This man answered my email when I had sick gilt. He took an hour out of his evening trying to help me nurse her back to health. Thanks to his kindness and many prayers she made it. Thank you so much for the videos, please keep them coming.

@oldnorthstateoutdoors2002

Жыл бұрын

Chris is good people. I have never met him in person but I hope to one day.

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

I try my best to help

I'm glad to see and hear you. You folks are really special and I keep you in my prayers. It's a wonderful thing that you are doing helping people and sharing your thoughts on homesteading and life. The world would be a much better place if we had more people like you and yours. God Bless all of you.

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

I want people to succeed, if a little honest information will help it's the least I can do

Chris!! You look great. It’s wonderful to see you. 🐔🐷❤

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad to be able post again

Mighty fine looking boar pigs Mr Chris.

Ight Chris we’re ya at we ain’t heard from ya all month. You Ight up there. We like your show

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

We'll get a video up soon , just planting season

Enjoying your videos! Just found you few weeks ago! Thanks for sharing honestly!!!

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

2 ай бұрын

I want people to succeed at this and it can't be done without knowing how things really are

I am wanting to get into raising hogs and have been watching all your videos. I love your old school no nonsense advice about pig farming. If I didn't live across the country I would be coming to get some feeder pigs from you. Please keep making videos, you knowledge is so valuable.

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

I'm trying to get a list of breeders across the country to help folks find some good stock .

I just picked up two more females. The first three Feeders i bought are like you say. They grow really well but they are on the lean side with not much back fat, three males. The two I just brought home are about 30 pounds apiece and they look much like some of the piglets you videoed. Broader across the chest and back with hams that look similar the piglets in your video. I might keep one for breeding in the future. Thanks for your instruction.

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

Glad to help, if you have any questions let me know

Been concerned. Glad to see you all! Cheers from a place with 3 ft of snow. Way North!

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

Lol we got about a ten minute flurry last Saturday

So glad to see you miss you brother and sister

My daddy, his dad and on up the chain in my family raised hogs for generations. Daddy raised them up til I was in my 20s til he got down in his health. Now after 20 years I got about 12 acres and planning on getting some feeders and one or two extra for family. Went and cut some black locust 8-10 in diameter for posts last fall. I own a saw mill so I'm gonna mill up some good thick fence planks to add to the hog panels I got. Daddy always said better over built than not at all to keep in a hog. Got tired of seeing these pens built on KZread that wouldn't hold in a handicapped Chihuahua. Your closest one I've seen to the way we always built ours. Only thing we done different then is we used a heavy gauge fence instead of panels with a thick rough sawn fence plank nailed in with a 4 1/2 in ring shank nail. Normally all the fences were 4 to 5 ft minimum with heavy gauge barbwire at the top. Some times we would also ring their noses aswell. I also seen you talk about the worms issue. I remember daddy always gave them coal to eat and so did my papa. Not saying do it or any one try it but that's what they did and it worked for them apparently. I've not delt with it myself as of yet but I'll not be trying pumpkin seeds or diatomaceous earth. I wouldn't think that would work even if no one told me. I ever have an issue tho I'll make damn sure it's taken care of promptly and effectively. Anyways, like your videos there young man. Keep on porking Chris R.

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

With the parasites everyone forgets liver and lung worms . They used to mix lye with soaked corn after that they used arsinic . As long as the power stays on an electric wire inside the panel or hog wire will do a good job at keeping them in

@Trecraven1

Жыл бұрын

@@HomesteadingtheHardWay That lye and arsenic tho is rough if I remember right. Could killem if they're to bad off. As far as electric goes it's a good thing as far as if the electric stays in. Back years ago tho they didn't have all that so a fort Knox to hold em in was necessary. Daddy never used it even when it started getting popular. I may run a hot on top instead of barb wire like he did but out here where I'm at you get a good wind gust or storm that electric could be off a few days. I'd rather over build it and have the electric as just a back up detorent. All my posts are gonna be 3ft if not more in the ground. All heavy clay around here so they'll be doing something they pull a 10in diameter black locust post out or even break it off.

