A Perfect Shelter for Pastured Pork

[@njkay0033]

Same issue with the woodpeckers up here in N Georgia. They claim its, "Birding experts believe that woodpeckers choose metal for their drumming antics for two reasons. The first is to attract mates. The second reason is to establish their territory."

[@falllineridge]

Totally interesting about the woodpeckers. I just know it's loud! Sounds like a machine gun.

[@joeanonemouse]

@@falllineridge Woody the woodmobster! 🤣🤣

[@gerardb.ducoudray8881]

I believe the 'tird' is to dislodge died insects from within, left over from winter!!!

[@bluethunder1951]

Lol, if you banged your head all day long you’d be picking anything to make the itch stop too.

[@peggylynndesigns]

The woodpecker gets on the highest point to make the loudest noise to attract a mate.

[@yeagerxp]

Wes, the skittish pig is a male. He remembers that somebody took something from him. Now it is like this "No touchies, I don't want to loose anything else 🤣🤣🤣" They are going to love that much space. Well done. 👍👍👍Thank you for sharing. Take care of yourselves, be safe, and healthy 🇨🇦

[@stromxtc2033]

Jr. is learning, he wiggles the pole to help it come up (just like dad). Just amazing to watch little ones learn.

[@craigsudman4556]

I have an old house (100 + years) and the woodpeckers work on the facia boards to get bugs...great alarm clocks. Porcine video perfection Wes thumbs up.

[@falllineridge]

Thanks, Craig!

[@joeahopelto8032]

Woodpeckers use the drumming sound as a mating call in springtime. The louder the sound the better. One favorite place is the metal of a fireplace. It carries farther than most surfaces.

[@bvisel4558]

He's the cutest little man. Daddy's helper.

[@larrysowada9905]

A better spot now then the last spot you had them in more room to rome plus their cleaning up the area for you and you will save on less feed, if you have another piece of property that is over grown with brambles or unwanted grasses you can let the pigs take care of that for you, nice job, even your helper had a good time helping you, thanks

[@falllineridge]

Oh yeah, lots of area in the pines with briars I'd love to get rid of. They seem pretty happy with the new space. Thanks for watching!

[@SagebrushRambles]

Have you considered inserting doweling, branches or something inserted through the chain links for the chickens to roost on? It keeps them out of the mud where they will get skin and feather conditions. Birds don't tend to hang out on the muddy ground unless they have no choice. Just an idea :)

[@falllineridge]

These are Cornish Cross chickens, really a totally different breed than most chickens. They get so fat so fast that all they really care to do is hang around on the ground. I've seen them literally laying on their bellies pecking at their food before. Butcher at 7-8 weeks of age, no real need for a roost.

[@SagebrushRambles]

@@falllineridge thanks for responding. Admittedly I didn't know that about the Cornish Cross. Learn something new every day... lol.

[@Exxtall]

I come back to re-watch this video a lot, mostly because the intro is just so nice ! Calm and relaxing, such a beautiful place to live.

[@DDL2728]

Those little pigs are so cute!! They were so happy in the new field!! Nice, calm video to watch - progress!! As always, your little boy makes these extra special!! God bless you and your family! 👍❤️🙏

[@4wheelliving132]

I had a garden at my old house that was 750' away from the house and I just used garden hose. I would turn it on by the house and walk to the garden and get to the end of hose about the same time as the water. Not the best pressure but it worked. Just buy the cheapest you can find, or ask friends or family if they have any they're not using.

[@joeanonemouse]

What a cool video. There's something pleasing and relaxing about about young piglets. Maybe it's Easter Ham? 😳😳🤣 Sorry, I couldn't resist! Thank you Wes. 👍

[@clairendapeterson9227]

Love your videos! My 3 year old has taken to them also. An ad came on and she was worried I turned the video off and got sad. Lol Can't wait to see what else you come up with.

[@falllineridge]

Cool! Love to hear that about your 3 year old. Please say hello to her for me.

[@LLjean-qz7sb]

I lived next to a forest type of area years ago, and we had a woodpecker perch on our aluminum TV antenna on the roof of the house and peck on the metal pole! He had a whole forest of trees around him and he chose the TV antenna ( I'm dating myself)

[@singleshot2218]

Been watching but been really busy. Looks like you’ve got a great start! Take care and stay safe! Hello to all! God bless!✝️🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@avahightower4685]

it was such a pleasure just watching the pigs enjoying themselves. Great looking setup for them! Thank you for sharing!

[@falllineridge]

Thanks, Ava!

[@ronicard]

Boy, that Wood Mizer has almost paid for itself by now, hasn't it? Always enjoy watching your videos.

[@falllineridge]

Multiple times for sure.

[@davep9199]

Pigs are awesome. Had them 48 years ago when I was a kid.

