Moving Pigs: Not as Simple as it Sounds

Moving pigs from one paddock to another. Also, a cost breakdown of our latest pigs that went to the butcher.

[@jamescrowley1912]

Enjoyed the comparison between people and pigs. As a Born Again Christian I appreciate your views and willingness to make spiritual comparisons - keep it up. God bless you and your family.

[@jukeman57]

Appreciate the comparison between the pigs and people. How we resist taking that leap of faith (jumping off the trailer), but when we do, we come to realize how much better our lives become, in His grace, covered by the blood of Christ.

[@michaelpercle8163]

I really enjoyed your comparison of us to the pigs. I e can see Gods hand in all we do. Love your channel. Keep it going.

[@gitatit4046]

The pigs look a lot happier Wes and I'm sure will be a lot healthier in the fresh and bigger lot. I like those savings you made with your changes from last year and I'm especially glad to hear you share your faith. Not enough will do that these days openly - which is a shame. Thanks for sharing it all.

[@ElPar01]

I love you message! THANK YOU!!! Praise GOD!!!

[@patriots1needed]

Well done. I appreciate the wise words on trusting in Christ. His truths are comforting and steadfast. In a world where the “rules” change like the wind direction, I’ll trust in His unchanging guidance! Thanks again!

[@sydneymcconnaughhay5947]

What a beautiful talk,,,thank you I needed to hear this.

[@ronicard]

Nice job, Wes. Make yourself a wooden ramp with wheels on it that has a gradual slope. Ideally, staple some turf down to it and attach a couple of metal "hooks" that will latch into holes at the end of the trailer. if the slope is gentle enough, the pigs will walk right down it.

[@Istarelle112]

Thanks for the video Wes, I always sit and eat lunch or breakfast while I watch your videos and forget about the hustle and bustle of my city. Good stuff , looking forward to the next one.

[@falllineridge]

Cool! Thanks for watching.

[@michellemullins6741]

Really appreciated you sharing your thoughts on Christ. Living water brought me to tears. Thanks for the wonderful reminder of our blessings and great videos as well!

[@conniewright8080]

I loved your comparison of Faith. I could sit in a Church & never heard the truth put that way. Thank you for that & thanks for the video.

[@lesabre1972]

Thank you so much for my Bible I forgot to read I have TBI which makes it hard and I would like to have you or someone like you in my life to be one on one to do my studys

[@Matty_B3ast]

What a great way to start my morning. With a cup of coffee and brand new FLR vid!

[@ron.v]

Great example of how the physical response of the pigs corresponds to the spiritual response of us as people. We should do more such comparisons in our lives. I loved the reference to daily scripture study, couldn't get along without it. Thanks for a wonderful video. I love watching you share your experiences with the rest of us.

[@dustinnyffeler8624]

Been appreciating your videos for a while now, started with the bee videos and wax processing, everything you're doing is really interesting to me. Your insight around pigs and people is so spot on, I just had to comment and encourage you. I wish I could give you 1k likes for that insight. Thanks for the reminder.

[@falllineridge]

Thank you and thanks for watching!

[@davidmackworth3129]

You threw the skin away! That’s one of the best bits!

[@603Christain]

Enjoyed your comparison of how we are as human, we all have fallen short of the glory of God but in Christ we have a hope beyond this life, God bless you brother.

[@trampster7306]

Great update thanks Wes! No doubt the Pigs are doing well in their new bit of pasture. Nice looking Pork Chops - made me hungry! Greetings from across the Pond - Stay safe & well. 👍👍

[@U_ever]

I loved your message from the gospel of Paul and its message rings very true. Nice job on getting your pigs to the dinner table as most folks don't realize how fraught with obstacles that road really is. Enjoy your chops and praise God for all his many blessings upon us all.

[@4windsfarmstead]

You are so right that we would before our own filth instead of Gods blessings

[@gregtheredneck1715]

I think it's fitting to be eating my breakfast, a sausage and egg biscuit, whilst watching this video.

[@ginar3398]

Your videos bring me so much peace! Thank you for sharing what you do (and for all the hard work you do for your family and community). I love to see this side of life, coming from a girl in the city! To see someone be so in tune with the environment and land your in, and with God is so refreshing to watch. I love to learn from these! And I love to see you pass all the knowledge to your son, what a blessing you both have! ❤ I hope God continues to bless you and your family and land

[@falllineridge]

Thank you!