@Trecraven1

Жыл бұрын

@@HomesteadingtheHardWay What's a good indicator that they have lung or liver worms and best way to treat it? Not that I won't be having a vet check but old timer knowledge passed down often times is better than modern medicine.

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

@@Trecraven1 lung worms show a cough/wheezing with not other signs of illness liver flukes show an unthrifty pig and the slaughter house won't let you have the liver . Finding a vet that has the knowledge and willingness to treat outside pigs may be a problem. Big difference in problems from confinement to ground raised , parasites aren't an issue on a commercial farm most disease isn't an issue on the ground except pneumonia or if you're really unlucky and have wild hogs around pseudorabies or cicicadosis occasionally botulism or salmonella but they're rare

First year for me to try and raise pigs. If nothing else they are a comical bunch. Keep the videos coming , yall make a good team. Thanks for the help

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

5 күн бұрын

@@hl8256 always glad to help

Don’t stop keep it up

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

I will as long as I can

Good morning and lots of love from Ohio! Wonderful to see y'all again. Thank you for being you and all you do. Have a great day and God bless.

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

I hope im helping folks

I just want to say God bless you and your family. It was great to see a new video. Your videos are like my Chilton's manual for raising hogs. Thank you for the videos. May the good Lord bless you and your family

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad to help

Chris, what injections/vaccines do you give your piglets, and at what age do you give them?

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

Pigs raised outside normally don't need to be vaccinated they also don't need iron injections. We use ivermectin at weaning that's about it . We draw blood twice a year to make sure we don't have any issues and do fecal samples for parasites

@user-ld9if6nj8u

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Sir.

Missed y'all.

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

I hope to post a little more often when it warms up a little

Do more videos love channel

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

Hopefully we'll get some up more regularly now that the days are longer

Boy them some good looking pigs.. we been getting our pigs for the sharps for two years now and they’ve done great

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

They have some good stock no doubt.

Great video . Hope you’re doing good and GOD bless y’all

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

I'm a little better

I am very glad to see you guys back

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

We're going to try to get more videos up this spring

I like the looks of the Momma & those baby's.

Glad to see you guys. Peace and blessings. Like watching your videos. I’m learning.

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

Let me know if you have any questions

This is my favorite Channel on KZread! Up Our way in Wilkes County Every One wants Berks. We had a guy come from Spartanburg Sc and get 3 Boars from us and another Guy come from 3 hours away in Wv to get our Gilts. Chris you oughta just recreate the Poland China if anyone in Nc can do it id be you.

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

I'm trying to , we've definitely got some lookalikes

This man knows his stuff fooooooo sure and extremely helpful

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Hey from south Alabama we raise mostly Duroc and Hampshire and Yorkshire crosses. We get purebred old line stock from Jimmy and Albert haraway from north Alabama they have been line breeding those three breeds for 50 years. We take and cross them for that great hybrid vigor. Them pigs will grow buddy. The first cross with the Duroc and Hampshire will be all black and black and white belts. Then if we put a Duroc back over one of them we get a high percentage of Red and white belts. We also like the Hampshire Yorkshire female to a Duroc boar and get lots of color in that litter red with white belts black with white belts and no red spotted just pretty in pigs. We love the old line hogs these are like what my granddaddy raised I can't stand them show type and modern hogs. Enjoyed your video will be looking for some more. Keep up the good work and God bless you all

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

I have some haraway line Hamps that I like so far . I imported some Duroc boar's last year that were a major disappointment

Every time I see your piglets I’m amazed. They are so much better looking than most.

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

You're looking good Chris and the new boar looks good too. A good cross makes a world of difference.

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

You know how it is old line stock is scarce and it's a challenge to bring them back

@PineyWoodsHomestead

Жыл бұрын

@@HomesteadingtheHardWay amen to that

Glad you are up working, was worried about you since it has been awhile between videos. I got 3 pigs about 3 weeks ago and it's the first I've had in 40 years. Thanks for all you do

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

I've at least stabilized a little, glad to help

What cross is that spotted boar? And I’ve never heard of Carolina golds ? What is that? Been watching your videos for couple months ! Maybe I’ve missed a video .

