I dont have the amount of acres to run cattle, but for my farm, we have the space to run pigs. It works for us and we raise piglets and sell to other farms.
I see the saw blade behind the stove. What's the story?. I ask because I have my great grandaddy blade. I live now in my grandaddy house he bought from a cousin. Built cr 1910. Chances are was sawn from that blaid. Just a great view.
Saw your comment in the description. We watch just a few acres too. Raising pigs and turning a profit is hard. The farm raised tastes so much better than corporate store bought raised. We enjoy your videos and have gained a great deal of knowledge. We raise pigs just for our families. We have bought piglets, we just make sure they are raised ethically. Plus we stopped buying dog food and give our dogs and cats our pasture raised food because it is healthier for them. Off the Grid Homestead talked about the dog food industry in a recent video. The on the farm processing class would be great.
Thanks for all the pig videos. I was roped into running a hog operation for a year (5 sows, 1 boar). Got out of it because my so-called business partners didn't hold up their end of the bargain. Anyway, Sheraton Park Farms videos provided knowledge and inspiration while I figured out how to house, farrow, and raise hogs. Overall, it was a great experience, but I fully understand the reasons for getting out of it. I kept 3 gilts, one feeder and two breeders. Hope to get a boarling this year and do a smaller hog operation in 2026 with better infrastructure.
Interesting decision. Makes perfect sense to me. I think any (successful, profitable) small farm needs to specialize and get really good at fewer things / fewer products. Choosing options that are "Less labor intensive to manage" is just plain smart. Best of luck !
Great video Chuck & Saundra Thank you for all the pig content you guys have provided. It gave me the knowledge & confidence to do some pigs for ourselves. Appreciate all the content we have learned to help us set up our not for profit farm. 🍻
Sadly, there is nothing better than farm raised, pork, ham, and bacon. Those that have never had it, don’t know what they are missing or they had a really poor quality butcher that screwed up the cuts and the curing.
I am so glad to hear that regardless of whether you keep raising pigs, if you want to buy market ready pigs, you will only buy from people with similar ethical approaches. I gte why ou are getting out though with age and labour involved.
I really like seeing pigs on pasture because where I grew up, we kept them in small pens in the bottom of the barn and that is where they lived out their life. I really want to use hogs to clear my land in places that have neglected but I am a little leery after seeing you giving up. If hog operations don’t exist, there is no fresh bacon or local place to buy feeders. I will start with feeders until 2028 but hope to move into a heritage breed after I expand.
At 10:40 and at 15:51 I see some people just dont learn !!!!! Never leave tines up in the air so someone can walk into them ! Always tip them down......or about head level !
Sorry to see the pigs go- they were my favorite videos BUT totally understand . They are more work - and you get to the point were it's time to say good bye .
I had 3 pigs 2 years ago, they were so fun to hang out with, only bad day was the day we had to load them. Impossible to move. Other than that they were fun
keeping pigs in / on the farm was a huge challenge, good electric fences solved that. Pigs would be out and gone in five minutes and take a week to get the bloody things back. Great for fertilizer, but very hard on everything.
Your 100% correct to do what’s suits you and your family re pig 🐖 farming ,, as we get older things change and we have to change to suit ,, God bless you all ❤❤❤❤❤
Yes as you age you have to design all processes and procedures around age and some and increasing frailty. I had ... 10 pigs as sows and two boars. Only needed one boar but, I got sentimental, the old boars were pretty friendly. Got at least 8 piglets out of each sow , so 80 every six months. We had a lot of Tongan islanders in town and they would eat all of them on BBQ on farm. We cant sell products from farm, has to go to slaughter and then home eating or butchers shop.
Chuck, I can certainly understand the mixed emotions Saundra was having, after raising an animal, and then taking it to the processor, also, if you think about it, years ago all farmers killed their own hogs, pretty much a lost art i would think, a big job, but I bet there's a lot of folks in your area that are experts at it, I remember helping kill hogs years ago when I was a lot younger, good luck with a new experience if you decide to go through with it, as always enjoyed the video, you guys take care and stay warm and safe.
such polite pigs, mine would have eaten the empty bucket. They would have destroyed the trailer in the mad rush to get that FOOOOOOD !!!!, but mine were rude Australian pigs. To pen mine i would have to sneak a bit of food into the pen, then stand clear and call them, then lock them in and feed over the fence. I have NEVER seen a skittish pig, just full on Gung ho Rugby scrum pigs.
yeah, dont farm anymore, long story, really miss it. Believe it or not ive been out of Oz and married in kyiv Ukraine for near 3 years trying to get me and the beloved back to Oz. Harder than farming and thats damn hard. Its a long and complex story and I dont believe it myself, but I miss my pigs, Galloways and my feral cats, a lot. Love my wife so... its all good.
