We get this question all the time. I wish more people would price there eggs correctly. We are at a 2% profit on eggs without labor. If we priced correctly per our other products we would be $4 a dozen more than our competitors. This is a great conversation to have. The other one is processing chickens. You better have your plan in place before you order the chicks. 8 weeks goes quick.
That's one thing I just love about you and Sandra you're willing to help people out of the kindness of your heart. I laughed every time someone tells me I'm competing with the grocery store so I have to educate them a little
Picked up my first attempt at 3 piglets in the woods. They're in their training pen and learning to trust us. You guys are inspirational in my attempts to launch this venture. Thanks for all the great information and encouragement
It is so important to point out, with whom you are NOT competing. My wife is in the arts (jewelry and stuff). She needed to learn over a looong period of time that she is not competing with some china-reseller or some mass produced shit. It's art, it's handmade. It's individually made. It's a mindset question and we all need to understand that the product and the ethics are just different and it has a price. Slowly people are picking up on that. The problem is just, that some people can't afford to do that. And that's the sad part. We're being kept poor so we have to rely on cheap goods. Be it food, be it consumer goods. It's always the same shit.
I could not agree more! I run a group for direct marketing of farm products. we have people that come in and ask " what is everyone selling thier products for?" our group is for direct sales not telling people how to set their price. if they don't know what to charge our group is not the place for them.
My biggest challenge this year is how quickly feed cost has gone up and other farmers keeping the same price low that they have sold beef for the last 10 years. I might add there is lots of competition in my area. This spring I have taken my normal % profit and cut in half for spring beefs. I have also went ahead and raised my summer beef prices and my fall. I have had some customers leave, some gripe about the price and I explain the increase and some just say I understand and went ahead and placed their order. By doing this I’ve learned I am getting a more loyal customer base.
Great advice !! I'm on a small scale by far compared to your farm .. I make sure I have butcher dates every 6 months 75% the time I call & cancel 2/3 months in advance so they have time to fill my spots . .I learned the hard way few years ago with my pigs , I waited to long to call & get process dates & almost had to do it my self .. Lesson learned 👊👊 I only process cows & pigs for friends & family . Hope 1 day I can get on your level 👍. Stay safe & God bless
I do believe you will be getting your wish for more farmers! There has been an extreme exit from California and other states! We are first time farmer moving to Kentucky in a few months! We learn from you and enjoy your videos SO MUCH! Thank you!!!
Its good to hear you offer people help in America with the business side or raising and selling animals. I live in the Philippines and here the price of animal feeds is going up as well, so what you have said about marketing and selling your animals that idea applies to all farmers around the world, great video thatnks
Great video and great advice! I agree with every single point you made. And I also agree that we need more local farmers. Not only are the grocery stores not quite as reliable as they should be but good lord who knows how that mess was raised and what’s really went into it.
My wife and I just got our first brood of baby chicks yesterday. I’m looking to retire in a year or so and would love to supplement my retirement income through small farming. Thank you for the information. Gave you a sub and a 👍.
Have 4 weeks until my 4 feeder piglets arrive, called for pricing on feed yesterday, $500 a ton. Looking into growing fodder but finding seeds for that is hard or twice the cost of regular feed.
You hit it on the head, whole bunch of uneducated homesteaders. It is terrible. I own 200 acres in Ava missouri, spent days riding around speaking to locals. The homestead, popup farmers are highly disliked by the locals. The biggest problem is failures. Just as you said, don't do it if you don't have a plan and your facts together.
Thank you for this great video. Ever since I was young people have told me I shouldn’t farm because it’s difficult or I will go bankrupt. Well I am stubborn so I started raising animals anyway after just getting married and flipping our first small house in town for 3 acres. I am working on my excel spreadsheets now since people have been asking about harvesting already. Your videos are great guidelines to show me how others do what I want to do. With hope in my heart I will keep donkey kicking through life.
I just got 12 piglet I had 10 sold before I picked them up on Sunday afternoon I’m thinking of keeping two for bread stock not sure yet . Thank for all the video I learn so much
I'm thinking about getting into the pig business I have found your videos to be extremely helpful I want to thank you for putting it out there and helping us we're just getting started or maybe others who just find it interesting but I know for myself it's helped tremendously very encouraging
New subscriber. We are in Mississippi and raising Berkshires. Our first year and first time farming. Thanks for so much information that I have picked up from your videos.
