Farrowing Pigs On Pasture - How Many Baby Piglets Did We Have?

[@joellouisalba]

Thanks for posting.

[@SheratonParkFarms]

You're welcome

[@renamurray8138]

Absolutely beautiful piglets! Little Mama's are beautiful but Big Mama's piglets are beautifully marked. Congratulations on the great number of successful live piglets. 💕💕🐖🐖🐖

[@SheratonParkFarms]

Thank you so much!

[@janap2507]

Thank you for sharing your story and those sweet babies!

[@SheratonParkFarms]

Thanks for watching!

[@HectorPerez-tb8hn]

the babies looks so healthy !! great job

[@lillianburton362]

Beautiful piglets. Would you like to share the design of your farrow hut?

[@toddcaskey9984]

Big moma’s pigs color look awesome .

[@SheratonParkFarms]

Yes they do! They are gorgeous and the colors are so vibrant! Appreciate you watching

[@renamurray8138]

I'm hoping I have enough since to build those hunts. They look perfect.

[@SheratonParkFarms]

They worked great!

[@michelleholladay2225]

Do you have a blueprint for the farrowing huts?

[@MarkShepard]

i've heard stories of how dangerous a farrowing sow can be. Can you do a video about what you've done to make sure it's safe for you to be near the farrowing huts? thanks!

[@SheratonParkFarms]

Sure. Be glad to do that. One thing that is important is regular contact and interaction with the sows. Ours are very gentle......well Little Mama can be a bit snippy, so she is going to processing after her next litter. I think you can select for temperment too so we are trying to choose sows that are pretty calm and friendly.

[@MarkShepard]

Sheraton Park Farms thank you so much! You videos have been hugely helpful!

[@h.s.6269]

About how many of the piglets do you usually raise up all the way? Do you typically sell most piglets once weaned so feed costs of providing for 20 growing pigs isn't insane? If you do sell them approximately how much each?

[@SheratonParkFarms]

In the past we have kept them all and fed them out for processing. We end up with about $300 in feed for the full cost of growing the pig out. Our retail market for pork cuts is really strong so feeding out and then processing multiple pigs ends up being profitable. We have just processed 13 pigs for retail sale. We are changing our process and will be keeping out the best gilts for breeding, castrating the males and raising them for processing. Hope to have an excess of piglets for sale. We are projecting, and its just a projection of about $125/piglet.

[@h.s.6269]

@@SheratonParkFarms thanks for the quick reply! I'm always curious about the inner workings and stuff, appreciate the clarity :)

[@SheratonParkFarms]

@@h.s.6269 anytime!

[@jamesedwards5896]

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