Farrowing Pigs On Pasture - SURPRISE Piglets

[@jeremybell9113]

They are designed to take care of themselves. You are doing a good job! Common sense pays off!

[@SheratonParkFarms]

Thanks. Yes it does!!

[@walto6179]

I love Ruby.....she is the girl I would want protecting my pigs if a predator shows up. You go Ruby girl!!!!

[@ericholmes8334]

I agree Jeremy. They are doing a great and are providing very useful information for my pig farming interests. Trust me I will use as much of what has been provided in these video as possible. One of my favorite channel.

[@jazzybel6230]

Congrats on another" the way pigs should be doing it "farrowing ! Love the videos - thanks so much sharing !

[@margaretckamaka5552]

So enjoyable to see all this Thank you all‼️

[@MetaMorphea]

People scream about organic, ecological and human treatment of animals. Then a farmer shows how nature works and get radicals scream about "non humane treatment" because they don't have a house. The irony. Do what you do and follow mother nature. You are doing great!

[@SheratonParkFarms]

Great point! Appreciate y’all watching.

[@donnasanders6724]

Pigs are very smart animals those Mama's know what they're doing

[@SheratonParkFarms]

Exactly. And they are doing great so far.

[@stevenjohnson3565]

They know how to take care of their self. Sometimes the more you do, and how you think it would be best has a worst outcome. Glad to see everyone's doing good

[@karenjo6963]

Healthy looking piggies.

[@Maybe_Crazy05]

Ugh people can be so rude and critical. Pigs are very smart and resilient. Look at the wild hog population and how many issues people are having with them because there are way to many and they have their babies in the woods with no assistance. I think y’all are doing great.

[@SheratonParkFarms]

Thanks. Appreciate y’all watching

[@terrisuzuki6367]

What clever little babies!

[@sheckyfeinstein]

Great learning experience for these two eyes.

[@lloydhall6943]

I'm so happy that I subscribed to your channel, I'm up here in alberta Canada and believe whole heartedly that on utube yours is the best, thanks for your honest advice and approach to my and your life style. Thanks from lloyd

[@christymartin9404]

Love all the tiny wagging tails 🥰

[@gregscrildalooney5899]

Great job 👍 I'm looking forward to more beautiful pig's

[@smithsmeatsandvegetables]

Good to see your videos and I’m happy you discussed natural farrowing without the use of shelters or huts. Like you said Pigs have been doing this in the great outdoors for 1000’s of years. I’ve enjoyed watching the farrowing videos and the piglets being born. Hard to count all those piglets when they are first born. I see 10 lol

[@SheratonParkFarms]

Thanks. This is exactly what they have evolved to do. Really appreciate y’all watching! Yep it’s 10.........I think. 🤣

[@brianblackburn5238]

I tell you what, if they keep up the way they are, you’re going to have 80-90 piglets. That’s a good amount of money coming into the farm and like you said...low maintenance. The more low maintenance processes, the better. Glad y’all are having a successful time so far. Hope it keeps going this way.

[@tadcollier4685]

Was wondering what kinda pigs you were raising? They are very good looking, and can tell they are very well taken care of. Congratulations on the new beautiful piglets. So adorable.

[@SheratonParkFarms]

They are a berkshire/Duroc cross. We love the combo.

[@thegameofjones8588]

I’m so impressed how these girls are making good moms 🐷. I’m so hopeful for my 2 girls when I do AI on them in May. I am also hoping they won’t require any intervention. Good times on the farm 🐑🐷

[@SheratonParkFarms]

Good luck on your AI!

[@thegameofjones8588]

@@SheratonParkFarms thx 🙏 let’s hope my Cornish Cross freshman year won’t be a repeat. But this is my first time with livestock of any kind and the pigs are a far better experience (so far) than the hens, chickens and even my 5 month old Rottweiler lol

[@armymobilityofficer9099]

I love your channel. I have learned much. I have raised cows all my life (no huts/shelters and limited human intervention during birth). I take care of my animals, but I want animals that can - for the most part - take care of themselves. I am getting 3 feeder pigs today. If it works out I may try to raise some. Thanks again.

