How Much Can I Make Raising 3 Pigs? The REAL Numbers 🐷

[@MrThedrachen]

Morgan, I am an actuary. Please don't stop doing "math" in public. Everyone makes mistakes with arithmetic and normalizing it is good. But "real math" is the process of turning bunches of data about feed costs and pig weights into an informed business decision. And you are spectacular at that. (Real math is also turning data on car accidents into a recommendation for how much money a company needs to hold in reserve to pay those claims.) Please keep doing great real math where everyone can see.

[@Kymberlee_W]

I am so happy to see that someone who does lots of math is understanding of others making mistakes. I have dyscalculia, which is horrible and the worst is how I was treated at school because of it. Told I was lazy or distracted because they couldn't understand how someone like me couldn't be good at math when I made straight A's in almost every other subject. At my age, 55, I have learned some tricks because I have a good memory and it isn't terribly noticeable in daily life, thank goodness - I just need someone to always help me balance a checking account.

[@manassenijenhuis2609]

Pig feet make great winter soep because of the collegen inside.

[@spencer5438]

That isn’t real math. That’s corporate math. “Will we make enough to cover how bad our product rly is?”

[@petgranny194]

@@spencer5438 Cynical much? I chose to pay more for good products and support the good producers, locally.

[@spencer5438]

@@petgranny194 u obviously didn’t read anything. You should go back to school bud.

[@Winterascent]

Well, there was that 1 pig that went, "wee wee wee," all the way to someone else's freezer.

[@eugene4950]

it went "Brother may I have some oats 🐷"

[@ettajfan5882]

Most likely the dude who dislikes Morgan is my guess.

[@JJ.LovesAnimals]

😅😅😅

[@ram64man]

Yep definitely pig napped , I just can’t see it from the location any evidence of a big cat or bear being the culprit. I still feel it was a hunter than sn electric bolt through , either way I see it better fencing is needed if ever done again with an electric top to prevent bear attacks

[@marikotrue3488]

Human or bear (maybe buried the "leftovers") that is my guess.

[@tayet6875]

I do not fault you for finding pigs "pushy", Morgan. Our gigantic housepig Celia once ate a live chicken in two chomps just because it was pecking around the trough next to her snout. I was so terrified and 7 years old. To this day I have a healthy respect of pigs. Even though I adore their grunts and snuffles and warm but bristly skin

[@meowth900]

Pigs are too much like people lol

[@heathentown]

Oh no! Poor chickchick, heh! Yeep!

[@umangdalal3203]

The drone shots were not only beautiful but every thing seemed so calm. A kind of life I'd some day prefer to have.

[@terrywho22]

Those shots are really spectacular. That drone was worth every penny.

[@mlou4444]

I knew Morgan would love the goats! He can't resist any animal that follows him for pets.

[@jenniferr2057]

My understanding is that the wild pig population down south began with escapee pigs. The Porkington lineage begins here!

[@spencer5438]

No escapee pigs. But the Spanish releasing them in order to have a source of meat

[@lcostantino7931]

lol I moved to SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA yes it is different ....driving along back country roads,,lots of them,,,came across two dead wild pigs that were dumped by roadside so the vultures could feed ...ugh....crazy ...n yes pigs MEAN N DANGEROUS....will tear up a field in one note.......still say those coming over boarder took your pig ..

[@cherylkirby3299]

He said that pig had been castrated, no environmental disaster

[@jenniferr2057]

@@cherylkirby3299 excellent!

[@dakotareid1566]

@@lcostantino7931100+ comments? I think you need a hobby, maybe take up some English and grammar lessons.

[@donatellonabotti2299]

Butchers technically do the slaughtering as well. Those of us that do not (or did not) do the slaughtering call ourselves meat cutters. I got a summer job with my dad as a meat packer when i was 14 and got to do some of the breakdowns from Primals in to Cuts. It was an awesome summer job because the whole operation was refrigerated. I made good money over a few summers. And it was nice working with my dad.

[@CP3oh322]

Interesting distinction, thank you.

[@marikotrue3488]

I have learned so much since I began following Gold Shaw Farm, over the past few years. I have gained a respect for the land and the treatment of all animals on the farm whether they live out their lives eating and being on You Tube or (and I appreciate this phrase,) "go to freezer camp". Yet I continue to obsess about the disappearance of Sir Porkington. Two hundred and fifty pounds of pig doesn't evaporate. No dogs barking, no unexplained machinery sounds, no strangers in area, no reports of theft in surrounding areas and no unexplained objects (excluding drones of course) flying around. Well once this saga gets written (I would advise an October 31 release date) and published I will be buying it asap.

