TRUTH VS MYTH... Idaho Pastured Pigs

The IPP... the IDAHO PASTURED PIG. It has made quite a lot of noise in the homesteading world.
There are a lot of big claims surrounding it. What is fact and what is myth?
Today we share an interview on the channel with Mouse Creek Farm who has been raising these pigs for years.
Kirstin answers lots of our IPP questions including do you have to supplement their diet or can they live off pasture alone? Do they ever root? And how is their meat production and quality?
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[@steadfasthomestead2341]

She is awesome. We are have two on order with her in the spring. We struggled buying and raising in the fall and winter. She is so real and honest. She is authentic and loves what she does. That means a lot when considering a breeder. I am excited our first pair. Blessings

[@gregzeigler3850]

I raised some pigs years ago and fed them primarily hay. These were just regular feeder pigs. These became, as my wife and children said "monsters" who could jump a 4' fence.They were tall and had extremely lean meat. I gave them some pig feed to start them and corn occasionally. But, believe or not, they absolutely went nuts over hay.

[@happinin07]

Here I am, I don't eat pork, have a farm, or have plans to own pigs. Still watching this. So interesting.

[@RockyCreekHomestead]

I’ve raised Kune Kune for a few years now and absolutely love them. The meat is great but you don’t get a large quantity. I’m exploring the idea of maybe trying IPP in the future.

[@beckywilliams8507]

🤔 Wow! That means I actually have something in common with Paris Hilton! 🤣

[@claireisacamel]

We did blue butt & duroc crosses, and full durocs, York & hamp mixes... they ALL taste exponentially better when pasture raised, vs. store bought, and they all root, eat grass & bugs, and thrive on growing when fed things like whole veggies, with minimal corn inputs. But truly any of them that were Duroc or w/ Duroc mixed in had such amazing marbling and richness. Overall, I truly believe it’s a bit more important to have a healthy piglet, with healthy parentage & environment, even if the breed isn’t “designer” at least while you’re learning and figuring things out. They are WORLDS better, than the alternative, even if they aren’t IPPs haha

[@edwardsimek582]

What mineral? Cattle mineral? Would really appreciate an answer. No one ever wants to tell me what theyre using. A brand.. please

[@claireisacamel]

The first time I heard someone mention IPP’s they said they “only eat the grass, and don’t root”..... I’ve never met a pig that doesn’t root, even pigs raised on concrete haha

[@romina2222100]

I have three Kune Kune pigs and they have never once dug a hole. I feed grain , apples, carrots , bananas . They are strictly pets,Their pen is totally cleared of grass, but let them out on grass afew hours a day. Never once did they root. I have had them for over a year. They are Grazersonly!!! Just to let you know.

[@claireisacamel]

@@romina2222100 That's awesome!! Like a little team of lawn mowers! My comment wasn't intended to say "no non-rooting pigs exist" - just to say I've never met any haha I guess I've just had more experience with piggles that like to hunt grubs and roots!

[@greenthicketfarm]

Never root is definitely an exaggeration but we’ve raised IPPs for 4 years now and several breeds before this, there’s definitely no comparison. Our traditional breeds made it look like we’d plow a half acre paddock in a day with just 4 pigs, now we can run 16 IPPs on 1/2 acre for 7-10 days and it looks like we have sheep out there when they leave(we’ve got videos on our channel to prove it 😂)

[@dn8036]

Great information and a very informative discussion. I now want to go out and raise some and at the very least buy the meat!

[@dariusdiamante317]

Glad I FF'd through the Paris Hilton part of this video & got to the good stuff about IPP's.

[@candicechristensen1753]

Isn't it crazy that I live in Idaho and I heard of Idaho pastured pigs on your channel first🤷

[@shannonfbc1]

I loved pigs as a kid so much and no amount of being yelled at to stay out of the pig pen that they were dangerous ever changed my mind those pigs loved me as much as I loved them and our boars never hurt me in anyway they were big hams in every sense of the word and they loved the attention.

[@rspranchinmontana]

We raise heritage breeds AND regular breed pigs. What I can tell you is this, pastured pigs will indeed eat the top grasses. BUT! no matter what the breed is, they will dig and root for more food if the top grasses are eaten. We have Meishan, Mangalitsa, Red Wattle, IPP, Red Wattle/GOS cross, and Hampshire. Guess what. They ALL root and dig depending upon the food availability. The IPP are a real problem right now because they are new and the bloodline are throwing such a huge variety of pig types. Now that is here in Montana with 2 very different bloodlines but I can say that we end up with such a wide variety in pig types that IPP is just not refined enough for us YET. I say yet because we need to keep refining this breed for commercial type use, As it is right now, there are just too many variables in every litter.