As usual great info. You've helped us and didn't know it. The wife and I watched your videos on castration, and castrated our own pigs 2 weeks ago. Thanks for the great videos.
Thanks. I get so aggravated when people say we are competing with grocery stores. We are the farthest thing from grocery store pork. Appreciate y’all watching
We just had a buyer back out of a half hog. They asked why are we charging $3/lb hanging weight + processing when they can get one from a processor for $1.89/lb….
Just keep in mind that person is not your customer. There are billions of people on planet earth. There are people who will pay your price. Hang I there and go friend them.
I raised 4 pigs last year and sold 2. Damn near broke even, got 5 growing currently and the 3 we sell are sold for an August date. We should make a few dollars. We could have sold six or 8 just by word of mouth. Next year we plan to raise 8 and sell 6, I figure if we go slowly it could become a thing for us. We'll see what happens 🤷♂️
The question that gets me is what is everyone asking for their product . They have no idea what it cost . I know almost exactly what I put in an animal . I only raise for family and friend .
Thanks for all the advice, surely is helping to make peoples lives better. Best advice I got was to charge right for your craft product and to start marketing as soon as you can even you do not have the product.
Chuck another great video. My question isn't around pigs an who knows maybe you will answer it in your next video. But it's in regards to poultry. An I get based on region. But when do you take your chicks from brooder to pasture? Is it based on them feathering out? I just don't want to run a heat lamp out on pasture. Thanks again
+1 you need to figure out the selling before raising the animals or you'll end up with pets. "Cost Plus" is not the way to figure pricing (it's a component and useful to see) and remember the supermarket component is also a huge factor. Ask 'a typical housewife' about prices and they'll know them from half a dozen stores down to the penny and will drive across town to use a coupon. ... Define what you are selling different than everyone else (why a customer comes to you) and figure out the price they are willing to pay for that difference, subtract your profit, and then figure out how to raise that product for the cost margin left -- and if you can't grow a pig for the "ten dollars" left over from market price less profit then you need to rethink the product line or process used.
Great video as always! Needed to hear what you had to say. Alot of farmers in my area have discouraging advice for this business. All of the ones with negative advice, are raising pigs in sties/pens and not out in nature where they should be. Thank you for helping me clear my head.
Not sure if this is the video that you mentioned that some sows didn't get bred. I am wondering if it may have been a physical thing. Sometimes if one boar tries to breed a sow, if there is another big boar there they won't let each other complete the job...just a thought.... Also, have you ever tried red wattles? We really prefer them over other breeds, especially versus Berkshires! The guy we buy piglets from actually delivers down to Florida sometimes.
And people will pay top dollar for you pasture raised animals. I sold a pig already for $1000 that's not even born yet. From farm to table. And he knows he can get it cheaper from the store, he just doesn't want it. The market is out there!
Great advice Chuck. You are doing a fantastic job managing all those animals, PLUS you've got a regular job to boot! I'd sure like to see more of Saundra.
Morning from SW Louisiana. I have 22 acres of land and want to start raising pigs / goats/ chickens. Have many questions that I will start off with a few now I have been watching many vids for a few weeks and currently building a chicken tractor using many ideals from you and a few others! My first question is on raising pasture pigs and or goats? I’ve noticed in your pasture you seem to be using electric fence. What are the pro/cons to brand type of fence. Also how secure are they, meaning do the pigs get out often? Question Two-how much if any table scraps etc. can one feed to cut feed cost ( starting out will be raising for my consumption only) Question three- how much land is needed per head and can one share same lot we th both pig and goats? TIA for answering questions love you vids and taking notes.
I enjoy your videos I'm in KY. I believe a person has to find a happy medium of all the ways people raise things. I'm finding it tough to sell a premium product during a time when most people are looking for cheap $$$. I have pure Berkshire pigs, F-1 Akaushi (wagyu) beef ,pasture poultry, & looking to get hair sheep & an Australian White ram.Any suggestions on getting people to see the difference & spend a little more? Feed prices aren't helping either. Thanks
Supercharge your marketing in social media. Include photos of Walmart chops vs yours. Start your website and tell your story and explain how yours are better. Go to festivals, donate a pig for a pig roast benefit somewhere and talk to people, or your church. Don’t expect people to know the differences like you do. Don’t tell ‘em, sell ‘em. You can also raise some good pork with mixed breeds due to the way you raise them. Be creative and tell it like it is. It’s like buying a new car, ask questions and then show them how your pork fills their wants and needs. A good opener is asking about their experience with goods made in east Asia. Take it from there and make the analogy based upon their response.