[@barbarabigelow9110]

Thank you so much for sharing the beautiful drone shots of the autumn foliage!!!! 🍂 🍁🍂

[@imurrx]

You should do a milk carton missing pig advert. Gold Shaw Farm Milk carton with a "Have you seen me" missing pig alert.

[@brightsalot]

That’s a good merch design idea!

[@Eeve3_Lord]

Maybe as stickers

[@bkm2797]

I have seen that fall church shot several times, thinking it’s a stock shot. Morgan, when you do these budget to profit breakdown it reminds me of this show long ago on PBS, Growing a Business which was great, you’re a natural educator. Still can’t get over your art, it really is excellent and I hope the Sir Porkington T’s and such sell really well. Thanks for taking us along, see you soon!🐖🐖🐖🐕🐕🐓🪿🦆💕👍

[@TexasRoast]

Legend has it that PigFoot took Sir Porkington on as his forest hand and will surpass the farm in profit next year...

[@kappistarr3484]

Love the transparency of cost breakdown very informative

[@TheKankeinaiFactor]

I love the Pigfoot cryptic that's probably going to be a meme on the farm for years to come. That's a really nice profit from only 3 pigs tho!! Shame you won't do it again next year. I've heard some folks go to local food banks and ask for anything expired to feed pigs-- you can probably do that at grocery stores too

[@LuLuVonCline-kv9xx]

It's subtle, but I believe you are making plans for more goats. I'm not judging. I want lots of goats.

[@TheYangnyin]

I love your super specific timing for peak foliage 😂

[@theurzamachine]

The end of season/year breakdowns are my favorite videos!

[@danielhurst8863]

Do not forget, you get to write off the cost of the infrastructure and the cost of the processing and feed. That actually brings up the value of each pig quite substantially.

[@judykinsman3258]

Excellent video. Your music selections are spot on. And the drone shots, I for one was wishing I could move to Vermont. Thanks Morgan for another great morning with Gold Shaw Farm.

[@barbarabigelow9110]

And, it's so great that the goaty-oatases are adding fun to the farm!!!

[@sanmarinomarketing8697]

feet, tail, ears, + black beans and you get an excellent Brazilian dish called "Feijoada".

[@gabriellakadar]

Fresh pork kidneys are really excellent as well.

[@warmachinept92]

Portuguese to

[@IcicleFerret]

Pig ears are popular in vietnamese food as well. "Quick pickled" pig ear strips are a common sight in salads and spring rolls. Trotters and tails end up in pho, though it's harder to find those in the States due to our food hygene laws making them less profitable to clean and sell commercially.

[@debrafisher7373]

These breakdowns are so useful. Thank you for putting so much effort into them!

[@terrych6175]

Man with those pig feet and tail you can do such an amazing autumnal soup! Stewed for a few hours with some onion and garlic and doing a milk base at the end with hot fried red pepper powder in some oil or butter.

[@Bashe100]

Thank you for the numbers. The breakdowns you do are the reason I started following you. Thank you for describing the different business cases and considerations

[@_Chessa_]

I’m a soil nut and would absolutely love it if you tested the soil where your pigs stayed at vs the soil around the area of the pigs. I wanna know the count of fungi and the count of soil loam vs the soil next to the pen. You can purchase soil test kits online to test ph but you’ll need a special type of kit to test for microbes and fungi parts per million within the soil. Also, the soil microbes up on the cow pastures. It would be really neat and cool to learn the ecosystem and how healthy your soil is in every area of your property. Maybe I’m weird about this but I’ll bet and believe your healthiest soil is gonna be where some of the bigger weeds grow near the middle of your farm. But I’m still curious on it. Doesn’t need to be done but it would be fun to learn about it all.

[@meowth900]

Soil science hype. Plus it’s important for the grass.

[@Kyrriie]

Cool idea!

[@madelinemodrak7644]

The trees are beautiful! Thank you, Morgan ❤

[@gingerjackson1142]

Hi,with three male goats they need a special feed so they won’t get bladder stones. I watch Cog Hill Family farm they have a lot of goats this is were I learned a lot about male goats.