[@hughmanatee7433]

We raise pigs in a greenhouse in the winter. We are vegetable growers and are too busy in the summer to mess around with pigs. We find that they grow very well because of the warm days even though the nights are cold. I leave a big pile of straw out for them which they will sleep on or sometimes bury themselves in. We only grow a few for ourselves and friends so this is not a claim for commercial growers but for the homesteaders it works very well.

[@nancydavis4635]

Check with Family Traditions homestead. They love their IPPs.

[@mch.l.trecords9169]

also the domesticated pig was domesticated from a type of forest pig and the forest doesn't have grains growing in it. what the forest does have is a abundance of different plants. that have different minerals, proteins, and fibers forests also have natural salt licks that provide minerals. the reason I bring this up is 2 fold, 1st its been proven that feeding livestock grain makes the animal produce negative omega 6. Which when transferred to the meat makes the meat develop various bacteria's and parasites like salmonella and tapeworms. Whereas grass-fed or pasture fed meat never develops these problems because the animal is eating its natural diet. Therefore there is no negative omega 6 causing these problems also I did a test on this years ago myself. I took 2 jars and in 1 jar I put grass-fed beef in it and in the other jar I put grain-fed beef in it. Then I sealed the jars and left them in the hot 120 degree Arizona sun for a week and when I came back the jar with the grass-fed beef had no tapeworms or mold or bacteria growing on it. But the jar with the grain-fed beef in it was loaded with 100's of tapeworms and was covered in green mold. the 2nd point I want to make is as long as your pasture has a variety of forage plants like legume plants for protein such as alfalfa and clover. fibrous grass plants for fiber like fescue and sidewheat grama and mineral rich plants for minerals like forage chicory. You will never have to feed grain to your livestock ever my recommendation for a pasture seed mix is is 50 percent mineral rich plant seeds, 25 percent legume plant seeds, and 25 percent fibrous grass seed for a pig pasture.

[@beckywilliams8507]

🤣🤣🤣 I just noticed your shirt, that’s too funny!

[@deborahbeattie9103]

5 mins in I suddenly notice your T shirt 😂😂😂😂🐷🐽🐖

[@SarahPerine]

Looking for the friendliest marketable pig to improve soil quality, root up blackberry root balls and eat grass (supplemental feeding is fine)! I really like these IPPs but was thinking Duroc might be best. What do you think?! Thanks for the awesome video!

[@greenthicketfarm]

Definitely IPPs for that!

[@jacobharden6316]

Excellent video. Thank you for posting.

[@karenmccleary7616]

Love that you did this. I have been researching pig breeds, to raise, and the IPP is at the top of my list. I joined the referred to fb page and have found it to be very informative. 99.9% sure that this is the breed I will go with. Found the mineral info discussed eye opening...nothing I had considered. So thanks, once again. Great timing, at least for me and my Spring 2021 🐷

[@barking.dog.productions1777]

IPP is going to be my 1st pig - can I play it off as a potbelly - the only pig breed that the city allows? I'm sure that I can, but the big question is that I live in the city on 1/4 acre - how is that going to work out vs pot belly pigs?

[@salliebeard1899]

Thank you for sharing ❤️💗❤️💖 I want pigs......

[@ea32da32]

How does the IPP do in Texarkana Texas? It gets pretty darn hot here in far north East Texas.

[@18Rhapsody]

Have you tried them or gotten an answer?

[@ea32da32]

@@18Rhapsody no I haven’t. I’m still interested but got sidetracked 🥴

[@18Rhapsody]

Not a worry Just curious if you had an answer as we recently moved to similar climate

[@beggsnachin]

I'm confused, bc Joel Salatin grows pigs on pasture and he does a mix of larger breeds, Duroc, etc. I have an AGH/KK boar be that I need to two mamas of the same, and two big pink pigs, Hamp/York/ Duroc. My big/ little mixes have the grain requirement of these large hog. I'm still growing out there first generation and they had buddies in the stall competing for food. 9 months at 125 lbs.... Not so awesome. My AGH/KK finish the same age on a cheaper feed bill. And my field? Is a mud hole.

[@jessunwin262]

Just a quick question, we have recently got a collie pup who is very interested in our animals and cows and others next door. Should we introduce him to the Animals or should we teach him to stay away from them. Apart from that he’s a good boy and learning to be a service dog. Thanks

[@SarahPerine]

Introduce puppies to everything! Win-win!!

[@howlinhairyontheprairie8261]

Really appreciate the information. You presented info That I think I can use with my pigs, that are not a pasture breed.

[@Skashoon]

I don’t want a pig that needs grain. I’m sure with food scraps and pasturing they can satisfy their omnivorous diet. I also want them to root. Tons of oaks and walnuts plus others in my pasture and silvopasture. Also not keen on larders. I’m considering AGH, Kune Kune and IPP. If I need to feed grain, I’ll just raise Berkshire, or Berkshire/Duroc mixes.

[@jamesritter2976]

Most informative video I've ever seen on this subject. Thank you.