[@jacobthrockmorton9587]

I used to have a woodpecker that would use my gutters and the only thing I could figure is it was using it to call a mate since it's much louder than hitting wood and it only happened in the spring during breeding season

[@falllineridge]

That's what several folks have said. Learned something new.

[@tonyfox5422]

Glad you thought it was a success. For me it was a success too, but in a different way I just loved watching you do it. Thanks. Sorry got that a bit wrong meant great success....apologies.

[@falllineridge]

Thanks, Tony! Appreciate the comment!

[@markbrown6236]

I enjoy your videos especially without the lengthily lead in when the video starts. I skip past them anyway. Not having bad music I have to turn down is another thing I like.

[@falllineridge]

Thanks, Mark!

[@frankcherry3810]

The way you use that sawzall looks like the way I would do it! Straight as an arrow… haha

[@harkbelial]

Little sausages are so cute

[@leonkanevski]

Hi! the woodpecker knocks like this in the spring, during the mating season

[@richardgrosskopf7557]

We had a mating pair of pileated woodpeckers that would beat on our steel vents on our roof during the spring.

[@win1885]

I'd provide some shade for them, They'll cook in those little sheds during hot summer.

[@hollandduck79]

if you put the water barrel on a kind of pallet of some pieces of waste wood, you don't have to remove all that water from the barrel if you want to move it, but you can pick it up with the forks on the tractor loader

[@janhorton5197]

I love your channel, your little guy is just gorgeous, Jan from Australia.

[@falllineridge]

Thanks!

[@SuperheroDon]

What a great helper you got there, and what a good role model of work and reward he has too.

[@dawnstanford3570]

You have yourself a great helper there.

[@VermontRed]

We had a woodpecker park himself on top of our closed Weber grill out on the deck. Made a hell of a racket for about a 1/2 hour pounding on that thing like a machine gun before he flew off.

[@robertherzog2087]

I suggest you set up the fence half in and half out of the woods area. This will provide some shade for them during the hot weather and they will root up and clear the brambles in the woods at the same time. Less mowing and future improved pasture under the trees.

[@falllineridge]

That's a good idea. Thanks!

[@joshmann9916]

When you cut that corrugated metal for your ridge cap it’s way easier to use a utility knife or pocket knife. Lay it down score one good time fold over on the cut back forth couple times. Pops right apart nice and straight.

[@joshmann9916]

Great channel by the way really enjoy watching.

[@falllineridge]

Interesting! I might give that a try! Thanks!

[@robg410]

Woodpeckers do the same thing to my aluminum gutters in the St. Louis suburbs. Especially on saturday mornings.

[@NotPalliot]

Cool video! I love seeing the farm and it's progress!

[@1herbert100]

Young fathers need to see your example of how to raise a boy. Remember he is watching you everyday and seeing how you conduct yourself. He sees how you treat his mother and sister. That's how he learns to be a man. Your teaching him how to work and do things for himself. Your teaching him about family as no one else can. I'm not trying to blow smoke, if we can see it, you can be sure he sees it too. God Bless

[@angkeats3685]

“ He is just lining it up!” 😊😊

[@richardthornhill4630]

Happy pigs and chickens, lots of running room.

[@Rooster2628]

I can't wait to see their development this year.

[@gotti5472]

I have to say I really like the music dy Cody and the way you interact with son😊

[@falllineridge]

Cody Francis has some great tunes. Thanks for watching!

[@kellyharbaugh9391]

Enjoyed it. See you next time.

[@SHOE53]

Yep i given them about 10 days in they, it we be time to moving again. It don't take pigs long to go thru a paddock.

[@charlesvaughn5055]

enjoyed the video of moving of the pigs. hope all goes well with the plan. have a great week-end

[@davewallace.8303]

I’ve had a woodpecker on my chimney cap drilling away as well! Sounds REALLY loud in the house. I think these are the “special” woodpeckers! LOL!

[@falllineridge]

Ha! I bet that is loud.

[@davewallace.8303]

@@falllineridge sounded like it was INSIDE the house!

[@Truthandlight66]

I was told that younger birds do that to sharpen their beaks. Maybe that's why it is heard more in the spring.

[@Sword-Shield]

Woodpecker is sharpening his beak...and brushing his bill...getting the old dried up bug juice off 😂 Somebody needs to come up with a way to make tires out of hawg snoot...can't wear em out 😂😁👍🤠✌

[@falllineridge]

Ha!

[@Shuggysmama]

Great video 😊

[@jukeman57]

You might think about supporting the pig huts on cinder blocks, brick, etc. to mitigate rot. Good job recycling that old tin.

[@falllineridge]

Thanks, Michael!

[@markharris5525]

A pig riot! I’ve seen several, and it ain’t pretty!