[@RJ-rr6vv]

Morgan, this is RJ... Great great pictures of Harvey's and Roy's Mountains... thanks

[@mommahowdoi44]

Great video. Here in the South, when you take an animal to be slaughtered and butchered in the same place, it's called "Processing" or "The Processor." As in, "I am on the way down to pick up my (insert animal type here) from the processor."

[@Kehy_ThisNameWasAlreadyTaken]

NW here, at least my family would just say when the butcher was coming, but A) they would slaughter our beef on our property, then process at their own facility B) the shop we used the longest was called the Butcher Boys

[@umangdalal3203]

Those drone shots were divine ❤

[@LeslieJeffs-jg8fj]

Morgan , you are so good at getting proceeds for the running of your farm and life. Been watching you from the beginning of your videos. Just love them. It’s so awesome to be part of a farm, very enjoyable and grounding See you at the next story Chow

[@jaynedavis3388]

I’m happy with a mostly sitting down & talking video. I’m glad you’re actually resting your foot & don’t underestimate the appeal of the human caring for the animals ❤

[@rhade3845]

I keep telling you, it was a pterodactyl that got that pig. Well that or a time vortex opened up, and the pig had a crazy adventure. Might make a good children's book in the future.

[@jbbrown7907]

I raised pigs for 15 years. I farrowed my own pigs. That saved the cost of getting pigs. The most i ever did was I had 29 pigs one summer. I moved them several times each week.

[@bjarnemcdonald6333]

It is nice to live a place where people travel to because it is pretty. I know people complain about tourists, but they have seriously traveld from China to see what I see everyday and take for granted...

[@HeidiBuss-pd8cw]

Many small towns in Wisconsin have a local pub or beer garden which is the heart of the town. There are always two things on back bar, a large jar of pickled eggs and another jar of pickled pigs feet.

[@brightsalot]

I know, I KNOW it’s dark, but I find it funny that each pig got their own seasoning blend in the end 💀 which gave me the idea of naming future pigs after seasoning blends, including other seasonings that are not generally used on meat. Or food names and attributes in general. Like if you have a particularly gentle pig you could name it Sugar Cookie, or if you have a feisty/defiant/unruly pig you could name it Picante or Jalapeño…you get the idea.

[@cassiaswinney8328]

Good morning, Goldshaw Farm! Thank you for making my day!

[@terryhenderson424]

Try snug dri-fit clothing as a base layer nextvto the skin (i prefer the black, long sleeved, long legged winter Underarmor), and something thst abdorbs as a second layer. In the cold of winter, use wool as a third layer. From thete it depends how cold is cold and how wet is wet.

[@gingerstorm101]

I have a little miss Kitty here asking when Pablo Escobarn Catnip will be available?

[@WelcometomyCapeCodlife]

Interesting breakdown on the numbers, thank you for sharing this and the transparency you offered.

[@lararabb8888]

You should put in a couple cooking short segments since you need to stay inside more right now. ALSO did you get to keep the liver, heart & other yucky bits for dog food? So Happy you kept the feet & tails for the dogs.

[@HoJu1989]

Pig's feet are considered quite the delicacy in Spain.

[@jd9351]

Pickled pig's feet are a prized treat in Germany and German-American homes.

[@SherriRivera-f8h]

The pig feet are desirable if your making menudo. And it’s really good. Also you can make picketed pigs feet. Love it!

[@Mullingitover77]

I love how Ginny just simply goes full cat when he gets to the table. She is killing it

[@gingerbaby2184]

I love how nothing on the farm goes to waste. I know it's so much work but it seems so rewarding to run a farm. I would have a hard time eating the animals.

[@katherinekelly5380]

Never thought I’d be someone who went crazy over fall foliage but really enjoyed the drone footage ! Thank so much !

[@tracycampbell7868]

Beautiful drone shots!!

[@angeliamesserschmidtpowell6074]

Thank you for sharing your experiences, thoughts, and life with me. My disability makes doing what you are doing mostly impossible. I am still blessed.

[@DebbieEvers]

Hey Morgan. That Goonies sweat shirt you're wearing brings back memories. It was filmed in Oregon where I'm from! Just a bit of trivia for you today! Keep remembering Pigfoot!

[@aussiegardener1773]

For the joy and experiences the piggies gave you and for the food you will now have, I thought your revenue outcome was good. Organically grown and definitely loved, you couldn't get any better

[@Lovehandels]

The feet and tails are freaking amazing to eat! You are missing out throwing those away good sir. Also pigs are very smart animal You can train them to not be so gremlin :P

[@thomasrovnak312]

Favorite video of the year. Keep up the great work! I love the transparency of this and helps provide true cost to those who want to follow in similar steps.

