg... the meat is just AMAZING. Im glad you guys truly love working with and are running with the Hereford. They are a solid, great pig!
When ever I would have to fix a fence or gate etc. I would need Kelsey to run defense so they wouldn’t eat me lol
@@SweetBriarFarmMichigan Yeah, they can be very difficult to manage!! And that seems to be a genetic thing as well so when you buy one, it may or may NOT be a nice adult. It’s a breed that just demands a LOT.
Very good video. You both are well spoken. Thanks for sharing this. Hello from Canada!
Thanks for watching!
I'll have to look for 2 Herford piglets next year and give them a try!!
They are great
Great video! Really good information.
Thank you!
I really enjoyed this video! I have a hereford boar and a berkeshire guilt, she is due to farrow in about a month. It was cool to see what the cross might look like! We have raised straight berkshire and the meat quality was great, so I was very glad to here that the hereford is also excellent!
Our last video we shared our bad luck with our Berkshire sows. We gave up on doing pure Berkshire’s. Our berk boar is a little younger so we are keeping him. We will be sad to see our Tamworth boar go he is a really nice boar. I am selling him to a nice guy that will give him a nice home.
The berk x Hereford feeders we are growing out are growing super fast!
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Nice video- I am getting a few herefords this spring. Good to know that they do well in cold climates as I am located up in northern maine
They are great pigs
So how many pounds of meat would you expect from a 300 lb pig?
Hanging weight (skinned and gutted) should be around 220lbs and you would yield about 150lbs of meat for the freezer. We usually get about 24 lbs of bacon per pig!
Last group I did pigs were all around 320-330 lbs live weight, hanging weights ended up around 220-230 never really weighed the final product.
hello, I am in Northern Michigan, and am looking to get into pigs. I have done a lot of research and I would like to do Hereford and Berkshire.
I will be starting in the spring of 2025 and I will be looking to get a breeding pair or two. What do you guys sell your breeders for? and will you have any come spring?
We are no longer breeding pigs.
Send us an email at sweetbriarfarmllc@gmail.com and we can point you in the right direction
Sounds like a plan, wish I lived closer so I could buy pork from you.
Us too! 😄
AND.............for a pig they are pretty !
So you have Herford sows and Berkshire boars?
Yes. We have crossed the Hereford to our Tamworth boar and saved one gilt from last falls litter. She is bred back to the Tamworth boar and we may keep one gilt out of the next litter. All the future litters will be hereford x Berkshire and Hereford Tamworth x Berkshire
whats the reason kune kune were not mentioned?
We were just talking large breed pigs for this video
When we get tired of raising the big ones the Kunekune will always be part of the farm! They are the easiest!
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Good luck, lol. Have a beautiful day.
Thanks Tonya!
Now you guys need mini Hertford cattle! By the way, when people ask me from now on, I'm going to tell them that I'm fat because you can't trust a skinny farmer! 😆😆😆😆😆
Lol I mean I have a point right ?? 🤣🤣
@@SweetBriarFarmMichigan 😆😆
Hola solo hablo Español vivo aqui en los Angeles California
Hola hablar Español
tu bendes serditos como me puedo comunicar contigo amigo
De hecho, estamos dejando de criar cerdos y estamos demasiado lejos de Los Ángeles. ¡Te deseo todo lo mejor!
tu tienes de esta Rasa HEREFORD o tu saves donde las benden o mas o menos cuanto cuestan me puedes ayudar