[@DennisNDanaReynolds]

How do you register a 3 way cross pig. Looks like each litter would look different ?

[@ruthmeow4262]

It is like every time you do a new breed, you do the crosses, and then you stabilize. Then you only breed IPP's to IPP's.

[@robertpayne2717]

I've had recent experience with Tamworths the Original Irish Grazers they'll root and fight over a ear of corn....

[@halfcenturyfarm607]

Interesting 👍

[@asanoen1777]

What a great video......thank you.

[@LtColDaddy71]

The reality is def in the middle. The Kune Kune will gain with less grain, but will suffer from malnutrition on grass only. If your strategy is complimentary enterprises, and you can supplement with the butchering waste, and waste from market gardening enterprises, even by going as far as less than 10% of the diet coming from high carbohydrate small grains. Minerals should be available (as with ANY animal) unrestricted.

[@jjime1175]

I have always wondered why omnivores are fed grain. A omnivore eats plants and fruit and meats, too much grain adds too much carbohydrates which creates too much sugars so if humans and dogs and cats can get diabetes then why not farm animals than get too much sugar?

[@lukeryuzaki2328]

Because grains can forcefully make the livestock gain butcher weight faster (of course with some serious side effect). And grain is cheaper in term of meeting USDA regulations if you want your business to go mainstream. As per health benefit for your family, feeding a variety of food, and let the livestock age naturally is the way to go.

[@EYALAVRAHAMI]

Love your channel!

[@AnneBrown-ec7gd]

Living traditions homestead know quite a lot about IPPs

[@vidginialambert2392]

I have a 4 girls but I need a boy pig ,what I need to know is ,how much does one cost. As a baby pig.?

[@jessicah2345]

For a breed stock worthy registered IPP boar you should be paying around $400

[@rickmatz1935]

How do you deworm these hogs?

[@lisakukla459]

Covid, Johne's, and now rabbit Ebola? Wth!? Just when you started yours on pasture. 🤦🏼‍♀️ Jeez. You seem to stay up on things like this, so I'm sure this isn't the first you're hearing about it, but I'm very interested in hearing your thoughts. I was considering getting some (gardener's black gold), but now I feel like it might be better to wait and see how this shakes out. Agree/Disagree?

[@bns8594]

Aloha, I really enjoyed the video. I wanted to ask what minerals can I give to my pigs? I've never done that with my experience of raising pigs. Mahalo Brandon.

[@claireisacamel]

There are mineral blocks for pigs, and many of those minerals can be purchased individually for free choice feeding

[@jerryburwick3433]

Where do you live mam, I believe that I would appreciate it if I could purchase from you. I’m a Disabled Veteran and I live in East Texas though.

[@claireisacamel]

Lol I call teacup pigs a lie 😆 a very cute, well intentioned lie.

[@heitorsantos7046]

Pigs are pretty.

[@nancydavis4635]

IT'S also have a lot of fat - good for rendering your own lard. Better than store bought lard which has a bunch of additives not healthy.

[@e61agem]

Looking for where to purchase pastured raised pork let me here. Can someone let me know where I can buy bacon not the pig but high quality bacon.

[@kennethguilford4916]

hello.errbody.im living here in Washington n.c.were left 6 acres of land from my past father.i want to farm idaho.pigg.however I'm disable. So.the physcial.work will have to b.done bye employees.

[@mch.l.trecords9169]

she obviously hasn't heard of a forage plant called " forage chicory " which is a perennial forage plant that naturally has all the minerals pigs need. And because of this if you add " forage chicory " to your pasture seed mix you will never need to feed your pigs grain if you don't want to feed them grain.

[@jessicah2345]

As an added bonus chicory is also anthelmintic

[@donovanmedieval]

I thought it was a good thing to have pigs root through the soil because it makes the soil friable for crops.

[@ModelHomeDeals]

Great information. Well done. Thanks

[@tricountyfamilyfarm8993]

Awsome pig info. Looking to upgrade to pigs next year

[@robertpayne2717]

Breeds are consumer reliant in the past you've seen the development of lard breeds and also bacon breeds one breed that is basically lard breed is tastier because most flavor comes from the fat and more fat means more flavor

[@claireisacamel]

We bought feeder pigs sired by a 900 pound boar once and that thing looked like a small cow! Hahaha

[@anneparisi5677]

Very interesting - Thank you

[@markm8188]

I didn't get past the start cuz I don't care about Paris Hilton's doings.

[@malthus101]

jesus.. she uses "Roundup"??

[@perkar49]

IPP are definitely Kunekune, the wattles, size, should not have crossed the perfect Kunekune..why would you ?

[@catherinem1578]

Are they tasty?

[@viniceduring1402]

What was her fb?

[@spray-n-prey9717]

Paris Hilton is into the meat

[@karenmacgyver2314]

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[@studebaker2105]

Don't know her.