It seems like the cost of feed doesn’t make sense for the end result unless you’re running IPPs. Or, have a dairy cow to supplement milk with the feed. That’s our next goal, IPPs, and a dairy cow. Hens and meat birds are a piece of cake. Good luck in the future!
i dont see (unless you have your own feed supply) how breeding them or raising them makes a dime. We are only going to raise a few a year going forward for ourselves and a few for selling by the cut for variety to our beef cut sales for our customers
Yeah, beef is definitely going to be the main thing for us too. Y’all know pigs are a lot of work and beef just seems more efficient for the input. Hope y’all are doing well!!
So, your gettng rid of all the pigs? Sounds like it from what othrs been sayng...wow..thats a real commitment to the othrs..beef&chkn..good luck though. I appreciate your knowledge and experiences.
I understand your position, but continuing to sell pork makes you nothing more than a middleman. If you don’t have pigs how can you sell pork? Leave pork sales to people with pigs. Can’t be all things to all people after all.
You do realize the “middle man” is almost any business situation . Generally speaking they make the MOST off of products . Little to no overhead on said product . Buy low sell high . Welcome to the world we’ve lived in for 30 plus years lol
@@edwindegroot3235 doesn’t matter . They have a reputation, they done it for years . A simple conversation to the customers will straighten that out . They will keep buying it . They want to support chuck remember
I watch you periodically, and while I could be mistaken since I don't watch all your vids, it seems that Saundra is always designated as the worker while you take the role of supervisor, and frequently it seems your instruction has resulted in errors that, at best, result in it taking longer and at worst making the job significantly more dangerous for Saundra and animal, such as today. Usually, because a man has higher muscle density resulting in greater strength and speed usually the man will take the worker role as long as the woman does understand when to direct. An example would be today that pig escaping was 100% on you. It wasn't even a close call on when you told her to shut that gate. She couldn't see when she should begin shutting that gate and put all her trust in you on when to start. Even if she had been a 20 something who was quicker and stronger it would have been too early but that extra second might have resulted in less of the pig's head getting out and the extra strength could have been enough to force it back in the trailer. Or not. Have you ever considered changing roles and have her giving instruction and you doing the beefcake role or is their health reasons prohibiting you from the jobs that are best done by the most muscular? None of my business (other than you sharing your processes with the world), you do you, but if we ever see a video with Saundra breaking a hip, which women are significantly more likely to do, on one of these I'll fated jobs you know there will be at least one rude and obnoxious viewers who will call you out on it. Such is the curse of being a TH-camr.
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This is a decent couple trying different things, sharing what they learned and their mistakes as well. And their integrity and kindness are an inspiration. Try doing this yourself, but I believe you need to go back to Sunday school.
I dont have the amount of acres to run cattle, but for my farm, we have the space to run pigs. It works for us and we raise piglets and sell to other farms.
I see the saw blade behind the stove. What's the story?. I ask because I have my great grandaddy blade. I live now in my grandaddy house he bought from a cousin. Built cr 1910. Chances are was sawn from that blaid. Just a great view.
Saw your comment in the description. We watch just a few acres too. Raising pigs and turning a profit is hard. The farm raised tastes so much better than corporate store bought raised. We enjoy your videos and have gained a great deal of knowledge. We raise pigs just for our families. We have bought piglets, we just make sure they are raised ethically. Plus we stopped buying dog food and give our dogs and cats our pasture raised food because it is healthier for them. Off the Grid Homestead talked about the dog food industry in a recent video. The on the farm processing class would be great.
Thanks for all the pig videos. I was roped into running a hog operation for a year (5 sows, 1 boar). Got out of it because my so-called business partners didn't hold up their end of the bargain. Anyway, Sheraton Park Farms videos provided knowledge and inspiration while I figured out how to house, farrow, and raise hogs. Overall, it was a great experience, but I fully understand the reasons for getting out of it.
I kept 3 gilts, one feeder and two breeders. Hope to get a boarling this year and do a smaller hog operation in 2026 with better infrastructure.
This is so revolutionary to me. I think of you as the pig man. I will need to open my mind.
that spotted one looks a great looking gilt, she would make a good breeding gilt but she also has some good hams on her,the red one looked good too
So no more Saundra 8 second pig rides? 😢 I’m only kidding! I think y’all are making the right decision!
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Interesting decision. Makes perfect sense to me. I think any (successful, profitable) small farm needs to specialize and get really good at fewer things / fewer products.
Choosing options that are "Less labor intensive to manage" is just plain smart. Best of luck !
