2nd year forest raised yorkshire pigs. We have very similar setup. Glad to have found your channel. Thanks for teaching. Fencing and rotation is our biggest challenge.

On the pumpkins, I think I would check them to see if they are all empty of seeds, if you find some with seeds, scrape them out, and put them in an envelope and save them for spring to plant in one of your fields you are allowing to regrow. More free food is good food I would think.

Hi, Troy Good info as usual. I was hoping to see all the piglets in this one They seem to be growing good.

I like that lantern. I liked seeing it at night on the farm. Really bright.

You have some nice fall colors in the background.

Good info, thanks. We will be raising pigs for the first time in the spring. We are in New Hampshire and don't want to do winter pigs here. That lantern looks nice, I may have to order one tomnight.

If you have the time look into Black Soldier Flies. They have benefit in reducing waste products that should not go into a mulch pile.

Raised pigs for the first time this year, and I wanted to thank you for the videos, you have been extremely helpful and have answered alot of my questions

@RedToolHouse

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to help

@RedToolHouse

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to help

Red maple puts out a lot of nectar and pollen early in the spring when bees need it the most. A great forage tree better than the stingy sugar maple.

Just love it man.

Thank you for the content.

Good vid, Troy! Thanks for the shout out too! :)

@RedToolHouse

3 жыл бұрын

Any time! These have been great pigs. I hope you move a ton of them!

@sixoaksfarm1556

3 жыл бұрын

@@RedToolHouse I am, in part thanks to you. I've sent some folks to your channel too.. Best wishes.

Am in a big city and I have a gym juice bar that outs out their fruit pulp in trash cans outside.i put ck it up to feed my worms and the layer but it's get treats for few days. A mo

Troy as usual, lots of good information. If you could take your best guess, what percentage of the pigs food comes from the pasture?

@RedToolHouse

3 жыл бұрын

That is a tough one. They feed on my daily, 5 gallon bucket ration and will eat 75% of it within 20 minutes. The rest of the day spent wandering the pasture always includes grazing/browsing. There is also nap and wallow time that I don't know the time amounts. I would say at a time like now with all the mast that 40 to 50% of their daily intake is non-feed (pasture and mast).

wow that lantern is brighter than the sun itself

Second point. It’s best to finish this way. Uhhh don’t know or can’t taste if it’s better!😂

New Naturals Online carries organic animals grains and is located in Stuart Virginia , not very far from the West Virginia border at all , if this may help you.

I remember back in elementary school here in NC, the state would sell our cafeteria waste to local pig farmers for less than a penny a pound. We got to go visit a pig farmer in the FFA, and he was the largest consumer of school cafeteria waste for pigs in NC. Those pigs could devour of a ton of that stuff in like a minute. It smelled and looked disgusting, but those pigs inhaled it like they were in heaven. Not sure if they continue this practice today. The food served in school cafeterias these days is rubbish compared to what we had in the 1980s.

Have you thought about what I call wild gardens to supplement the pigs and chickens. You just pick out spots on the hills open areas recent dirt piles etc mainly where pigs want be and cast out turnips greens squash pumpkins etc and what will grow grows take any for yourself and give rest to animals plus if you deer hunt it draws a few in like a mini food plot.

@RedToolHouse

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, we have experimented with it some. Deer pressure keeps anything from growing more than a couple inches however.

@jimmieburleigh9549

3 жыл бұрын

@@RedToolHouse 👍

@arthurdewith7608

3 жыл бұрын

Tskes gor ever to put on weight unless i get more money extra fencing cost seeds weeds to hoe deer droughts prohbit pigs can eat a lot

@HarrisonCountyStudio

3 жыл бұрын

We grow corn fields for the deer we hunt. We leave it the corn standing with ears on it for winter feed. I bet the pigs would devour the mass of corn and stalks. Might be worth a try as the deer aren’t able to eat all of it.