You have some really nice looking Durco boars. Do you have Berkshire Durco cross for the most part? I've never been around Berkshire hogs. How do you like em temperament wise? Just curious I had a guy tell me that they don't do well in the heat. I just got that second hand. We used to grind our own feed. I just started watching. I don't know if you have a job in town or not. And time is at a premium for you? I like the fact that you're running you hogs in the timber. Electric fence is probably the best fence for hogs in my opinion. I've got a lot to learn. I haven't raised hogs since 1989. Here in Nebraska. You do what you want. This is just a suggestion. In the one group you had 3 boars. Have you ever thought of running a boar with 5 or so sows. And rotating the boars every other day. I had a boar get busted up running two boars together. But getting back to rotating boars the musk scent from the previous boar makes the other boar more active. It worked for me. A older farm gave me that tip. Hope it's helpful to you. It helped me and I thought I got bigger litters. You take care and God Bless you. We need to be more self-sufficient. It's a better and healthier way of life.
Yes. Berkshire/Duroc is the primary cross we use. Love their temperment but we also spend lots of time with them and that helps. I do have a town job but work remotely most of the time. Thanks for the tip. We may try that.
Surely there must be a spreadsheet someone has made to keep track of input costs and so on. I’ve searched for Pig cost analysis, swine/hog valuations but came up empty. Anyone know of one? Please tell me where to download it.
Hi Chuck! I'm a big fan of what you guys do and hope to start my own farm one day! I'm planning a trip up to your neck of the woods all the way from South Florida in May and was wondering if you still have any spots available for your Pig Workshop that you're hosting on May 22? Thanks!
I have coyotes and wild dogs, black vultures, hawks and owls. Lost a few chickens and two turkeys, but they don’t bother the pigs. I do keep mama and her piglets inside a hog fence enclosure, but I also have a livestock guardian dog.
Also I know another hog farmer and he said what you just said the boars are desensitized to the estrus!! He said never ever keep a boar in with your sows only to breed and pull them out..
My husband and I just took the plunge and began investing like crazy into our pig operation, so the video title scared the shit out of me. 🤣 I deeply value your thoughts and wisdom, Chuck. Thank you very much for your videos.
Farmers markets, friends, family, people you work with, flyers at local gyms, online, Craigslist, give talks at local ruritan clubs, fire departments, talk at the local chamber of commerce. That should get you started.
Any chance of getting a pay to view set up for your Class coming up. Not going to be able to make it to NC but would be excited to have the opportunity to get in on it. Thanks
I think that pricing based on input costs is, put kindly, less than optimal. I agree that analyzing costs to determine margin is important in evaluating a business overall but determining price based on that lacks the sophistication that the study of economics and business has provided us. Pricing should be done in order to maximize profit while maintaining your values- the cost in that equation is a foregone conclusion. Your pricing won't change your cost, however your pricing will impact your profit. Your price should be set based on maximizing revenue while minimizing time and money to make the sale and also preventing waste. Imagine you are selling your eggs for $7 per dozen because your cost is $5 per dozen and you want to make $2 for each sold. If every other pasture raised hen's eggs are being sold for $6.50 a dozen, you will sell approximately 0 dozen if you have no other differentiating asset. That is horrible business because you priced based on a failed strategy. Instead, if you had sold at $6.50, your product is competing based on it's merits and unfortunately, the established connections others selling similar products have already made, but at least you would be selling some. Instead, if you had sold at $6.00, you would be forming new customer relationships, increasing sales, preventing loss and potentially selling out. None of these positive outcomes would have been achieved if you followed this man's pricing advice. I gotta say, these youtube farmers have so much information about farming that is useful and really unfortunate misunderstandings of business. It isn't all wrong but its certainly wrong enough to sink some businesses.