[@heathentown]

Telemachus is my favorite, I just love red and white animals

[@heathentown]

Oh wow, pickled pigs feet are my faves, lucky dogs!!! Mmm! I hope you also got to keep the heads, headcheese is also another favorite of mine or just jowls. Drool.

[@heathentown]

OMGee, I'm a fall baby and, well, I've seen that church and foliage on so many calendar giveaways for my month, HAH! I didn't know that was in your town! Neato!

[@BrendaBarnhart-ld1xo]

Fascinating! Thank you for being thorough, all the while creating and sharing your community.🍁

[@Phillie641]

Oh man, I love this channel. Stumbled upon it kinda by mistake and am so happy I did. I work in New York City for a big media company and live just outside of NYC - and these videos help me remember that there are LOTS of other ways to live your life - and beautiful places in which to live it. Looks like a lot of hard work, but so great to see you and your family making it happen. Thank you, thank you, thank you for these videos.

[@meenha1976]

I love how the cows moo back acknowledging that you said hey cows come on cows fresh grass fresh grass, they always reply back. You do have a knack to train all the animals accordingly Morgan, chickens know there will be kitchen scraps, ducks n geese follow in a line and now even the goats. I love that you got the goats, I see that they interact more like dogs 🐕 😍 I would hate for them to end up in the freezer like the porky's

[@maryb8150]

Something you might want to look into is a small flock of sheep. Just need to get a breed that their fleece is valuable for yarn. Check into the costs. If it’s feasible, you could add your own brand of yarn. You can leave it natural and let the crafter dye it themselves or choose colors in the area, like the cattle brown, the autumn browns and oranges. There are a lot of crafters that are always looking for sources for good quality yarn. Just a thought. I have no idea what the processing costs would be.

[@oliviamargaretsmith]

Who else had to rewind the drone footage at the 11:00 mark!? Took my breath away. My god the colours!

[@anndrake492]

Thanks for spending a lot of effort in making superb quality videos.

[@MC-qb1jg]

Wow, Morgan, it is so beautiful there.

[@yunniekal]

NOOO trotters are so good as bone broth!!!!!!!! all that good skin collagen!

[@gabriellakadar]

Or stewed.

[@dynamoterror7077]

Probably the craziest farm experiment I’ve got brewing in the back of my mind (for when/if I start farming), is rotationally grazing Collared Peccaries.

[@s.reeves4703]

That's a smart way of business...trying new things..❤😊

[@NancyD2]

Especially if you’re using a pig for your own food, making them an every other year thing makes sense. Unless you’re going large scale and REALLY selling the meat, taking at least a year off is good resource management.

[@Yourmyhero1]

$200 a piglet is nuts. You definitely need to get a breeding pair of pigs. I've been offered free piglets because someone I know has 2 breeding pairs.

[@henriettelohrig7919]

Morgan, thank you for showing the temperature also in Celsius! Love watching your show. Lots of love from the Netherlands 🇳🇱.

[@Barbwheel]

Always interesting to hear the breakdown of cost. I don’t eat meat but it’s still fascinating what goes into the whole process. Love Vermont! Have driven around it in the autumn to see the fall colours even though Quebec, where I was from, has the same foliage. The rolling hills and mountains of Vermont are so special. Thanks for sending the drone to catch its beauty.

[@dertythegrower]

You can do pigs for almost nothing in most edge of city area by finding grocers and food eateries (buffets and college cafeterias especially) and getting expired or food scraps. Also we got a whole f250 of expired lildebbie cakes and bread from a bakery for nothing.... pigs were so fatty and good, heh.

[@deanne0098]

Ooooh ❤ u have a Gold Shaw Farms Goonies shirt!! 🤩

[@sandgardening_anka]

Tis Pigfoot drawing is awsome, you will make more on the merchandise than the pig would ever bring you!

[@vosy1984]

The pig tail, if it's cured in salt water and smoked, it's the perfect piece of pork for a bean soup! That suggestion comes from an Eastern European traditional pig eating person. Might not have the most meat on it, but it provides the perfect amount of pork taste to the soup

[@bananasam2112]

In Ohio, we bought 3 pigs in the spring, they weighed between 65-100 lbs. Paid $50.00 per pig. Fed them all organic throughout the summer.