Hi just started to watch your channel few weeks ago . I noticed you have a Bunch of boars . Are they for breeding ? my mind is that boars need to be neutered before slaughtering for food . Have great day . I am up in Orillia Ontario Canada. doing maple syrup for the love of it. Retired TFD .

Where do you buy feed I'm in west Virginia also how much do you pay a ton

Great review. Thank you. Have you ever found the nutritional specifics for fermentation of the feed? We fed our pigs this way this year, inspired by you, and are so pleased with their progress. I only ask since I haven't been able to find this answer for chicken or pig feed fermenting. I'd personally like to know and also be able to educate this to our customers since there is an additional labor component, and we agree with you that it is well worth it. Again thank you for your video

@sixoaksfarm1556

3 жыл бұрын

Fermenting feed increases digestible protein by 1-2% and increases overall digestibility therefore reducing intake by about 10%.

@edcurwick8383

3 жыл бұрын

@@sixoaksfarm1556 How does 2% = 10%??? Sure they enjoy it more.

@sixoaksfarm1556

3 жыл бұрын

@@edcurwick8383 its wet.

@edcurwick8383

3 жыл бұрын

@@sixoaksfarm1556 Buy pellets and it handles easier an requires less time and effort. I’ve fed ground pig feed and there is too much waste and “getting it wet” dos not pay out in high enough weight gain for money and time (time is money- unless you are just a tired ole retired man)!

@FightFilms

2 жыл бұрын

@@edcurwick8383 it doesn't. Read the comment carefully.

Keep feeding those squellers.

15:00 cozy

KZread recommended this video for me and... First, I appreciate your video(s) (I've watched a few others). You keep things simple and moving and you're easy to understand. Secondly, the comfortable manner you have around your animals and the obvious calmness of them around you shows me you spend a lot time with them. In my opinion that makes you a good steward of them and your land. Thirdly, the antagonistic comments from others here are not anything to worry about or take to heart. (I don't think you do anyway, lol). Some people just like to spout off and being on a faceless comment section allows a lot of bravado that wouldn't happen face-to-face. My wife and I farm a 168 acres here in mid-Missouri and raise beef cattle, hogs, and meat chickens that we sell directly to the consumer. I applaud heartily what you're doing! It motivates me to see so many others being conscientious about caring for the animals and the land we work and love. If you have time you can see a little of what we do here at DLFarms.com. Keep up the good work!

@RedToolHouse

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great feedback! I will check out your website!

👍 interesting

Which breed of pigs do you have?

Hey first time viewer, just wondering where in WV your from? We live in Mingo county, just bought a young pig and was trying to decide on pasture or confinement raising.

@RedToolHouse

3 жыл бұрын

We are in Lincoln County. I would suggest pasture raising if you have the infrastructure.

@therick2561

3 жыл бұрын

@@RedToolHouse wow small world,were neighbors!!! I'm gonna Sub and keep up, do you have any pigs for sale??

So you talk about the mast being good for the pigs.... are the pigs good for the trees, "? Tilling around the roots and fertilizing them?

@RedToolHouse

3 жыл бұрын

If left too long, then can be a detriment to younger trees by digging up their roots. More established trees are fine.

@2:48 soy free? soy is an important source of inexpensive (crude) protein and lysine. humans eat soy too. most US soybeans (and maize) are GMO, but pigs don't know or care about GMOs. obviously, acorns and other nuts are also a source of proteins. deer and other wild animals/fowl agree. fermentation and grinding pre-digest food for pigs, and can allow more digestion of protein, carbohydrates and minerals.

I know you said this before, but what’s your pigs breeds name? Thanks you for taking the time to answer questions.

@sixoaksfarm1556

3 жыл бұрын

Those came from me. They're F1/F2 Lg Black X Tamworth bred for pasture-ability, feed efficiency, temperment, mothering ability and a premium pork carcass. Troy's as seen here are 7th and 8th generation selected.