[@jukeman57]

@@markharris5525 Oh crap, I just noticed the autocorrect screwup. Yes, those pigs might riot, LOL.

[@JohnThomas-gj2zg]

They are doing really good ......

[@user-rc5hz3eq9e]

Kazakstan respublika halkinan salem✋🇰🇿.

[@karencary3312]

I ALWAYS look forward to your videos. They brighten my day. Love your little man. God bless you and stay safe.❤❤❤ P.S. it's not just the little man that make your videos great, your content, willingness to share mistakes, and format are excellent.

[@falllineridge]

Wow, thanks, Karen!

[@kevo8137]

Nice Sawza work. I need a drink

[@dianamay3601]

Really awesome, very nice looking pigs, hope your day is a good one, really like your videos....!🥰

[@falllineridge]

Thanks Diana!

[@khabardar1919]

Bro try to upload daily i really like your videos very much 🥺

[@falllineridge]

I really appreciate that! I wish I could upload every day but there's just not enough time in the day.

[@khabardar1919]

@@falllineridge i understand your efforts respect

[@karipreston1204]

Superb channel!

[@falllineridge]

Thanks, Kari!

[@monicareid8858]

I had woodpeckers nailing my chimney on my last house in Illinois. What finally got them to stop was putting a birdcage around it so they couldn’t peck through. Hey, your machine noise is MUCH louder than your voice. Could you consider editing or muting the machine/power tool noise so those of us with earbuds don’t get deafened? Thanks! Love the channel☀️

[@falllineridge]

Thanks for the feedback on the tools! I'll see what I can do...I was able to dampen the sawmill noise but hadn't done much with other tools. Thanks for watching!

[@stuartpickles6907]

We have woodpeckers that love to peck on the transformers on the power pole. You would think they would realize they aren't getting any food that way.

[@earlsmithson4749]

Hay Wes, if you’ve explained it before, apologies, but what is the Taylor Made Club. Man your helper is getting good and soon ‘ole Dad is gonna have to put that guy on the payroll.

[@falllineridge]

I'm not really sure, I got it from my grandparent's stuff. I think maybe it was a club for local craftsmen.

[@devlynmarie7746]

I had a Northern flicker that would drum on my aluminium gutters every morning, every spring. I assumed it was a territory thing.

[@terryeason4319]

Are you going to make them a hog waller. A couple buckets of water dumped in one area would be a start. Hogs need a waller. Especially this summer

[@falllineridge]

Probably once it gets hotter.

[@terryeason4319]

@@falllineridge I had four red waddles a few years ago. I had a waller and a hose barely running in it keeping it wet. That hose got turned off and their waller was about dry. Those four hogs were laying in a corner of the pen gasping for water. .I thought they would not make it but I got that hose back on and started spraying them. They lay there drinking as the water was coming to them. Finally all four got on their feet and ended up having no problems I'll bet ten more minutes and they would never have made it. Good luck on your hogs. I like having a few hogs.

[@jacobs1168]

My guess for the woodpecker is that metal is hard but sounds hollow so he's fooled in his quest to find food. But the bit about territory sounds better.

[@brandonsmithey3009]

By the way, nice saw horse!

[@R_Ski]

Great video! Do they cut themselves on the edges of the metal? My pigs scratch really hard on everything. Thanks!

[@charlessessions7293]

Nice area now for the pigs !! They in Hog Heaven 😍❤️🤣 LOL !! U got a new framing nailer Paslode,and a Ridgid chop saw and a sit down riding commercial mower looks like ?? Y'all High Rollar 💵💵💰💰 now !! How is home remodel coming ? God Bless and stay Safe......

[@falllineridge]

Ha! That mower is over 25 years old and hanging on by a thread. Hope to have some remodel progress in the next 3-4 weeks.

[@charlessessions7293]

Really it looks like new !!

[@JesseMcFie]

what part of the country are you? This is absolutely beautiful country!

[@09FLTRMM77]

MM77 Approved 👍🏼👍🏼

[@harveystephens6115]

Pigs happy

[@yolundadelorenzo6840]

awesome!!

[@lesabre1972]

That looked like a nice old Ferriss mower you were on?

[@falllineridge]

ExMark Turf Tracer. 25+ years old. Still kicking.

[@eddyteea]

normal woodpecker operation. here in Finland, woodpeckers knock over metal lampposts even in small towns. I don't know what this change of 15 years is the result of.

[@falllineridge]

Really interesting creatures.

[@RobinPowell-bh8ef]

Apparently thats what they do when looking for a mate. We have had one her the past couple of years that does that on the rough of a Bat House.

[@mufassaism]

Conservation department told me woodpecker’s will choose metal occasionally to clean and sharpen their beaks🤷‍♂️

[@MarkWYoung-ky4uc]

I like your A frame shelters and apparently the pigs do to. I think that one white pig is the best looking of the bunch. Are those Yorkshires?