[@SheratonParkFarms]

Awesome. Totally agree. The more inputs in labor or structures the less profitable.

[@valerierobinson8872]

So happy for you and your new babies.

[@SheratonParkFarms]

Thanks. Appreciate y’all watching

[@mikegriffin2904]

Congratulations Chuck! They look great

[@SheratonParkFarms]

Thanks! Appreciate y’all watching

[@HansenNeverDoneFarms]

When we are ready to start our program I hope we can find someone like you in our area , love your set up, love your values.

[@SheratonParkFarms]

Thanks. I appreciate the kind words.

[@sverre371]

Nature never stops amazing me, you got some good genes going there, making their own cover, first I have seen that happen on a farm.

[@christymartin9404]

Some people have nothing better to do than mind someone else's business. You did the best thing, delete & block'em.

[@trenarexroad4083]

Awwww, congrats on all the babies💗😊💗

[@SheratonParkFarms]

Thanks

[@toddcaskey9984]

Do they all have the same daddy ? On sesame street there’s a guy that teaches you how to count ha ha Ha ha ha. One little piggy piggy ha ha ha ha two little piggy piggy ha ha ha ha. LOL their is a calendar in the house that maybe Dave should write due dates on since their is a glitch in the system someplace. 🤪 nice looking piggy’s . Todd

[@SheratonParkFarms]

😂. All pet litter have the same dad but not all litters have the same dad. I’m more of a Mr. Rogers fan myself. 🤣🤣

[@brianleezer9005]

Awesome, love it, thanks for sharing real farm life

[@SheratonParkFarms]

Thanks. Appreciate y’all watching

[@JPLawnsMore]

Farm living!

[@ncmountainmama7350]

I appreciate the way y’all farm & have learned a lot...keep up the good work 😊

[@roberto.peterson9917]

Pigs since beginning of time and even today wild /ferrel pigs doing just fine actually tooo well to point of being nuances

[@jaybling6687]

Are you gonna try and get some footage of some of those runts in later litters?

[@karenmacgyver2314]

Ur doing great with natural animal living ....but got, questions...do u get snow / howmuch fir how long/ what do u do with or the pogs then ??? Really want know ,TY where r u located at ??? I pretty much do same for my chickens .cover chainlink walls with tarp on 2 sides, have a leak roof ,which fills their water pan 4 me, n also is used by chickens to cool themselves down on hot summers ,this is what they have all year long n they r the healthiest chickens I've ever seen ...even laying in winter n all of them have been around ,over 5 years n most still lay every day!!! Got big ones n batom also !! Hindreds of yrs.sgo they didnt have alot of shelter n I only have this setup to protect them n make my handicap life much easier.....I soak their feed n give all my table scraps to them n they decide what to eat or not !!!no bird brains here...lol

[@jenverhelst6477]

My name is Pete. I worked on factory farms for over a decade. I love the way you talk about the pigs being designed to live outside and flourish there. Great stuff. God created it even better than that!

[@raincoast9010]

How are you buying your feed? If you are still doing bags maybe see what Pete at A Few Acres Farm is doing, he is using an old gravity wagon and buying in bulk by the ton.

[@SheratonParkFarms]

We’ve considered that. Wry thing and are on the hunt for one.

[@stevepickerill3345]

How high is your electric fence? And how many strain of wire? Thanks

[@shellys7660]

I'm sure it's ok w/o huts, but be careful because I saw a video here on YT where a feral sow's whole litter perished because of a heavy rainstorm. It was in the carpathian mountains though. Also not sure if it would work in snow, hail, sleet, freezing rain, etc. Lots of feral piglets perish in the extreme weather, realistically.

[@CecilliaDB]

This is a really cool video. I had always thought you had to farrow in a pen. Following along to learn because I MUCH prefer having a low maintenance animal that allows them to use their natural instincts. Better for us and ultimately better for them. You're probably also producing allot heartier stock this way.

[@SheratonParkFarms]

Thanks. These animals can and should be able to manage on their own without intervention. Appreciate y’all watching

[@RuthinLakeWorth]

I guess some of these people never grew up near any farms. Geez having cover for every animal.. Lol that's a joke. Ducks and geese did fine even in CT. Cattle, horses, etc. The hay is a great idea! Warm and dry even in the cold. The babies are beautiful.