@edcurwick8383

3 жыл бұрын

@@sixoaksfarm1556 Mothering ability -- they did not even have ten in their litter and one was eaten by the mother. Feed them sufficient nutrition and they could have 12-14 in a litter and put the moms in farrowing crates so save the lives of piglets!!!

@sixoaksfarm1556

3 жыл бұрын

@@edcurwick8383 Crates are a crutch for poor mothering genetics. These were both gilts. And we dont know if that piglet was eaten. And if it was it was dead, perfectly normal behavior when you let a pig be a pig. Which we do.

@edcurwick8383

3 жыл бұрын

@@sixoaksfarm1556 Two weeks in a crate Saves an average of two pigs per liter!!! That’s several hundred dollars or it is 400 lbs of meat!!! Your gilts did not even produce 10 pigs per liter!!! Last year RTH killed THREE LITERS! Guilts in crates SAVES LIVES!!!

Three boys in the house... no leftovers.

@RedToolHouse

3 жыл бұрын

True story...

Are you using solar or plug in wire for electric ?

@RedToolHouse

Жыл бұрын

We are using AC energizers

how too know corn /acorn feed meat fat color corn fed will be whiter acorn yellower acorn feed is by far better fat for us corn and soy is why all meat is bad for us go look at the goodness acorn fed meats bring too your family just saying acorn is where it is at been doing acorn finished pork all my days grand pa taught me

Cotn and barely wiyh soy beans

Potatoes and turnips

TIME FOR YA TO RUN A FEW COWS.. IN WITH PIGGIES

When was there ever a dumpster of Krispy Kreme that was not fit for human consumption, that is blasphemy

@RedToolHouse

3 жыл бұрын

I know, right?

You spelled my name wrong. How rude 😁😁😁

@RedToolHouse

3 жыл бұрын

You forgot to tip the name drawing lady...

@shadowbfarms9667

3 жыл бұрын

Well played

If you ask a 4-H Club Leader or a FFA (Future Farmers of America’s) High School Agriculture Teacher; both organizations teach young members that Newly weaned hogs a Starter Hog Ration which is 18% up to 50 lbs, then Grower Ration 16% to125 lbs (maybe 150 for some faster growing pigs) and a ration with more grain and a protein of 12-14%. As you mention, these commercial rations are balanced for vitamins and minerals but when you use a model that includes a higher amount of forage, pasture, the amount of nutrition from the balanced hog ration is reduced. This requires longer time to reach butcher weight and more feed in the long run. If children are being taught these practices Nation wide... (community colleges and all major Universities with Agriculture Departments teach these models also) I’m just curious where you receive your information on swine nutrition from??? Swine have a digestive tract nearly identical to humans - pigs are used in medical research for humans - and you would not feed a diet like this to your children...

@sixoaksfarm1556

3 жыл бұрын

My pigs are only like my children in how they eat. Pastured pigs are very unlike pigs grown indoors and their dietary requirements differ as such. Youre comparing couch potatoes to athletes, sorta. Typically, these pigs only get 4-6 lbs of feed 1x daily and forage the rest of their diet so they can self balance their nutrient requirements to a degree. The time to grow these out is not much longer then a couch potato pig on less daily feed so they certainly do not eat more then a commercial type pig. Thats a dubious claim.