You and whistle britches have a lovely farm. 😊Happy New Year to you both! 🙏🏻☮️♥️✊🏻👩🏻🌾
6:15 seems like they’re eyeing that trailer thinking, “Uh-uh, that’s the “bad day” trailer!”
I have been there with "mixed emotions". It's easy to get attached since we are all connected. 💖May good things come.
Totally understand about the pigs u gotta do wat u gotta. Glad for the knowledge u shared
Im adding 6 sows to my breeding and pork operation here in Wisconsin. Selling more pork and feeders then ever.
Great video Chuck & Saundra
Thank you for all the pig content you guys have provided.
It gave me the knowledge & confidence to do some pigs for ourselves.
Appreciate all the content we have learned to help us set up our not for profit farm. 🍻
Same decision as Pete at Just a Few Acres
Sadly, there is nothing better than farm raised, pork, ham, and bacon. Those that have never had it, don’t know what they are missing or they had a really poor quality butcher that screwed up the cuts and the curing.
Thx
I am so glad to hear that regardless of whether you keep raising pigs, if you want to buy market ready pigs, you will only buy from people with similar ethical approaches. I gte why ou are getting out though with age and labour involved.
I really like seeing pigs on pasture because where I grew up, we kept them in small pens in the bottom of the barn and that is where they lived out their life. I really want to use hogs to clear my land in places that have neglected but I am a little leery after seeing you giving up. If hog operations don’t exist, there is no fresh bacon or local place to buy feeders. I will start with feeders until 2028 but hope to move into a heritage breed after I expand.
At 10:40 and at 15:51 I see some people just dont learn !!!!! Never leave tines up in the air so someone can walk into them ! Always tip them down......or about head level !
Welcome back missed the farm. Say hello to Sandra.
Thanks! Will do
Sorry to see the pigs go- they were my favorite videos BUT totally understand . They are more work - and you get to the point were it's time to say good bye .
You also have viewers in Canada, where it’s somewhat colder than Minneapolis. Chuckle
I had 3 pigs 2 years ago, they were so fun to hang out with, only bad day was the day we had to load them. Impossible to move. Other than that they were fun
I must confess I am a little bumed to hear this. I learned a lot from you thank you for your pig knowledge.
I have the same trailer
Mines blue new york
Totally understand! The barter system will work for you (beef to pig & vice-versa)..
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The easiest way to raise pigs for us was buying piglets. Keeping brood sows was always a gamble and a lot of work. Good luck in the future.
Dumbest thing I did when I got out of the pig business was to sell all my equipment!
keeping pigs in / on the farm was a huge challenge, good electric fences solved that. Pigs would be out and gone in five minutes and take a week to get the bloody things back. Great for fertilizer, but very hard on everything.
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How much do your pigs weigh they look at least 400 pounds? I been thinking about getting some someday
Your 100% correct to do what’s suits you and your family re pig 🐖 farming ,, as we get older things change and we have to change to suit ,, God bless you all ❤❤❤❤❤
I was waiting patiently for a rodeo demonstration
I hope Saundra doesn’t go for another ride this year!! 😃❤️
I’ll do my best to keep her safe! 🤣
Nooice! 😎 STOC
Thanks!
Need to make a door at the front end of the trailer.
Yes as you age you have to design all processes and procedures around age and some and increasing frailty. I had ... 10 pigs as sows and two boars. Only needed one boar but, I got sentimental, the old boars were pretty friendly. Got at least 8 piglets out of each sow , so 80 every six months. We had a lot of Tongan islanders in town and they would eat all of them on BBQ on farm. We cant sell products from farm, has to go to slaughter and then home eating or butchers shop.
Chuck I’m setting up for 100 pigs a year so we could always co-op with you….
Chuck, I can certainly understand the mixed emotions Saundra was having, after raising an animal, and then taking it to the processor, also, if you think about it, years ago all farmers killed their own hogs, pretty much a lost art i would think, a big job, but I bet there's a lot of folks in your area that are experts at it, I remember helping kill hogs years ago when I was a lot younger, good luck with a new experience if you decide to go through with it, as always enjoyed the video, you guys take care and stay warm and safe.
only kept my pigs for a few months, maybe four, and just processed them on farm. did hundreds a year.
New times new adventure 🇳🇿🙏🏼😊
such polite pigs, mine would have eaten the empty bucket. They would have destroyed the trailer in the mad rush to get that FOOOOOOD !!!!, but mine were rude Australian pigs. To pen mine i would have to sneak a bit of food into the pen, then stand clear and call them, then lock them in and feed over the fence. I have NEVER seen a skittish pig, just full on Gung ho Rugby scrum pigs.
you have strange pigs....