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

The spotted boar is an Ivey commercial cross Im trying to bring SPC pigs back and they used a lot in their cross breeds . The Gold pigs are our farm cross we've been working on for twenty years should be a recognized breed by the end of this year .

missed your videos. Glad to see you looking so well. Nice, really nice looking new stock .

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

I'm going to try to get more up now that the days are longer

Thanks for sharing! Pigs look great. I’m just learning and it’s very helpful.

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

That's why we do this, to help folks get started

That boar is definitely exceptional. A person that doesn't know much about a pig can tell that just by the look of him and the build. Good to see you brother. God Bless you and your family.

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

Im tickled to death with them

I want to thank you guys for giving me the knowledge and confidence to get into pigs. I have just today got my first three feeder pigs. THANK YOU!!!

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

Glad to help , if you have any questions/ problems let me know

Thanks for all your efforts in trying to educate others

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

I hope it's helping people out

I love yalls videos. Yall have really helped me do better at raising my pigs. I have 2 grade spot sows, a duroc boar and 4 up and coming gilts and a young boar. Thank you for all the videos it's really helped me out alot

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that and glad to help

Love your videos and information.

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

Glad to help

We are in Thomasville nc They are beautiful!! I'm glad he is doing such a good job for you ❤

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad to have him especially after the bad luck we had with the other two

@Rockyridgeheritagehogs

Жыл бұрын

@@HomesteadingtheHardWay we're gonna come down again real soon! Gotta catch up 😊

Another great video! Thanks for making it.

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Looks like you have some good things going on my friends! Good to see (and hear) you.

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

Hey geeky glad to see you

I use lard (and tallow) a lot. I would love to find a lard pig to feed out some day. Glad to see your video Chris and Darlene!

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

If you feed these up to 350 there's more than enough lard

I actually found some duroc Hamp cross gilts I think they be a good cross with my spotted boar

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

The pigs should look like these multi color ones

Looks great!

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

5 ай бұрын

Thank you

I went to the Fort Myers Florida fair 4H they were 5 Duroc Gilts and they were nice wish I had a property to have hogs I would of bought some

Great stuff. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I'm praying for you.

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

Thank you and I'm glad to help

Hi Chris! It's great to hear from you. I remember you saying the Duroc/Hampshire cross was a great cross and your pigs show it. The Carolina Gold hogs look great as well as your Spots. Overall, they're the best looking bunch of hogs I've seen in a while.

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

I'm proud of them , I'm definitely think these genetics will help for years

Been looking forward to a new video. Got myself a boar and two gilts. So far, so good and I really appreciate these videos

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

If you have any questions let me know

@RaisedOutdoors

Жыл бұрын

@@HomesteadingtheHardWay I appreciate that!

@RaisedOutdoors

Жыл бұрын

Id be interested in hearing you you discuss and explain how to choose (what to look for) in a good gilt to keep from a litter or choose from a hog breeder to keep for breeding.

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

@@RaisedOutdoors I've been meaning to do a video on that , I'll try to make it the next one

@RaisedOutdoors

Жыл бұрын

@@HomesteadingtheHardWay I appreciate that! I’ve got two nice looking gilts but two very different builds. One is going to be kept for a sow and one will be for the freezer. I know the one I like but am gathering other opinions. The videos on KZread on it were very vague or not trustworthy in my opinion lol

That hybrid vigor piece is the truth. I've heard vegetable seed breeders talk about genetic inbreeding depression, with things like grain corn. Good to mix up the heirlooms and inject more genetic diversity.

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

Line breeding is great to concentrate genetics but you have to cross out or you'll concentrate some bad too .

I just bought a bore and a sow,he’s supposed to be heirford and she supposed to be Duroc but I’m new with pigs and I have doubts about her more than him, any ways I could tell?

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

12 күн бұрын

@@jimmycrum2529 I can usually tell if they're mixed , there's a lot of difference between types of the same breed . Makes it tough to describe what to look for

I don’t care about color I care about meat and time!!! This is a good man trying to help us all

Hello from Texas!

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

You have a nice looking place there .

@ranchorey.