Well sir let me give you a cost cutting measure first of all once your sows are bread remove the boar hogs and sell them why you are feeding them 5 months and not getting nothing but a feed bill for them 3 boars
We get this question all the time. I wish more people would price there eggs correctly. We are at a 2% profit on eggs without labor. If we priced correctly per our other products we would be $4 a dozen more than our competitors. This is a great conversation to have. The other one is processing chickens. You better have your plan in place before you order the chicks. 8 weeks goes quick.
Yep. Be ready ahead of time.
That's one thing I just love about you and Sandra you're willing to help people out of the kindness of your heart. I laughed every time someone tells me I'm competing with the grocery store so I have to educate them a little
Exactly. Grocery stores are not your competition by a long shot.
You are 100% correct. Preplanning is key!
Picked up my first attempt at 3 piglets in the woods. They're in their training pen and learning to trust us. You guys are inspirational in my attempts to launch this venture. Thanks for all the great information and encouragement
Congrats on the pigs! Keep us posted on how things go.
It is so important to point out, with whom you are NOT competing. My wife is in the arts (jewelry and stuff). She needed to learn over a looong period of time that she is not competing with some china-reseller or some mass produced shit. It's art, it's handmade. It's individually made. It's a mindset question and we all need to understand that the product and the ethics are just different and it has a price. Slowly people are picking up on that. The problem is just, that some people can't afford to do that. And that's the sad part. We're being kept poor so we have to rely on cheap goods. Be it food, be it consumer goods. It's always the same shit.
Very true words. God Bless
I could not agree more! I run a group for direct marketing of farm products. we have people that come in and ask " what is everyone selling thier products for?"
our group is for direct sales not telling people how to set their price.
if they don't know what to charge our group is not the place for them.
Yeah. It just amazes me at how folks don't k now how to price.
My biggest challenge this year is how quickly feed cost has gone up and other farmers keeping the same price low that they have sold beef for the last 10 years. I might add there is lots of competition in my area. This spring I have taken my normal % profit and cut in half for spring beefs. I have also went ahead and raised my summer beef prices and my fall. I have had some customers leave, some gripe about the price and I explain the increase and some just say I understand and went ahead and placed their order. By doing this I’ve learned I am getting a more loyal customer base.
I enjoy watching your videos from Russia. In my opinion this is the best way to raise animals. Good luck in your business with God's help.
Preach Chuck!! He’s not full of hot air folks! He will most definitely help you if he can! He was helping us long before he knew it. Great video!
Thank y’all! Love seeing other’s success. Looks like the sub count moved in the right direction today👍👍👍
@@SheratonParkFarms yes it did! You don't know how much we appreciate it!
@@tillmanfamilyfarm7759 good deal!
Straight shooting always increases the likelihood of hitting the target. Thanks for taking aim!
Thanks Dwight!
Great advice !!
I'm on a small scale by far compared to your farm ..
I make sure I have butcher dates every 6 months
75% the time I call & cancel 2/3 months in advance so they have time to fill my spots .
.I learned the hard way few years ago with my pigs , I waited to long to call & get process dates & almost had to do it my self ..
Lesson learned 👊👊
I only process cows & pigs for friends & family .
Hope 1 day I can get on your level 👍.
Stay safe & God bless
Awesome. Nothing wrong with being small. We started with 50 chickens and 6 pigs. It'll will grow for sure.
I do believe you will be getting your wish for more farmers! There has been an extreme exit from California and other states!
We are first time farmer moving to Kentucky in a few months! We learn from you and enjoy your videos SO MUCH! Thank you!!!
I've been hearing about that. Good luck on your new place. Keep us posted on how things go.
Its good to hear you offer people help in America with the business side or raising and selling animals. I live in the Philippines and here the price of animal feeds is going up as well, so what you have said about marketing and selling your animals that idea applies to all farmers around the world, great video thatnks
Great video and great advice! I agree with every single point you made. And I also agree that we need more local farmers. Not only are the grocery stores not quite as reliable as they should be but good lord who knows how that mess was raised and what’s really went into it.
Well said! We really don't know how our food is being raised. Just making folks aware is a huge step.
Fwi there are hundreds up the trail beside what you call the feeding barn I’m talking about turkeys
We’ve seen them. Well not hundreds but a bunch.
