Farrowing Pigs On Pasture -HEARTBREAKING Results

[@sherilcarey7100]

I so appreciate what you are breeding for! This is wise and is in direct contrast with a world that has bred animals to not be able to breed naturally, to not be able to be healthy!

[@HectorPerez-tb8hn]

I love what you got going on at your farm at least from what I can see on the videos !! God Bless You and you loved ones !!

[@arthadellaanderson4983]

Sorry about the loss

[@Layla.ruizzz]

sorry for the loss.

[@JBTrapper93]

I’m sorry for your hardship and these decisions are tough. I just lost my one gilt and all but 3 of her babies. She had a genetic anomaly where she produced excessively large piglets and couldn’t pass the last one. It was a terrible experience but her sister is currently fostering the 3 babies and doing well. Sometimes we just aren’t in control of the outcome no matter how hard we try and the love and attention we give them.

[@7StandsFarm]

Sorry you had troubles keep up the good work

[@cherylbertolini3140]

so sorry

[@julieanderson5184]

Send that gilt to freezer camp. All your bacon seeds look great! I love to see pigs on pasture, they are such intelligent creatures, all the mamas and aunties helping to feed and raise all the kids.

[@MLDuffy]

keep your head up, the only way out is through.

[@SheratonParkFarms]

Thank you

[@MetaMorphea]

Not all females are suitable as breeders. You are absolutely doing the right thing. I wish more would think like you with more animal breeding over all.

[@lynndellcox7078]

Good video , interesting videos

[@willisdockery3972]

Sorry for loss of baby's

[@alicebmrocha]

Hi From Brazil

[@YooperCountry]

Love your philosophy. I am the same with our rabbits. I want moms that are good moms and raise large healthy litters without much intervention. Love your videos!

[@SheratonParkFarms]

Thanks. Sounds like you have the same ideas!

[@pamelamercado6902]

So sad Good luck with rest

[@jonesfamilyfarm9230]

She definitely has to go! I’m raising my girls based on your model. I have them in their natural habitat, a wooded area it’s 1 acre fenced area y’all are definitely doing a great job and that’s not me blowing 💨. Helen was very ill and her piglets died that’s the difference with this one being a bad mom who needs to be a nice Easter Ham and smoke those hocks in some mustard greens 🥬....That’s it that’s all! Keep your heads up. Y’all still have some beautiful piglets to be thankful for.

[@jonesfamilyfarm9230]

@@gwc3721 Chuck mentioned in the video her behavior following the birth was the disturbing too. She had zero instinct to bond with and protect her remaining piglets. That’s instinctual not something you learn over time.

[@nagibkanaan2464]

How come u didn't check on the pigs the night before.

[@denniswebster1421]

Are pregnant and I am not sure what I'm doing but we're here trying in the Ozarks to do a good thing and I am inspired by your videos I have learned much. Thank you so much keep up the good work.

[@johnwood738]

Those who can and do it under your system are the ones you keep and breed from! Those who don’t or can’t go to the great sausage factory! The did it by themselves for hundreds of years, any that couldn’t didn’t!

[@grantblakely5908]

Hi chuck, yer that's sad news. As I mentioned b4 miss piggy had 9 piglets and we sold 1 to the neighbor and now it thinks it can bully her 2 rottwielers around which is funny to watch. Anyway we separated the piglets and left just 3 piglets with miss piggy and the others were in a different pen, well 1 morning my mate went down and discovered she had eaten 1 which was sad , they were just on 6 weeks old and a good size for their age, we have no idea why she did that so we put the remaining 2 in with their siblings. Take care from Australia.

[@ابوزمنالبصري-ث8ح]

I think you need to put the mom in box to keep the piglet safe and warm

[@coltenkilgore1617]

raised hogs for fifty two years you will be lucky if you save half of your pigs doing what you are doing

[@arkansasredneck7358]

Farrowing crates are easy to build for whatever environment you choose, it limits the sows mobility and gives the pigs a safe warm place to escape being crushed. Gilts are difficult compared to sows giving birth because the birth canal is so much smaller, you should be there to assist in the birthing process, you should definitely make some changes in your process.

[@dutchmiller704]

Hedge your investment get them a house for farrowing Just a thought from an old retired pig farmer.