Жыл бұрын

@@HomesteadingtheHardWay Thank you

Love your videos

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching

Thanks for your content Chris! really like your channel, you have a new subscriber here. my brother picked up 3 the other week to feed out and butcher in the fall. i hope i picked right, there long, Red with big floppy looking ears, i seem to be able to watch them grow!!

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

Long is good and I personally prefer red

Love your videos, but I'd still like to know what Is in the Red Cup

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

10 ай бұрын

LoL depends on the day

@Alanrayc1957

10 ай бұрын

Love your show Sir, much respect!@@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Thank you for posting your knowledge! Your pigs look fantastic! Our Yorkshire mature at 7 months.

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

Glad to , occasionally we'll have a guilt come in at 5 but most are 6 months at least

Wow congratulations on the new breeding stock

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad to have them

Nice setup you have for the pigs. With your breeding plans, liking the crosses best, you remind me of and you should look up, the Joseph Lofthouse 'Landrace Gardening' channel and his description of how he approached vegetables. I'm working that idea on corn varieties this year, seems all the dark blue and dark red heirloom corn varieties have 3x-5x the protein of typical feed store gmo-hybrid corn. That protein can increase pig litter size and grow them faster. I got my Blue Hopi through Hoss Tools for a fair price if you are planting corn and want to experiment, many others only have small packets. Bloody Butcher is another to look for.

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

GMO corn is actually rarely grown in our area , a lot of people are confused about what a GMO is . Look for the term bio-tech that's the genetically engineered seed the rest are just conventional hybrids . I wouldn't mind growing some of those heirloom varieties if for no other reason than to keep them around they might save the world one day

I'm a fan of the channel and I have a question. My boar is huge! We killed an old sow on the hoof she was 555 lbs and he is bigger than she was idk what he weighs I have to way to weigh him except farm scales. But I'm afraid to put him on some of my younger girls 250 275 lbs what do you think

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

He can break them down , that's always the end of a boar . Getting too big

@garyholmes4058

Жыл бұрын

@@HomesteadingtheHardWay that's what I was afraid of I bought a younger boar but he is still about 4 weeks haven't even picked him up yet and I've had bad luck buying grown boars from people so far

I've been binge watching Chris's video for bout 33 hrs now, the next time I leave my home i will be stopping to get a pack of red solo cups, and a pair of suspenders. I AM THAT INSPIRED BY THIS HERE FELLA🐖🐖🐖

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

Lol I wear the Dickies with the belt clips not snaps

@RaisedOutdoors

Жыл бұрын

I’m with you! My kinda people! Country as a turnip green and honest as the day is long!

Congrats on things going right for you, I could hear it in your voice that you are proud of what you have to offer your customers. Enjoy, it looks like its your turn to find the acorn.

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

We just got a couple of less than ideal boars in a row . That were expensive and cost some production

I love when a new video comes out.

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

Hope to get them up more regularly this summer

Probably a stupid question but would these be considered read meat hogs? Not sure If I even ask that right so ignore my ignorance. :)

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

Not a stupid question but one I'm not sure I can answer. The pork off these is a much darker shade of red than confinement pigs so some people might use that term . When I think of pork as red meat there's a couple of Asian breeds that are supposed to have pork that is actual red meat like beef and taste similar. A neighboring farm raised some and it was not received well by customers that bought it at all it was tough,stringy, greasy and didn't taste like beef .

Chris I wished you ain’t live so far away an i know how you fill about your durocs an my cousin down here in Alabama is about to have a fine litter of old line durocs that’s about all we fool with down here

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

I wish I could ship some in

@derrickhaws4399

Жыл бұрын

@@HomesteadingtheHardWay Chris that can be astapblished Henry fudge or Albert haraway will deliver

Wow huge

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

The biggest sows are close to 800lbs

Looks like that boar is doing really good for you, I know his dad has been the best boar we've ever had. We've picked up another new Hampshire boar from out of state and he seems to be just as promising as our other Hampshire boar. Happy to see an update from you guys and I'll try and get down to see you sometime soon

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

The Hamp boar is at Mike's and he's throwing gorgeous pigs too

@johnnysharpe3812

Жыл бұрын

@@HomesteadingtheHardWay I sure appreciate you sending us a shout out about getting the boars from us and it looks like he's getting the job done for you.