That worked about like water running up a hill
yeah, dont farm anymore, long story, really miss it. Believe it or not ive been out of Oz and married in kyiv Ukraine for near 3 years trying to get me and the beloved back to Oz. Harder than farming and thats damn hard. Its a long and complex story and I dont believe it myself, but I miss my pigs, Galloways and my feral cats, a lot. Love my wife so... its all good.
It seems like the cost of feed doesn’t make sense for the end result unless you’re running IPPs. Or, have a dairy cow to supplement milk with the feed. That’s our next goal, IPPs, and a dairy cow. Hens and meat birds are a piece of cake. Good luck in the future!
yeah, basically half cost in oz was cattle pellets for feed, nearly exactly half the cost.
i dont see (unless you have your own feed supply) how breeding them or raising them makes a dime. We are only going to raise a few a year going forward for ourselves and a few for selling by the cut for variety to our beef cut sales for our customers
Hello chuck. I hope ole skinny jeans don’t give you a hard time on how to load pigs.🤓. Man I’ve loaded pigs to. Great video
As of last week we have zero pigs on the farm. Not sure what that looks like in the future. Beef is king. We sell out as soon as it hits the freezer.
Yeah, beef is definitely going to be the main thing for us too. Y’all know pigs are a lot of work and beef just seems more efficient for the input.
Hope y’all are doing well!!
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So, your gettng rid of all the pigs? Sounds like it from what othrs been sayng...wow..thats a real commitment to the othrs..beef&chkn..good luck though. I appreciate your knowledge and experiences.
I understand your position, but continuing to sell pork makes you nothing more than a middleman. If you don’t have pigs how can you sell pork? Leave pork sales to people with pigs. Can’t be all things to all people after all.
Will you mention that you didn’t raise those pigs?
You do realize the “middle man” is almost any business situation . Generally speaking they make the MOST off of products . Little to no overhead on said product . Buy low sell high . Welcome to the world we’ve lived in for 30 plus years lol
@@harrisonmartin1790 depends. If you go to market and just sell local raised food, or you go to market and sell your own raised food.
So no it doesn’t depend
@@edwindegroot3235 doesn’t matter . They have a reputation, they done it for years . A simple conversation to the customers will straighten that out . They will keep buying it . They want to support chuck remember
I came here for the pigs, sorry to hear that, I understand you have to do what is best for you, but I'm just not interested in the wood/cow business
I don't think Sondra wanted to part with the pigs,I would have the same problem if I was a farmer.
sorry, im laughing here, yep we got 4 outta 5......
I like bacon but I'm kinda sad your pigs are leaving. But, I understand.
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Do either still have full time off farm careers. I’d seen before you mention you were working for the Federal Government.
I thought you IA’d all of your hogs>?
I watch you periodically, and while I could be mistaken since I don't watch all your vids, it seems that Saundra is always designated as the worker while you take the role of supervisor, and frequently it seems your instruction has resulted in errors that, at best, result in it taking longer and at worst making the job significantly more dangerous for Saundra and animal, such as today.
Usually, because a man has higher muscle density resulting in greater strength and speed usually the man will take the worker role as long as the woman does understand when to direct. An example would be today that pig escaping was 100% on you. It wasn't even a close call on when you told her to shut that gate. She couldn't see when she should begin shutting that gate and put all her trust in you on when to start. Even if she had been a 20 something who was quicker and stronger it would have been too early but that extra second might have resulted in less of the pig's head getting out and the extra strength could have been enough to force it back in the trailer. Or not.
Have you ever considered changing roles and have her giving instruction and you doing the beefcake role or is their health reasons prohibiting you from the jobs that are best done by the most muscular?
None of my business (other than you sharing your processes with the world), you do you, but if we ever see a video with Saundra breaking a hip, which women are significantly more likely to do, on one of these I'll fated jobs you know there will be at least one rude and obnoxious viewers who will call you out on it. Such is the curse of being a TH-camr.
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Sorry but understand 😕
quite different when raising for self use and raising to feed multiple people on a large scale
I'd like to have about 25 pounds of fat back off the largest one.
What's up with Sandra? She is really slimming down.
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carry food near my pigs and they would eat you as well.
Just another fake TH-cam "farmer"...
Can't make money selling animals because of how inefficient you are so you're going to try to sell classes 🤣
This is a decent couple trying different things, sharing what they learned and their mistakes as well. And their integrity and kindness are an inspiration.
Try doing this yourself, but I believe you need to go back to Sunday school.
@tireddad6541 integrity?? They're just trying to make money just like all the other fake farmers on TH-cam...
@tireddad6541 I'm a farmer in the corn belt and I'm probably about your age. I'm just not fat and out of shape....