My wife and I just got our first brood of baby chicks yesterday. I’m looking to retire in a year or so and would love to supplement my retirement income through small farming. Thank you for the information. Gave you a sub and a 👍.
Have 4 weeks until my 4 feeder piglets arrive, called for pricing on feed yesterday, $500 a ton. Looking into growing fodder but finding seeds for that is hard or twice the cost of regular feed.
It’s up to about $575-580/ ton here now. West TN.
@@Skashoon we’re at around 550 a ton here in ky, it’s gone up about a dollar a bag since getting my pigs in May.
You hit it on the head, whole bunch of uneducated homesteaders. It is terrible. I own 200 acres in Ava missouri, spent days riding around speaking to locals. The homestead, popup farmers are highly disliked by the locals. The biggest problem is failures. Just as you said, don't do it if you don't have a plan and your facts together.
Yeah. You have to know how to be ready to sell so you don't wind up with a bunch of product and no where to sell it.
Thanks Chuck, much appreciated.
Thank you for this great video. Ever since I was young people have told me I shouldn’t farm because it’s difficult or I will go bankrupt. Well I am stubborn so I started raising animals anyway after just getting married and flipping our first small house in town for 3 acres. I am working on my excel spreadsheets now since people have been asking about harvesting already. Your videos are great guidelines to show me how others do what I want to do. With hope in my heart I will keep donkey kicking through life.
I just got 12 piglet I had 10 sold before I picked them up on Sunday afternoon I’m thinking of keeping two for bread stock not sure yet . Thank for all the video I learn so much
This was one of the most informative videos on pricing I have watched. Thank you so much. May God continue ti bless you n yours in all you do.
Thank you for the common sense breakdown. I really needed it.
I'm thinking about getting into the pig business I have found your videos to be extremely helpful I want to thank you for putting it out there and helping us we're just getting started or maybe others who just find it interesting but I know for myself it's helped tremendously very encouraging
Loving your videos.. lotsa romantic videos of raising animals out there, its nice to get to the business and reality of the work involved.
New subscriber. We are in Mississippi and raising Berkshires. Our first year and first time farming. Thanks for so much information that I have picked up from your videos.
Thanks!! Appreciate y’all watching
As usual great info. You've helped us and didn't know it. The wife and I watched your videos on castration, and castrated our own pigs 2 weeks ago. Thanks for the great videos.
Thanks Harry! Appreciate ya'll being loyal viewers. Hope we are helping in some way.
Thanks for your time and patience
Working on acquiring our spread. Will surely reach out when i bring in my piglets. Until then ill be reading and learning from folks like you
Awesome! Good luck on your venture.
Working to get myself out of the 9-5 rat race and get on a TN property. My hours will double but it'll be worth it
Good video, thank you and we agree!
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for this Chuck. SOOOOO very helpful!
Great advice and as always, encouragement.
Glad it was helpful!
Brother you really have a great channel. I'm learning a lot from you and I truly appreciate it!
I appreciate that!
We have 5 layers in bath tub under lamp. Great Channel with tons of practical advice
Awesome! Thank you! Good luck with the chicks.
Chuck and Saundra will ALWAYS SUCCEED!
Thanks Bud!
Great Info Chuck. Thank you
You are very welcome. Thanks for watching.
You guys are awesome thank you
Thanks. Appreciate y’all watching
Good work brotha and great content from ya neighbor in VA stay safe out there
Thanks neighbor! Appreciate y’all watching in the commonwealth.
Thanks for another good video and great information
From eastern NC. Thank you for the videos. They’re a huge help
Great message and thanks for sharing some of your knowledge/experience!!! God bless you!!!
Thanks. Appreciate ya'll wathcing.
Thanks for your time and info... It's greatly appreciated!!!
Spot on comment on competition with a supermarket.
Thanks. I get so aggravated when people say we are competing with grocery stores. We are the farthest thing from grocery store pork. Appreciate y’all watching
We just had a buyer back out of a half hog. They asked why are we charging $3/lb hanging weight + processing when they can get one from a processor for $1.89/lb….
Just keep in mind that person is not your customer. There are billions of people on planet earth. There are people who will pay your price. Hang I there and go friend them.
@@SheratonParkFarms I am really good at holding a grudge😂 I was actually almost out of sausage so that’s the bright side!