I notice your pens aren't ate up with Wallows and big holes where they've been rooting. Do you do anything to dissuade them from rooting or??.... cuz I've got 3 pigs in a 60 foot by 60 foot pen and the ground is just tore up with rooting holes

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

The right size and type of hog ring will stop the rooting. If there's something in the ground they want they can make a mess fast tree roots an old brick anything really that catches their attention

@muddyduck4524

Жыл бұрын

@@HomesteadingtheHardWay I've got 2 berkshire gilts and supposedly an ipp pig. They definitely do the rooting!!

Hey y’all glad to see ya. I was going to reach out to y’all for some good stock.

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

Email me homesteadingthehardway@gmail.com

Ever raise any yorks or landrace into your breeding I'm thinking of adding some for litter size maternal values

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

Durocs and hamps have as big of litters as York's . I like Yorkshires we had them for thirty years in the breeding program when blue butts were the main commercial pig it's hard to find the old type now though. Landraces never impressed me much

I got the Yorkshire and Hampshire

Thanks for the videos. They got me to move from just raising meat hogs for my family to getting into breeding. I live in Kansas and am located 500ft from a feed mill, so my location helps a lot. Have you tried selling processed meat rather than just whole hogs? Thanks.

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

We sell our tops processed ( dressed and packaged) I just don't sell by the cut

@kssooner3495

Жыл бұрын

@@HomesteadingtheHardWay I guess that’s the way I’m going to try. Also thought about selling feeder hogs with the feed needed to grow them to a good weight. (600lbs?) I can maybe add a 20% markup and still give them quality feed for less than they’ll get at tractor supply or wherever.

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

@@kssooner3495 be careful selling feed without a license is one of the laws they enforce. Same reason we don't sell by the cut

@kssooner3495

Жыл бұрын

@@HomesteadingtheHardWay boy do I love government regulations.

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

@@kssooner3495 me too . They try to make it hard on little guys , every time I find something that would make a little money you have to have a hard to get license. I have enough equipment I could make feed for the neighborhood on shares and cut our cost to almost nothing. Nope not allowed

What would you say is the best recipe to break even? What would you say would be some breeds to think about purchasing. I am in new hampshire. Not too far away is some. Registered old spot. I have not seen any other registered heritage breeds Too breed For sale. I am interested in the durok the Hampshire the tamworth the old spot hereford. We have ten acres of Freshly broken ground as of four years ago. It has between 4 and 6 polled herefords on it now. I'd say 7 of the 10 acers are cut stumped and cleaned up should be the first year of grass taking hold this year. There is about 2-3 acers I could put hogs on

@bobfabian2161

Жыл бұрын

I am open to traveling to buy stock

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

Our best market is for good cross bred meat pigs in the 85.00 to 100.00 range at weaning to customers that feed them out and sell cuts . Next is breeding stock third are finished hogs you'll have to do all three . Old spots and Herefords aren't that popular except with the homestead crowd neither are solid white or solid black pigs . Hamp ,Duroc crosses do very well so do SPCs and our farm cross does very well . Be careful you can spend a lot of money on registered stock that you can't get back. Start small maybe two sows and add on as you build a market keep input cost as low as possible and try to find some good pigs of the right type that will hit 3.5 or better on feed conversion and finish to 280 lbs in 4 to 5 months after weaning . Types the hard part you need a pig with an inch of backfat and a little marbling in the chops but not too much . Avoid big pastures use lots and rotate a little saves land and expense also makes it easier on you

U know your pigs for sure ..I just raise3 meat pigs a year ..and the Durock is always the best ...Your stock is the best Iv ever seen .Thanks for all your information and vids.What state are u lacated ..We havin a hard time find good meat pigs this year .