[@falllineridge]

They’re Yorkshire/Berkshire mix. But more Yorkshire than Berkshire.

[@MarkWYoung-ky4uc]

@@falllineridge Thank you sir!

[@Twangg1]

Woodpecker is advertising for a mate

[@dorr221]

A woodpecker drumming on metal is almost assuredly either trying to find a mate, establish territory, or protect itself from would-be predators.

[@gregwaters944]

We had one pecking on our gutters in FL. It was OK during the day but early AM they would wake us up.

[@TheAmazingHuman]

I hope that folks who think that pigs as pets indoors is a good idea watches this video. In just two weeks they're not tiny little cuddly piglets anymore.

[@Mike-es6gq]

When is the next episode of the house renovations

[@falllineridge]

Not sure, Mike. Hopefully in the next 3-4 weeks. I got sidetracked by another project.

[@tinydancer7426]

I have been waked up early by a woodpecker that hangs onto the T1-11 siding at the corner of my bedroom and then pecks the hell out of the metal downspout on that corner. Never a hole in the siding (on that corner anyway), but he loves to peck on the downspout for some reason. Just. That. One. Downspout. None of the others.

[@falllineridge]

It knows!

[@LetMeRaveTV]

Do you plant a tree for each one you cut down? How do you replenish your supply of wood? Curious city boy here haha not sure how it works

[@falllineridge]

No, my pines are too thick as it is. So, I try to thin them to create a healthier forest.

[@LetMeRaveTV]

@@falllineridge makes sense!

[@jesseleep8921]

16:55 look at their tails going

[@ninjawithagunson3909]

I have a woodpecker that does the same thing

[@sharonromer6606]

👍❤

[@loveliberals-pb9yq]

I used to know what that bird call at the start was. Titmouse?

[@falllineridge]

I'm not sure, not much of a bird expert.

[@justintime2277]

👍FROM CADILLAC MICHIGAN

[@jason27swg]

Did you guys get any damage from the tornado?

[@falllineridge]

No, just a bunch of rain.

[@buddyreed2623]

Hi Wes. Is the female breeder you are keeping going to be also known as Piggy Sue? Seems like a song somewhere in that. Maybe the woodpecker wants to be a musician for his mate. The new lot looks great. I have 25 egg crates that are looking for a home and not the recycle bin. Have good days!

[@falllineridge]

Hey Buddy, Not Piggy Sue, Sue as in Suuuueeeyy!

[@bluethunder1951]

Momma always said, “don’t play with your food” 😂

[@doylefrost4314]

Last year, and the year before, we had a large woodpecker attacking an old, abandoned, electric meter socket.

[@falllineridge]

That's interesting. Just whatever is noisiest I guess.

[@AfterTheRains]

Looks like the meat chickens need a similar shelter to get out of the rain. When chickens get wet and cold it can cause respiratory issues and even kill them.

[@markgrassl5585]

We had a large woodpecker that decided the metal flashing around one of the house chimney's was of interest and started beating on it off and on for about a month. I was was never able to get outside fast enough to throw some at him and chase him away. after a month or so he lost interest and stopped doing it. Odd.

[@charlesclack5026]

Nails go in the top of Ridge and screw go in the flat beside the Ridge so you can pull them down tight I learned that the hard way on my first lean to porch I added to the backside of our trailer years ago there was always a small leak somewhere on it

[@brandonsmithey3009]

Maybe the woodpeckers are low on iron!

[@markharris5525]

“You can lead a hawg to water, but when you get him there, he’ll just want to Waller.” Lewis Grizzard

[@S.Mos72]

Trying to establish its territory or attract a mate.

[@rudyrivera7426]

👌👍

[@chrismcconnell6163]

Have you tried making a wooden puzzle, for your Son?

[@falllineridge]

I haven't. Sound like a cool project though.

[@raywilson800]

l saw a Woodpecker pecking on a fiberglass steeple once. Made about as much sense as spagetti noodles with no sauce.🤔⭐⭐⭐

[@falllineridge]

Crazy things. Several have mentioned that it's some kind of a mating call. I happen to like spaghetti noodles sauceless btw.

[@scottfortune9016]

Great video, thanks for sharing! POS look great! Getting big fast. How big are you going to let them get? You're going to need a birthing pen and a setup so she doesn't accidentally lay on her babies and kill them. I wish you nothing but success and happiness! Your little boy is getting big. How old is he?

[@falllineridge]

I'll definitely need a separate setup for farrowing. I'm a few months away from that, though. I'd like the meat pigs to be at least 250, although I might cut them off at 5-6 months. Just depends on the size at the time. My son is 4, thanks for stopping by!