[@kathybluxome5514]

LOL We females are all fussy when farrowing! 😃. How do you A.I. Pigs? Do you have a stock to hold them still?

[@bwdrsw]

Noticed you mentioned that you were moving to a boar for breeding (versus the AI as per your previous videos). I am wondering what made you change your mind on this. We have two gilts that almost of breeding age, and will be adding more. We were planning on trying the AI route, based mainly on your video's and how easy you made it seem. Thanks! Love your videos!

[@terri6342]

Maybe getting that haybale next season is a good idea. Congrats!

[@SheratonParkFarms]

Yep! Thanks for watching

[@johnnysharpe3812]

Man I hope them little buggers got up in the hay before we just got these hail/thunderstorms today. We are about 30 minutes from you and had nickel sized hail and a couple inches of rain in about 20 minutes.

[@SheratonParkFarms]

Just got back from checking. That is EXACTLY what they did and are doing. Everyone looks great.

[@GrowWhereYouArePlanted]

How do you keep predators from getting the piglets in an open pasture setting? How long do the piglets remain with mom?

[@henrymiller3654]

What kind of mother are the Duroc Gilt?

[@Big_Guwop713]

Are you still getting below freezing temps right now ?

[@nathanieljohanneck5788]

Was wondering what cross your pigs are I heard you say Berkshire but are they crossed with a duroc?

[@SheratonParkFarms]

Yes. Primarily Berkshire/ Duroc. Some piglets will be 3/4 Berkshire.

[@dibutler9151]

I think you're gonna need more hay bales in that pasture, lol.

[@cadillacedwards2450]

Do you deworm the piglits at six weeks and if so what do you use

[@devenlamar3900]

I just use a calendar that hangs on the wall and write what I did in it every night while I eat dinner make my counts and Mark what's to come

[@henrymiller3654]

One pig is quite spotty what type of breed is that

[@carlaazzouz449]

Try entering the AI dates in your phone calendar.

[@CliffsideStables]

“The good Lord looks out for drunkards and fools” must surely be from the book Chuck 1 and verse 1? 😎😇 Tim @ Cliffside Acres

[@SheratonParkFarms]

That’s the chapter and verse! Thanks for watching

[@roymcelwee9334]

Preach brother. They farrow in the wild without human intervention all the time. Too many people just want to constantly have an opinion on stuff they don’t understand.

[@kurtkohl151]

Are you free ranging the pigs or supplementing with feed? Are you marketing them direct to consumers or are you sending them to a slaughter house. Lastly how many acres total your farm is and the breakdown between trees and pastures.

[@1aPPro]

oooooo shots fired at the wife hahaha

[@hopewellfarmer5332]

Its funny that alot of farmers have the only way to farm and most are from ag department at college that instructs on high input farming fact is that these animals were doing there thing without humans for long long time

[@SheratonParkFarms]

Bingo!! We what then you express that natural tendency.

[@raincoast9010]

All though the south there are feral pigs that give birth to TONS of piglets under the sky with no help from no one and no roof. With the price of a bale of hay you have to crunch the long term cost of using this method but then you would have to buy bedding anyway so... hmmmmm, lots of variables.

[@SheratonParkFarms]

I get them super cheap. Plus we get the added benefit of the carbon and erosion control on the ground. The hay actually makes me money.

[@devenlamar3900]

Better get some more hay bales out there

[@shannonmorgan8810]

You’ve probably answered this before but when and how will you catch those little boogers to clip their teeth? I’m learning all I can from your videos! Love them!

[@SheratonParkFarms]

We don’t clip teeth or tails and we castrate at weaning. We’ll catch them in a piglet box and move them to a training pen.