@edcurwick8383

3 жыл бұрын

@@sixoaksfarm1556 You can not back up your empty claims with ANY scientific information from any University with an Agriculture/Livestock Research Unit!!! Swine Nutrition is SWINE NUTRITION!!! YOUR STATEMENT IS FALSE AND THERE IS NO LEGITIMATE SOURCE IN THE LITERATURE WHICH VALIDATES WHAT YOU SAY. I was taught first in 4-H, learned more in High School as a member of The Future Farmers of America. 4/H --- 4-h.org/ m.facebook.com/4-h/ FFA --- www.ffa.org/ facebook.com/nationalffa/ Then I attended Mt SAC Community College -- www.mtsac.edu/horticulture/courses.html That school works in conjunction with California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. www.cpp.edu/agri/animal-science/ Pigs do not grow nor can they support body metabolism by eating forage!!! You have confused forage which Ruminates digest using microorganisms to process the cellulose in plant matter into chemicals which the Sheep, Cattle - Dairy & Beef, Goats, Lamas and Alpacas ALL PROCESS TO BOTH GROW AND MAINTAIN BODY METABOLISM. THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE WITH SWINE!!! When you limit the intake of Commercial Feed for pigs & force them to consume forage... You are limiting the Nutritional intake of the pigs and you are requiring the animal to live longer to achieve a sufficient butcher weight because you are limiting their Protein and Energy intake. Grass and Weeds provide little or no protein and very little energy (starches/carbohydrates). Swine have an identical digestive tract to Humans!!! You Sir did not go to an Agricultural College or University and none of what you claim is verifiably accurate!!! The only forage which pigs can consume and receive nutrition from that supports GROWTH and BODY METABOLISM are specific forage plants with providing higher levels of protein for growth along with other plants that produce sufficient starch/carbos for Energy and also metabolism. I have NEVER FOUND A Pasture Pig proponent that plants any planned specific seed to ensure high Protein and high Energy Forage Pasture Crops which will provide a healthier and nutritious daily intake which can provide hogs which butcher out at 275 - 300 Lbs in less than 6 months!!! Pastured Pigs require more time to reach butcher weight because they are withheld full feed and forced to eat belly-filling grass!!! KuneKune and AGH are sorry excuses for raising pigs which economically produce pork for a reasonable amount of feed and time. Idaho Pasture Pigs are a phony cross-breeding of three pig breeds but only the hand of God could change the digestive tract of any breed of any species... Or evolution which requires 10s of 1,000s of years, even 100,000’s of thousands of years to make that substantial change in the anatomical and physiological functions of these animals!!!

@sixoaksfarm1556

3 жыл бұрын

@@edcurwick8383 wrong. Or they would be very skinny pigs. And we've already established the time to market is longer because A: We want it to be. Because, time develops a much higher quality pork then any indoor pig could produce. B: We take our pigs to much higher weights then indoor pig producers do in order to develop intra-muscular fat deposits(Because we all know fat is flavor because science). And that takes time. Again, which we want. C: That time and diet add to the healthiness, fat quality and overall flavor of the pork. It positively affects the Omega 3/Omega 6 ratio in the fat, deposits more available vitamins and minerals and pastured pork is typically slightly higher in available protein. That quality takes time. Which we want.... Lets face it, youre comparing Pinto's to Ferrari"s. Pastured pigs being the Ferrari's, of course. Some folks desire a quality ride. Because, science.