I raised 4 pigs last year and sold 2. Damn near broke even, got 5 growing currently and the 3 we sell are sold for an August date. We should make a few dollars. We could have sold six or 8 just by word of mouth. Next year we plan to raise 8 and sell 6, I figure if we go slowly it could become a thing for us. We'll see what happens 🤷♂️
Exactly. Keep doing what you are. Contain your coat as much as possible and price your products with some profit on the end. Keep growing it!!
"Slow and steady wins the race"
Hi.... This is my first time I have seen your video homestead great, I will try to watch your video thank you 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 🏡🎥👍👍👍
Such great knowledge and thank you for sharing.
Our pleasure! Thanks for watching.
The question that gets me is what is everyone asking for their product . They have no idea what it cost . I know almost exactly what I put in an animal . I only raise for family and friend .
Thanks for all the advice, surely is helping to make peoples lives better. Best advice I got was to charge right for your craft product and to start marketing as soon as you can even you do not have the product.
Very helpful!
Thanks. Appreciate ya'll watching.
Thanks for this advice. I would love to raise pigs.
Chuck another great video. My question isn't around pigs an who knows maybe you will answer it in your next video. But it's in regards to poultry. An I get based on region. But when do you take your chicks from brooder to pasture? Is it based on them feathering out? I just don't want to run a heat lamp out on pasture. Thanks again
Check out Joel Salatins videos on pastured chicken.
Thank you, great job!
+1 you need to figure out the selling before raising the animals or you'll end up with pets. "Cost Plus" is not the way to figure pricing (it's a component and useful to see) and remember the supermarket component is also a huge factor. Ask 'a typical housewife' about prices and they'll know them from half a dozen stores down to the penny and will drive across town to use a coupon. ... Define what you are selling different than everyone else (why a customer comes to you) and figure out the price they are willing to pay for that difference, subtract your profit, and then figure out how to raise that product for the cost margin left -- and if you can't grow a pig for the "ten dollars" left over from market price less profit then you need to rethink the product line or process used.
Thank you for your informative videos
Great video as always! Needed to hear what you had to say. Alot of farmers in my area have discouraging advice for this business. All of the ones with negative advice, are raising pigs in sties/pens and not out in nature where they should be. Thank you for helping me clear my head.
Stick with it! You can do it. Don’t listen to the naysayers.
Good bless keep up the good views
Thanks. Appreciate y’all watching
Great video! Thank you!😁
Not sure if this is the video that you mentioned that some sows didn't get bred. I am wondering if it may have been a physical thing. Sometimes if one boar tries to breed a sow, if there is another big boar there they won't let each other complete the job...just a thought.... Also, have you ever tried red wattles? We really prefer them over other breeds, especially versus Berkshires! The guy we buy piglets from actually delivers down to Florida sometimes.
Do you have any problems with feral hogs? They’re a plague for us in east Texas. I’m hoping a good electric perimeter fence will help us.
And people will pay top dollar for you pasture raised animals. I sold a pig already for $1000 that's not even born yet. From farm to table. And he knows he can get it cheaper from the store, he just doesn't want it. The market is out there!
Exactly. The market is there but you have to find it and inject yourself into it.
Great advice Chuck. You are doing a fantastic job managing all those animals, PLUS you've got a regular job to boot!
I'd sure like to see more of Saundra.
Thanks 👍. She'll be on more videos for sure.
Morning from SW Louisiana. I have 22 acres of land and want to start raising pigs / goats/ chickens. Have many questions that I will start off with a few now I have been watching many vids for a few weeks and currently building a chicken tractor using many ideals from you and a few others! My first question is on raising pasture pigs and or goats? I’ve noticed in your pasture you seem to be using electric fence. What are the pro/cons to brand type of fence. Also how secure are they, meaning do the pigs get out often?
Question Two-how much if any table scraps etc. can one feed to cut feed cost ( starting out will be raising for my consumption only)
Question three- how much land is needed per head and can one share same lot we th both pig and goats?
TIA for answering questions love you vids and taking notes.
Good job !
Thanks! Hope you are doing well.
@@SheratonParkFarms I just got a little calf L O L
is that a S10 solar charger ? If so does it give the volts you need?