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

I think good pigs are scarce everywhere. We're in eastern NC

I’m in the northeast I’m considering feeder meat pig for us to raise for our family …what is a good gentle to start out. ? We are learning a lot from your videos 👍😊. Thanks so much for sharing

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

Glad to help , just a couple for meat is easy enough and not much input cost excluding feed

Glad to see the video we have to wait to get our feeder pigs this year. Up here in Mn we still have 2 ft of snow and it’s still 30 degrees! Always nice to see your still getting to getting yet Chris. Still have a goal to at some point in the near future acquiring some breeding stock from ya👍

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

I'd love to meet y'all in person

Tip of the mitt MI

Where are you located,you have some nice looking pigs I am interested in a few pigs

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

We're in eastern NC. Email homesteadingthehardway@gmail.com

@dannybond5205

Жыл бұрын

I am in Northampton,N.C. let me know when it’s possible for me to get a few pigs from your stock

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

@@dannybond5205 anytime is fine , email me I can't put the phone number up here

Meishan pigs can reach puberty at 90 days.

Really appreciate your content. You mention that the little boar is special. Can you do a video on how to judge/grade pigs? You mentioned growth rate but IDK what makes a pig subpar, good, great, etc...

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

I've been meaning to do one on how to pick breeding stock at least

6 months is correctly right or after

Nice looking hogs

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

How can i get in touch with you

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

homesteadingthehardway@gmail.com

Where are you located at Cris?

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

In eastern NC

@rickayers3150

Жыл бұрын

Great, I'm in Inman SC on vacation. I live in Asheville ny

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

@@rickayers3150 you can email us homesteadingthehardway@gmail.com

Have you ever seen a pink Duroc

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

Chester whites are kinda sorta a white Duroc so are some of the commercial crosses . I reckon it could be possible for a white pig to pop up in a litter especially if the parents weren't quite full blooded

@annnichols8592

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I'm just starting out and learning as much as possible. And a gentleman was telling me he has pure breed Duroc's that are white and I was just wondering cause all I've seen were red or brown.

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

@@annnichols8592 they're definitely not purebred Durocs . They only come in red and preferably dark red no white or black spots or markings. If they look like durocs just white they are probably chester whites

I'll be the first to admit I don't know a lot about hogs, but sure looks like a bunch of good ham, bacon, and sausage

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

They are delicious lol

@markellis6727

Жыл бұрын

@@HomesteadingtheHardWay appreciate the videos

I’ve had a sow that seems to eat her pigs. Do u think she crushes them and then eats them Or do u think she eats them alive.

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

4 ай бұрын

I don't know why but my comments aren't posting

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

4 ай бұрын

homesteadingthehardway@gmail.com

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

4 ай бұрын

homesteadingthehardway@gmail.com

Hey Chris what’s your opinion on Tamworth pigs?

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

I raised them for a few years , they're a good hardy hog and dress out good about the right amount of fat . Grow a little slow but not terrible. They're scarce most of what people call Tamworths are Hamp Duroc or Yorkshire Duroc crosses any red prick eared pig really gets misidentified as Tamworth

@Mountainsidehomestead

Жыл бұрын

I found some that are registered I’m thinking of buying. Thanks for the info.

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

@@Mountainsidehomestead I think you'll like them

How do I get in touch with you to buy a hog

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

Send me an email homesteadingthehardway@gmail.com

What's a guilt?

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

A gilt is a female that hasn't had a litter of pigs yet

@kevinilg2657

Жыл бұрын

@@HomesteadingtheHardWay thank you sir

I just got some duroc mix pigs and I watched your feed making video, he'll I watched all your video's. I feed them homemade laying mash and was wondering what you think. It's 18% protein. I have a little KZread channel if you want to see them and tell me what you think. Thankyou

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

I'll check y'all out , anything over 16% is usually not necessary and the mineral and vitamins are way different for poultry

@Peachmountainfarm

Жыл бұрын

@@HomesteadingtheHardWay thank you

Looks like what I’ve been raising

That's what I'm looking for is the fat I do a lot with the fat

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

We have some lard type sows for that reason some of my customers want a hog with two inches of back fat . I make a lot of cracklings/ lard and fat back and use some making deer sausage but have a lot left over off of the old bacon type hogs

Harnett County n.c

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

We're in Lenoir co.

U got any female left

@HomesteadingtheHardWay

Жыл бұрын

There might be a couple in the multi color litter not spoken for . homesteadingthehardway@gmail.com