[@heavencantwait1218]

I agree, I think momma was stressed out by him videoing her , it was her first litter, I just think it was all to much and then they just left her alone for the delivery , I’d be freaking out myself if I were a first time delivering mom, I’m no pig farmer , but my husband was and I’m sure if he were alive he’d sure have something to say ..

[@kyliepierson8718]

That was really unfortunate but good to stick to your guns and just keep doing what you doing 1 bad experiments is not a reason to stop what you're doing I think what you're doing makes a lot of sense and it's bringing everything back to nature and maybe When you get some boars you can go to next level up so With that said I can't wait to catch up and keep watching god bless you

[@katiecarnahan538]

So sorry about the losses. I appreciate your videos and the way you're doing things there. Very informative. Hope the rest of the momma's do well!

[@billlancaster7219]

That is so horrible that so many piglets were lost. I guess it's part of the farm life but still sad.

[@tillmanfamilyfarm7759]

Man I hate that it happened that way. Hope that other girl keeps letting them nurse. You're about to have a crowd of piglets around there!!

[@tillmanfamilyfarm7759]

WOW! Some of these comments are a little ruff. Don't read into peoples thoughts to much. The internet is a brutal place to share things. Keep up the good work guys!

[@SheratonParkFarms]

Thanks Chris. Yeah, 3 more moms to go. Fingers crossed they go as good as the first one did. We've had a little better luck since this video.

[@SheratonParkFarms]

Thanks. Yeah. Some people can be a total ass. Appreciate the encouragement.

[@COOPERSCICHILDS]

Cute piglets and r gilts sorry to hear about your loss

[@nickohnmacht611]

Doing good guys. These tough days will pass. Thanks for the vids.

[@nagibkanaan2464]

Build sheds Safer and better and are not waste of money For being tight u lost 9 piglets

[@carinakaarli4784]

Some mothers are just not good mothers, sad but true.

[@xobrebre23]

Hope the other gilts prove for yall!

[@CecilliaDB]

So sorry to hear this. There is no way to know how they will do without giving them the chance and you will get there and have a great set of momma's you don't have to worry over.

[@thomaswatson1100]

You will see that piglets will nurse on who ever is laying down

[@johnthomas6895]

Off to the processor. Sorry about the loss, but it makes sense that not all sows have good maternal instincts.

[@coltenkilgore1617]

never had any luck farrowing out side way to much hay

[@roberto.peterson9917]

When we were raising pigs we were very hands on with them so they get used to having one of us close which made it easier to be there when farrowing we would help with cleaning piglets Our main concern was mom eating them because if left to letting sow do the cleaning if she were nick one and taste blood my eat them all But like all moms giving birth hard to predict just when and crap happens Piglets can be bottle fed but very time consuming Had one born with birth defect that one of front legs was deformed gave to cousin to bottle feed grew being house pet LOL defect not issue once past nursing stage manged to get around on 3 legs and stump just fine

[@Gamma19245]

There's a time when we forget to realize that nature has its limits and no matter how simple we farm, it's still far from natural. Worst is when we want pigs to develop human reasoning. We long departed our natural ways of birthing at home or in the wild to now in hospitals. That however has not changed our DNA but has vastly limited infant/maternal mortality. I just don't understand how you feel it's better to lose 65% of your piglets over a few days when a simple farrowing pen will increase their survival, your productivity and profit. Doesn't affect the meat quality nor would it change anything else. You shouldn't be unhappy, disappointed especially, don't cross your fingers because you are responsible for your loss. If we were all pigs, your decision should make you the bacon not the sows. It's a stubborn idea thats not backed by much science. I spent the better part of 30yrs growing animals the natural way and witnessed such things every year from different animals. Your loss is out of your carelessness and you have not realized it yet. Ask any woman who has given birth if its easy to sit in one spot through the process let alone at night in the winter. How about postnatal depression? How about grandma support after delivery. Their experience might help you understand what the sow goes through unassisted and hopefully you can see the sadness of your experiment. All that said, I am still a fan of yours and the near natural way of farming. Thank you for all you do and I hope more successes lie ahead. I am a faithful viewer. Thank you.