Yes. I have a couple of them for some of our smaller paddocks. They work great.
I wish y’all lived closer to Alabama. I’d love to sell y’all a duroc boar.
Farrowing crates are helpfull !
Good video
And May god with you
I enjoy your videos I'm in KY. I believe a person has to find a happy medium of all the ways people raise things. I'm finding it tough to sell a premium product during a time when most people are looking for cheap $$$. I have pure Berkshire pigs, F-1 Akaushi (wagyu) beef ,pasture poultry, & looking to get hair sheep & an Australian White ram.Any suggestions on getting people to see the difference & spend a little more? Feed prices aren't helping either. Thanks
Where in KY are you located? I’m in KY and run a full time farm and max premium pricing.
@@Slaughterfamilyfarm I'm in Hillsboro, KY between Flemingsburg & Morehead
@@leonardsupchak545 that’s close to Rowan county isn’t it? I’m in Finchville, KY on the Shelbyville line 40 minutes from Louisville
@@Slaughterfamilyfarm Yes. I'm in Fleming county
Supercharge your marketing in social media. Include photos of Walmart chops vs yours. Start your website and tell your story and explain how yours are better. Go to festivals, donate a pig for a pig roast benefit somewhere and talk to people, or your church. Don’t expect people to know the differences like you do. Don’t tell ‘em, sell ‘em.
You can also raise some good pork with mixed breeds due to the way you raise them. Be creative and tell it like it is. It’s like buying a new car, ask questions and then show them how your pork fills their wants and needs. A good opener is asking about their experience with goods made in east Asia. Take it from there and make the analogy based upon their response.
The market determines price. If my costs are more than market. No way can I stay in business.
You have some really nice looking Durco boars. Do you have Berkshire Durco cross for the most part? I've never been around Berkshire hogs. How do you like em temperament wise?
Just curious I had a guy tell me that they don't do well in the heat. I just got that second hand.
We used to grind our own feed. I just started watching.
I don't know if you have a job in town or not. And time is at a premium for you?
I like the fact that you're running you hogs in the timber. Electric fence is probably the best fence for hogs in my opinion. I've got a lot to learn. I haven't raised hogs since 1989. Here in Nebraska.
You do what you want. This is just a suggestion. In the one group you had 3 boars. Have you ever thought of running a boar with 5 or so sows. And rotating the boars every other day. I had a boar get busted up running two boars together.
But getting back to rotating boars the musk scent from the previous boar makes the other boar more active.
It worked for me. A older farm gave me that tip. Hope it's helpful to you. It helped me and I thought I got bigger litters.
You take care and God Bless you. We need to be more self-sufficient. It's a better and healthier way of life.
Yes. Berkshire/Duroc is the primary cross we use. Love their temperment but we also spend lots of time with them and that helps.
I do have a town job but work remotely most of the time.
Thanks for the tip. We may try that.
@@SheratonParkFarms hope the best for you.
Excellent work and Informative 👍👍👍 . Thanks for sharing. Be safe
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Thx
Great photo of the turkey. Pigs look fat and happy. Beautiful property and great advise. God bless and keep growing,
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Surely there must be a spreadsheet someone has made to keep track of input costs and so on. I’ve searched for Pig cost analysis, swine/hog valuations but came up empty. Anyone know of one? Please tell me where to download it.
What do you deliver with?
We deliver with coolers and ice packs. These are the best ones we've found: amzn.to/36UujVw
@@SheratonParkFarms Thank you. I'm curious what vehicle you're using.
@@swamp-yankee we have a couple of farm pickup trucks we use. Nothing fancy at all.
Hi Chuck! I'm a big fan of what you guys do and hope to start my own farm one day! I'm planning a trip up to your neck of the woods all the way from South Florida in May and was wondering if you still have any spots available for your Pig Workshop that you're hosting on May 22? Thanks!
Yes we still have about 10 slots left. Here is the link:www.sheratonparkfarms.com/events1/pastured-pig-workshop-2022
Hey chuck, what do you do about predators? do they typically not bother full size pigs?
I have coyotes and wild dogs, black vultures, hawks and owls. Lost a few chickens and two turkeys, but they don’t bother the pigs. I do keep mama and her piglets inside a hog fence enclosure, but I also have a livestock guardian dog.
