Getting Started With Pastured Pigs - Transitioning Out Of The Training Pen

[@fionajane56]

That was an excellent video. It is a perfect example of how awesome small pig operations are. The footage of sitting in the grass with curious piglets was a joy.

[@SheratonParkFarms]

Thank you very much! We really love our pigs.

[@bertramgrainger3330]

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[@thomaswatson1100]

It must be nice to have a wife who helps

[@SheratonParkFarms]

She's awesome!

[@BigJack1]

Good video. Always eager to learn about new ways of handling the pigs. Thanks Chuck.

[@SheratonParkFarms]

Thanks Jack. We really enjoy working with them. Appreciate you watching!

[@terrykunst3883]

Really super video, thank you. And it was fun to see the little cutie pie reaching for the tree branch with a little help from his friends at 9:45! 😍

[@SheratonParkFarms]

Haha. Yep. They are a ton of fun to care for. Thanks for watching

[@toddcaskey9984]

Good video , missed seeing ya . Todd

[@SheratonParkFarms]

Thanks Todd! We’ve been busy around here and I’ve been a bit lazy on breaking out the camera. Have another one qued up for tomorrow morning and how to shoot one today. Appreciate you watching.

[@toddcaskey9984]

Sheraton Park Farms I know , their are others I watch that slowed down 2 , I / we get it . Keep up the great work. And keep making them when ya can .

[@tjp1221]

Great video. I'm about to re-do my paddocks. Ive got a few that the electric fence apparently doesn't phase them. So I think I'm gonna do woven wire sections and rotate them often

[@SheratonParkFarms]

Sounds like you will have some time and energy into building the infrastructure but I think you'll be happy with it if electric isn't working well.

[@sheilamclaughlin963]

Get hotter chargers

[@markgentry9363]

Finally got my pen built when 10 panel 21 4x4 post 3 ft deep,,now trying to find some pigs

[@SheratonParkFarms]

Awesome! First step is just starting. Good luck on finding pigs. If you've not watched it, check out this video on choosing piglets. Lots of sketchy stuff hitting the market right now. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qX62lZqCmtOmi8U

[@markgentry9363]

Thanks,,been raising chickens,,had couple pigs years ago ,,trying to get started again but very few pigs here in north ms

[@eddiewatling2895]

Great video. I raise a few on pasture up here in New Brunswick Canada. You said you have 17 there. Curious on roughly the amount of feed it will take to raise those up to market size. I have access to 20 acres of ground that is in real rough shape and thinking about turning roughly that many out. Thanks

[@SheratonParkFarms]

Hey Eddie. So we are taking those pigs to processing now. They are at 6 - 6 1/2 months old. Don’t have a full accounting of feed over their lifespan but we were at about 2000 lbs per week during the last 2 months. 20 acres is a great amount of land to get going on. Appreciate y’all watching

[@SheratonParkFarms]

Hey Eddie. So we are taking those pigs to processing now. They are at 6 - 6 1/2 months old. Don’t have a full accounting of feed over their lifespan but we were at about 2000 lbs per week during the last 2 months. 20 acres is a great amount of land to get going on. Appreciate y’all watching

[@haroldjohnson7239]

HELLO. How big. THE space. 300. By 300 feet. How many. Hogs

[@edwinfai5910]

Please I wanna start pig farming help me to get some good ones

[@SheratonParkFarms]

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[@robertpayne2717]

Also you need to remember to separate your boars from your bred sows and gilts as soon as you are assured they are bred. If you leave your Boar in with a bred sow the Boar may abuse the sow and cause her to abort. So that she'll start her cycle again...

[@sultanwright294]

Hello I would like to ask what you think is the best breed of pigs are the best and which breed of pigs root the least?

[@SheratonParkFarms]

I like a mixed breed, mutt farm pig. Ours are a mix of Berkshire and Duroc primarily but we have some Hereford and Hampshire in the mix. KuneKune pigs do not root very much. I don't have any experience with them personally. Rooting is a natural behavior for pigs so we plan for it.

[@blakecollins3217]

What heights do you set your 2 wires at?

[@SheratonParkFarms]

We try to make sure the upper one lands somewhere between the pigs nose and ears when they are standing upright. I've transitioned to just using a single wire now. We raise it based on the age of the pigs.

[@mikemcafee5082]

Have you ever considered Idaho Pasture breed?

[@SheratonParkFarms]

Have not. I know some folks that have them but we haven't given them a try.

[@mikemcafee5082]

They may not meet your needs since you actually benefit from the rooting and disturbing the ground. The IPP’s generally spend little time rooting secondary to the extremely short snout.

[@chrisbennett8538]

They r not as dumb as city slickers think they are.

[@SheratonParkFarms]

Agree. Pigs are very smart animals. Easy to train and care for. Appreciate ya'll watching.

[@chrisbennett8538]

I always wanted to become a dairy farmer but I just dont have the big bucks to get it done. Not hogs for that Matter. But I'm glad I've had the chance to work on dairy and hog farms I dont know it all but I know alot about them both.