[@HansenNeverDoneFarms]

Its hard when you invest so much time and money into breeding and discover a lacky in the mix, but I agree with you, weeding out the problems will only allow for the highest and best producers in your herd. Thank you for sharing your wisdom, I already know were going to rely on it greatly in the near future.

[@greatskytrollantidrama4473]

First mothers sometimes waddle around while dropping. We've tried to prevent it, but, even in a farrow run, they waddle walk, sometimes killing all the piggles, pacing up and down. Best results were to short stall a wet nurse in the same run, pull the piggles out as they were birthed, pop them on the wet sow. But yeah, don't breed her.

[@Skashoon]

Good advice, thanks!

[@tanyajenkins919]

I'm with Saundra get her out of there asap . U may need farrowing huts for these good mom's because I can loose the whole litters due to cold and weather. I enjoy watching the hogs .

[@christymartin9404]

Even if y'all did go through all the painstaking & financial risks of building barns & all, if an animal doesn't have a mothering instinct, the babies won't survive. I'm sure you've gonna get lots of negative comments. Stay true. You're doing a great job. My favorite saying around the homestead is, Crap Happens.

[@keithmcallister4917]

I had a fist time mother that attack her piglets and killed them. So I took them from her as soon she would have one. We bottle feed them and she went to the butcher.

[@valeriestevens5250]

This mama needs to go to freezer camp and I wouldn't use any of her off-spring for breeding either. I'd keep the gilts from the first two who show much better mothering instincts and use them to increase the herd. As Walter Jeffries of Sugar Mountain Farm says, "Keep the best and eat the rest." You have to eliminate what you don't want and keep what you do want. As tough as these early years may be, keep true to your vision.

[@tomaswilson2792]

That's a shame, had a gilt that did that. She gets one more chance only cuz she was expensive otherwise she'd go straight to the freezer. Such is life though, looks like you've got a couple solid gilts in that group.

[@Layla.ruizzz]

Are these Berkshire? do you sell piglets?

[@JPLawnsMore]

Awesome video! Keep doing you! 👍🏻🍻

[@martymilam5948]

Do you like the kioti brand? What size engine would you get?

[@martymilam5948]

Kioti

[@toddcaskey9984]

I sent the comments before i finished the video. Good job. U 2

[@CombrinkPierre]

Good mothering instincts is not genetics at all. Sometimes they wonder around because they are disturbed. Hog panels work great. Try to minimize your losses within the first 7-10 days and you will be doing great. Good luck

[@shadowbfarms9667]

I sure someone has already commented but I would ear notch any gilts that came off trouble mom as to know them and not keep as breeders. No sense risked set backs down the road Sorry to hear but as it is said in the ag world "it's not a matter of 'if' but 'when' "

[@johnnyvannoy8931]

Sorry about her farrowing. Good choice to take her out of your program.

[@Backwoodsfarmstead]

That’s awful 😢 Breed the best eat the rest!

[@kennethdickens4905]

Was that her first litter? I didn’t hear. If you said it and I missed it I apologize

[@heavencantwait1218]

Yes first litter

[@62jenjen]

At what age are the piglets safe from getting layed on? I just love watching your videos.

[@hopewellfarmer5332]

Keep some gilts out of that first mom shes a good one

[@verncook1528]

On a good note i bet she is going to taste really good

[@zouhairsuleiman1453]

Listen here, every piglet that you lose you’re out of a $1.000 so you need to think about that for a minute

[@toddcaskey9984]

Replace her with a different sow . Unless you want to confine her next time . By putting a couple hog panels around one of your huts. That is my suggestion. I think Jordan would send her to the world of pork chops. Sorry for your loss you 2. How is the lamb.

[@hillsidefarm7355]

I think you have a good plan, I am doing the same with goats. It just takes time.

[@walto6179]

It's all part of life - a learning experience. You will have a tough decision to make on your reds, I think both are 'fussy'. I don't know that being a bit fussy is a bad thing when you consider how they might react to a preditor (like a coyote) and if they are good mothers that will make a hard decision. Good luck....you are doing great!

[@thomaswatson1100]

You have good ones and bad ones don't mess with the bad put them in the freezer I've been raising pigs for over twenty years on pasture

[@tanyajenkins919]

The two that are on each side of that hay bale are pretty good mom's they lay and let the babies pretty much free feed I'm sure they have to get up eat and all but they séem b great moms.