Link for buckhorn feeder please
Also I know another hog farmer and he said what you just said the boars are desensitized to the estrus!! He said never ever keep a boar in with your sows only to breed and pull them out..
Yeah. We are going to do that and cull some females.
My husband and I just took the plunge and began investing like crazy into our pig operation, so the video title scared the shit out of me. 🤣
I deeply value your thoughts and wisdom, Chuck. Thank you very much for your videos.
sorry about that 😆. Keep pushing forward. You can do it for sure.
What breed of cattle do you have.
I have a south poll heifer right now. Contracting for some Angus cross later in the spring.
For some reason i thought your farm was in Georgia but I heard North Carolina in this video. Are you in NC?
Yes. We are in Wilkes county.
@@SheratonParkFarms ok nice, I'm over a little north of Charlotte. Glad to know your in the state.
Still no explanation on where to sell
Farmers markets, friends, family, people you work with, flyers at local gyms, online, Craigslist, give talks at local ruritan clubs, fire departments, talk at the local chamber of commerce.
That should get you started.
God bless your family too.
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Any chance of getting a pay to view set up for your Class coming up. Not going to be able to make it to NC but would be excited to have the opportunity to get in on it. Thanks
I don’t think we can do it this time but it’s something we need to look into. We’ve had a few folks ask for that.
@@SheratonParkFarms I would also be interested in an online paid course or video. Blessings to you and yours Chuck.
Wendy in Michigan
Might not wanna here this - but maybe you have mold in feed ?
what are the age of your young females that are not cycling?
I can't afford land to even start
I have a few questions for you
How many pigs do you have to run at a time to be profitable?
You can run 1 or 2 and be profitable. After that’s it’s scale and cost containment with a good marketing plan.
@@SheratonParkFarms isn’t the food cheaper in bulk and scaling up is more profitable? What’s a ready full grown pig worth at your auction?
I da first guy to watch good vid
Thanks!
I had my first pig have piglets I ai her She had 13 now she only has two should I keep her first time mama
Two she laid on five was born dead the other ones Dead few days later
I’m not sure I’d keep her. Any idea why the ones died after birth that were not laid on.
Don’t know why they’re born dead
I think that pricing based on input costs is, put kindly, less than optimal. I agree that analyzing costs to determine margin is important in evaluating a business overall but determining price based on that lacks the sophistication that the study of economics and business has provided us. Pricing should be done in order to maximize profit while maintaining your values- the cost in that equation is a foregone conclusion. Your pricing won't change your cost, however your pricing will impact your profit. Your price should be set based on maximizing revenue while minimizing time and money to make the sale and also preventing waste. Imagine you are selling your eggs for $7 per dozen because your cost is $5 per dozen and you want to make $2 for each sold. If every other pasture raised hen's eggs are being sold for $6.50 a dozen, you will sell approximately 0 dozen if you have no other differentiating asset. That is horrible business because you priced based on a failed strategy. Instead, if you had sold at $6.50, your product is competing based on it's merits and unfortunately, the established connections others selling similar products have already made, but at least you would be selling some. Instead, if you had sold at $6.00, you would be forming new customer relationships, increasing sales, preventing loss and potentially selling out. None of these positive outcomes would have been achieved if you followed this man's pricing advice. I gotta say, these youtube farmers have so much information about farming that is useful and really unfortunate misunderstandings of business. It isn't all wrong but its certainly wrong enough to sink some businesses.
Quite frankly, you have no idea what to are talking about.
How do you farm TH-cams?
You don’t have rat problems at all Chuck? Not getting into your feed totes?
No. No rat or mice problems. We have a cat that is around. That’s probably helping.
Well sir let me give you a cost cutting measure first of all once your sows are bread remove the boar hogs and sell them why you are feeding them 5 months and not getting nothing but a feed bill for them 3 boars
Your farm will fail if you buy from big businesses for sure . Must buy feed mix from small local mills not big companies .
Thank you very much for your lectures. could we have your email address. secondly, how can we purchase your duroc piglets.
Reasons your YT channel will fail: make a 17 minute video that spend 4.5 minutes discussing the subject matter.
You’re right. With almost 400 videos, over 42,000 subscribers and just north of 5,000,000 views I’m about ready to shut this failure down. 🤣🤣
Good vid