[@jscire__872]

Wow, the drone shots were utterly gorgeous 🤩

[@bethgramkow5225]

I miss Maine and new Hampshire in the fall

[@mcgoo721]

I hope we get pigs again at some point. They're my favorite animal on the farm.

[@petgranny194]

Thanks for the transparency!

[@jbbrown7907]

In the 70s, probably when you were born, I charged $1.25 per pound. My pork was intentionally higher than others. I still sold all my pork.

[@burgundymarcia]

Love watching your farm. You are such a good story teller. Ordered Pigfoot shirt and bottle. Can't wait to rock them!

[@catherinecarreiro3955]

Good job on pig profit even with all the set backs. Enjoying your music lately

[@bennydreieiei1014]

Piggie, piggie, piggie can't you see? Sometimes your words just hypnotize me.

[@meowth900]

Ty for the informative video. Sorry that you won’t do pigs again next year. You could try selling the goats for meat after those 4H kids are done showing them off. Unless you want to keep them as funny little lawn mowers.

[@Lakemountainview]

Great job on raising the pigs ...I know how it is to work with an injury yesterday I took a fall on my driveway on my right side my knee is all bruised and swelled my shoulder is messed up . Can't very well bend my knee have a raspberry scrape on my knee and landed on my right hand .ouch Water and feed is all I can do. My livestock guard dog can help protect the chickens and ducks while they free range. I'm usually out with them but not today I'm laid up ice an elevation in rest.🙏❤️🐕🦆😺

[@terryhenderson424]

There are a couple of back yard (+) types out there that raise pigs for themselves and hope mostly to cover the cost of thier own meat. There is at least one out there whose primary purpse is brush clearing and then also affordable meat. When the brush is cleared, they will be reconsidering having a few pigs they move frequently during the year.

[@mattshaw6259]

Really liked these economy videos! Thanks for explaining

[@13MoonsOverMayhem]

lol, 45 degrees and rainy, that describes a good portion of the year here in Oregon. Well, I guess it’s like 40-60 degrees, and most of the time it’s not raining all day long. A couple cold snaps in January or February, sometimes an ice storm. But the whole summer is no rain, drought, fire season.

[@michelefritchie6198]

I don't like heights either, Morgan! My apartment building is four stories, I'm on the second floor, and when I'm in the elevator and someone is in there and goes to the fourth floor, it's all I can do to keep from freaking out when the door opens on the 4th floor!

[@echosketching7895]

I wonder why KZbin doesn’t recommend your channel to me anymore. I’ve been subscribed for a pretty long time, but I only see your videos if I go specifically looking.

[@trzaskubejbe]

Please do pigs again! Theyre among our favourite animals!

[@Dovietail]

LOVE your barn chairs! ❤❤❤

[@pokedude104]

always interesting to hear about the real costs of running a small farm. So few people are willing to just air out their entire finances like you do. Impressive numbers even though you lost a whole pig on the way

[@jamieloughner5542]

Pig's tail is a delicious cut. Southern style accompanied with greens or Asian. It's great. Many recipes online. Give it a try.

[@craigk.235]

Everything was so interesting, it was cool to hear how much money you have made. I love going to Vermont, I definitely haven't been to Peacham though.

[@primrose64au]

Love all the information. Also loving the beaut scenery ❤

[@prcervi]

a year off of pigs will also be a good time to think over how to better do their fencing so you don't have anymore pigfoots running free (setting up flood resistance in the area will be tricky enough)

[@Billdo420]

I like how you use Tales from the Green Valley theme. And other classical farm re-creation. ❤

[@1hollig1]

I was just watching your videos from 3 years ago when you were sprouting chestnuts and I’m wondering if you ever planted them or sold them or what happened to them? Could you please provide an update???

[@gabriellakadar]

He sold the treelings and had a financial breakdown as to what he sold them for. Don't know which year that was.

[@steveshoemaker6347]

Thank you Morgan for the Pig meat $$$$$ break done number's......Hoping you foot is doing better !...The Drone pics are awesome to look at 👀 Old flying Shoe🇺🇸

[@sharonhuelsman]

First of all, thank you for the high quality videos! Second, your town is beautiful. Third, I wish I could buy pork from you but I guess I'll have to settle for a couple t-shirts for my sons!

[@douglasbooker8330]

Morgan !The T-Shirt is sweet Goonies.