[@peteypeterson2080]

Sorry for your loss, but I wouldn’t be so quick to get rid of that gilt. She gave you 11 pigs on her first farrowing, it’s only natural for a young gilt to move around more than a older sow. I’ve raised hogs for 30 years I know she will do better next time. What is your goal and reasoning for farrowing free range? I’m trying to understand but going through the heartache and expense of losing so many pigs doesn’t sit well with me. Not being ugly here. Too much hay and sows digging deep holes is going to result in pig deaths. I know wild hogs farrow like this with success but domestics hogs have been bred to have way more pigs than wild ones do. A cheap hut will save you lots of money and heartache in the long run. I can’t stand to lose one pig much less liters of them.

[@heavencantwait1218]

I agree with ya Petey .. I just saw Homestead Rescue where a young couple in Eastern VA were raising there pigs this way as well, Mr Rainy, guy from Homestead Rescue got the advice from a local 20 year pig farmer and he advised them to have farrowing pens as well to keep the piglet safe from predators and momma from laying in them as well ..

[@denniswebster1421]

My wife and I are starting a homestead in the Ozarks. We are try ing to start breading pigs. We have 2 gilts and one boar. I think the 2 girls are

[@jeremybell9113]

Just the way it goes sometimes. That is exactly what I was going to say is “ she has to go”. Weed out the junk.

[@HectorPerez-tb8hn]

question for you my friend, do you add apple cider vinegar to their water tank ?

[@jazzybel6230]

Sorry to hear it turned out this way - But totally agree that Mom needs to go ! Hopefully the rest will be better mom's like the first two.

[@robertduree1177]

How old are your gilts when you breed theme for the first time

[@travisbumgardner4556]

Will you mark the pigs that made it from the last sow so you don't end up keeping them and carrying on those bad genetics?

[@gkiferonhs]

You know what they call sows that are poor mothers? Delicious.

[@dione.c.3432]

I'd be saving females from the first sow. Outstanding maternal instincts and fertility. As for THAT gilt...off to the cold paddock for her along with that barren red sow. These are costing you money everytime they belly up to the feed trough.

[@markhoy9889]

thats happened to me, the other sows will feed and accept

[@HectorPerez-tb8hn]

if that happens again send her to the butcher !! only keep strong, healthy, smart animals in your farm !! a mother that can't behave it's useless !! ohh neverminded , no 2nd chance then lol

[@dustinfisher29]

Bad momma makes good bacon....

[@haroldjohnson7239]

HELLO. PEOPLE. I AGREE 1000. PERCENT. THAT. FINE TUNING. NATURAL. SELECTION. POSITIVE. PROGRESS. MAKE. PERFECT. SENCE. CAN'T HAVE. ABNORMAL. AGGRESSION. ON THE. FARM. ..THIS. BAD. FOR ALL ANIMALS. WILL. FOLLOW SUIT. FREEZER CAMP. FOR THAT. ONE. ...NEXT

[@paulgroth5414]

I had 3 gilts that had bad results 1st time around, but we are giving a second chance they will start farrowing in about a month, let you know what happens. Butcher dates are hard to come by in my area.

[@Skashoon]

Funny how you’re speaking about farrowing and your video is interrupted by an ad for a nutsack shaver for men. Sheesh KZbin, come on man!

[@rochrich1223]

Good thing the offspring of the poor mother look tasty because they shouldn't be breeders either. Too likely to inherit their mother's traits. The barns and the birthing crates are what allowed the weak mothering trait to get so bad.

[@Lonewolf_1776]

That stinks chuck sorry buddy. That's going to be alot of bacon and sausage up for grabs.

[@CoastalGardening]

👍

[@clint4472]

Not a pleasant way to start your day

[@armymobilityofficer9099]

It is like everything that has happened since the 2020 election. At least you know. Your process is working and will only improve as you improve your genetics. You will have "haters" saying you could have done this or that and the outcome may have been different, but you would not have known and you could have continued bad traits in future generations.

[@Gatorgolfusa]

🐊🇺🇸🦅👍❤

[@SheratonParkFarms]

Thanks