[@robertduree1177]

Ben telling every body are show pigs are spoilt think thinking I’m going to do about the same but I build a farrowing box any way it’s a tad bit more expensive for sperm dosage but I see nothing wrong with what your doing seen a few pig nest in the wild seems to be no problem with theme on that not every thing they kills domestic pigs seems to just give the wild ones the sniffles at best

[@charlielewis6849]

I think you are doing the right thing staying away from the old girl I think they just need thear space while in birthing time

[@quienvive675]

🐷👍

[@SheratonParkFarms]

Thanks

[@kkennedy9623]

What breed or cross breed are your pigs?

[@guineapigfarmer6064]

I keep pigs in much the same way as you do., why not give them the option of a simple portable shelter, my pigs always choose there A frame shelter.

[@virnafarm9059]

I love the way you all farm. How many acres do you run over with the pigs. We are looking at moving to a larger farm and wondering how much room your pigs take up.

[@SheratonParkFarms]

We own 20 and lease another 12. Since we rotational graze the pigs, they will eventually cover most of it but they are on maybe 3-4 acres at a time and that’s a generous estimate. Thanks for watching

[@virnafarm9059]

@@SheratonParkFarms ok we ran 12 across 2acers in 1/4 acer paddocks at our current location. Looking at moving to about 50 acers of wooded pastures. Thanks again for all the videos your piglets are beautiful.

[@shawn8163]

Exactly what do wild pigs do? They do not have shelters

[@jamesava5]

😁👍

[@CoastalGardening]

😎👍

[@mitch7066]

Now don't block me but I have been a dairy farmer my hole life and I have raised lots of pigs they are not wild hogs they do need some help. Yes what you are doing is great it will work but like I said they are not wild pigs. You think about it wild pigs will raise probably about 5 piglets full term so just remember that. Your pigs are beautiful and healthy

[@ubuntunewb]

Exactly if wild pigs can breed/birth much in a wet climate like SE Texas and be a nuisance, I'm sure farm pigs can do it too!

[@SheratonParkFarms]

They sure can. We just have to have faith they’ll do it.

[@johnwood738]

Crates make for expensive pork and prop up poor mothers that nature wood have weeded out. Fifty plus years with hogs and I have never and will never use one!

[@SheratonParkFarms]

John, after our ordeal last night (I’ll talk about it on an upcoming video) I needed to hear this brother. You just made a difficult decision infinitely easier. Thank you for those solid words of wisdom. Much appreciated.

[@johnwood738]

@@SheratonParkFarms I know it’s not easy but nature has a system to rid poor genes from a breed. Take the Texas longhorns they evolved with out or minimal help from man. The ones that had calfing problems didn’t pass on it problems to the next generation. The same with Navaho Churro sheep ( my niece had for 4-h), never had lambing problems when we had them. I believe you are on the right track, you may have to weed out some poor mothers but so wood natural selection. FYI you have a good bunch of Duroc in your hogs I live in up state NY so I use simple huts. The home farm of the Duroc breed is just about a half hour west of me. You can check out the history of the breed Isaac Frink had the first hogs with the name Duroc in Milton Saratoga county and when he developed the breed they didn’t have crates!

[@口口口口-n1c]

I really enjoy your video, been doing things differently tho. Pasturing pigs and acclimating them to exterior living is a good idea but plain and simply denying history and science is ludicrous. Wild boars took around 9000 years of assistance like breeding, sheltering (in European/Mediterranean climate even middle east) etc...and pig were. I wonder after how many generation you'll have cleansed the weak from the gene pool (no more sickness from exposure, windy, cold and wet environment) Maybe you could cross breed hungarian wild boar with your favorite line of domesticated pig to make the process faster?

[@devenlamar3900]

Look at the wild pigs the numbers are exploding and no one provides anything for them

[@joeyforbus2010]

Pos human

[@friezasama8860]

why you so scared dont make the vids if your not going to show us anything worth watching

[@RockyMtnGobblers]

I really enjoy your videos but why even take a chance on animal suffering and possible animal loss without a shelter, it's not worth it. If you only look at the money you put in to the guilt or sow and the rain storm kills all the piglets or rain with frost whatever it may, be you lost all that money and time you put in to having piglets you figure $1,000 a piglet that could have been $13,000 lost.

[@jamesfriday9490]

We’re in the south, it was in the 80's yesterday. Even with the rain it was still in the 70’s with a low around 60.