@edcurwick8383

3 жыл бұрын

@@sixoaksfarm1556 Once again you make invalid statements with zero specific facts - stating the word Science without a hypothesis and evidence to support the statement is NOT SCIENCE, it is gobly goop - NOISE - ment to confuse the less informed!!! You keep mentioning indoor raise pigs. I raise pigs out doors - where I live it does not freeze. I provide my pigs with 3 sided shelters. When I move to Idaho i will raise my pigs in a barn, i believe it is abusive to have pigs outdoors in below freezing weather!!! No matter where pigs are raised they eat food and grow! Then you say you raise pigs to a higher weight. Well you do not know what weight I raise my hogs to... BTW - 275 to 300 lbs is what weight I raise pigs for butcher. Once again, you say “you choose to hold back food and in doing doing so you delay the growing and maturity of the animals - many of us might consider this abuse! Pigs will grow to a specific size skeleton to which muscles will grow accordingly along with skin, organs, etc... The marveling is the last part of physical maturity. But holding back that physical growth in children that you mention... If you withheld nutrition from actual human children, your children would be removed from your control. As you consider your pigs your children, maybe you should figure out what is abusive to human children would also be abusive to the pigs!!! Intramuscular Marbling occurs maturely and holding it back is abusive and your Hill Billy logic is at best a result of one heck of an imagination, but you still use anything substantial to support your empty ideas. Pigs are pigs, no matter where they eat. Grass and weeds still provide Zero nutrition for pigs just as they would not support a human life. And your comment about Omegas Oils... my answer comes from Mike on Our Wyoming Life - one does not consume Beef or Pork to increase their Omega Oils intake because they do not have significant levels and even those that have more the difference is insignificant. So as Mike says, there are meats and other foods which do have significant high levels of Omega Oils; What foods contain omega-3 and omega-6 fats? fatty fish like salmon, mackerel, anchovies, sardines, arctic char and trout. eggs (including omega-3 enriched) flaxseeds and flaxseed oil. walnuts. soybeans. tofu. canola oil. fortified foods like some margarines, juices and yogurts. www.unlockfood.ca/en/Articles/Fat/What%E2%80%99s-the-Difference-Between-Omega-3-and-Omega-6 Here Sir I State a fact and I support it with actual evidence, not empty words. Salmon provide much more and better balanced Omega Ratios! I find you lack of accuracy and logic typical with those lacking an education in agricultural sciences. My education as a nurse has greatly helped me understand these this I have tried to share with you. Not having and education is not a lack of character, but refusing to learn from someone that does have an education, is mere foolishness!!! I truly don’t mind explaining any sir, I have lots of patience teaching 4-H and FFA kids and their parents! Sir please forgive me for exposing your confusion and I promise I will not expose the fact that you do not understand biochemistry and nutrition and in your lack of understand you have manufactured a fictional story why you charge a ridiculous amount of money for your grass nutrition story meat. I can simply prove my logic in a simple manner! Buy 4 Idaho Pasture Pigs, feed two in your typical grass/Weed story. Then use a hog self feeder that holds a couple hundred pounds of balanced feed and feed two Idaho Pasture Pigs FULL FEED TO 300 lbs or even a little more. The full feed group will reach weight in 5 months easy - because they are just cross bred pigs!!! You will hold back feed merely to tell a story and charge more money!!! Those full feed pigs will cost less to raise, eat less and taste better!!!

@robwestley7370

3 жыл бұрын

@@edcurwick8383 Sandra Westley, I don’t know a thing about pigs, I just like watching them grow, you seem a right opinionated bloke, so you know it all and your happy with your pigs, good show be happy, don’t ram it down everybody’s throat.

i give pork scraps to my pigs all the time. its cooked, spiced, no way tastes like they would naturally taste if they went cannibal. No worries there. Is it morbid to feed pig to a pig? well... look at fast foods, ever see soylent green? Morbid maybe, but lets be honest, people eat way worse things for them, and satisfied if they never have to see the process, inject unknowing limits here I guess. pigs are the same, if they dont know, they really dont care if it tastes good, and nutritious to boot... ya know?

6719 Hatter Road Newfane , New York 14108

@RedToolHouse

3 жыл бұрын

Hehe...

Give your money to big business . You wasted about 25% of that feed you dumped on the ground . Should feed a mixed by a local mill not processed feed . Custom feed doesn't have to be non GMO and all the other crap people complain about . The mill can add the exact minerals they need .

@RedToolHouse

Жыл бұрын

This is from a local mill. Family owned.

Lol feeding pork to pork lol just like mad cow disease well this time its mad pork disease 🤣

support local farmers but ariat boots made in china

@RedToolHouse

3 жыл бұрын

I don't wear Ariat boots. I wear other Chinese-made boots. Are you commenting using your American-made smart phone/computer?

@joenunamaker3884

3 жыл бұрын

@@RedToolHouse yes its prob made in china but i dont tell every one to buy local. then take free boots from china to endorse them

@RedToolHouse

3 жыл бұрын

I didn't tell anyone to buy local. I said I like to support local farmers. Big difference. If my neighbor made boots, I would try them out. I really don't care where you spend your money...