[@kennethgibbons366]

Always a man with a word it is now nearly a year since I started watching your channel and you have never disapointed me. Always good to hear a man talk about his beliefs in the Lord.

[@falllineridge]

Thank you, Kenneth!

[@goatstead814]

Great video Wes! Might want to elevate that electric line. I’m a pro with my Kubota at tearing down low electric fence line in trees😂. Raising your own pork and any other meat is so rewarding. The wife and I love your videos and thank you so much for the gospel

[@cafoster10]

Bless you for your words.

[@williamhill9432]

Great testimony to you and your family’s faith in God. Secondly, I loved your accompanying analogy with regards to pigs and mankind. Thanks for another great video.

[@iain1969]

Those pork chops looked bloody fantastic. I just had dinner and now I'm hungry again!

[@yeagerxp]

Wes make a smaller pen near the other pen and move Sue there. it should bring her back quicker. She was used to the others.Excellent and informative work 👍👍👍. Thank you for sharing. Be safe 🇨🇦

[@earlsmithson4749]

Wes, picked up two 1 lb pork chops at Publix and paid 14 bucks. You are doing great buddy in these times of high food prices plus like you said you know what you have because you know what went in.

[@MarkMcIntyre-pe9vb]

Wes, pigs are the second smartest animal in the woods right behind a coyote. They can be as wild and will eat you, but feed them and treat them well, they can become like house pets. They taste good too.

[@MarkWYoung-ky4uc]

Those pork chops you pulled off the grill make it all worth it. Love the new pig lot!

[@falllineridge]

They really do. Flavor is unreal.

[@pwengert1]

Really enjoy your content all the time, Wes. Silly pigs act about as smart as sheep sometimes! Your pigs to people analogy was great too Wes. We live all you do & your lessons too. Lee up the good work. Love seeing your little man on your videos too. He’s such a cutie! God bless you & yours.

[@jeremy1350]

Hi Mr. Green Jeans. I love the "Meditations on Piggy" We can find Godly messages in the most interesting of places, (like in a piggy trailer!!!) I try and get out of my trailer at the same time every day, and I have a set of prayers on my white board over my desk, so I see them all day long. And my pastor does daily prayers via You Tube every evening. Well, here's to hope that the Gen 3 Piggy's surpass their elder Piggy's. Those pork chops look really good.

[@falllineridge]

I love that, "I try to get out of my trailer at the same time every day." Well said.

[@cathybenson5119]

Why skin the pigs? In Australia skin is left on. The butchers shave the hair off. The skin makes nice crackling when you slash the skin n roast it after rubbing oil salt into it.

[@TDSP9981]

A lot of times part of the contract for butchering is that the butcher gets to keep the skin and bones and blood to sell to other companies who use it to make other products. Essentially it subsidizes the cost of your per pound fee.

[@michaelgardner800]

Most people in the US have gotten away from the old way of butchering hogs. While I grew up, we raised hogs and come November shortly before Thanksgiving we would butcher ours with help from family and friends who would receive meat from the butchering. I can remember getting up early in the morning before day light to get the water heating up. After a good early morning breakfast, the men folk went to work killing, clean and butchering those hogs. By about 4 or 5 that afternoon most of the meat was cut into pieces to get ready for the next day's work, mom and dad would have the meat in sugar and salt before stopping. Theirs one year that I can never forget, that was the year JFK was assassinated, we were butchering hogs that day when our mom asks my brother Jimmy and I to go borrow some pans from one of our neighbors. Our neighbors told us about Kennedy's assassination, upon returning home we told our mother who went to tell the men. From our back porch you could see the hurt those men went through but could not stop to grieve. I love bacon with the skin on when it being cooked. We always enjoyed the skin after mom would render the fat off. Every once in a while, she would put some crackling in the cornbread, oh how good that tasted with pinto beans or just a little honey. Making myself hungry so I had better stop. By-the-way I was raised in the 50s and 60s, more and more now a days the old ways keep going away, before long there will not many of us left that remembers the old ways! Have a great day there in Australia!

[@nellieblighhill4575]

Our Aussie way is a little different but I do agree skin is the best bit. First dibs on it in our house, is the cooks privilege. So the pig killing day starts with my husband getting up at 3am to light the fire under the tub, under the peppercorn tree. We hot water bath and scrub down the skin of a freshly dispatched pig in an old caste iron bath, suspended by concrete blocks, over a slow burning fire to heat the water. (That takes 3 hrs to heat the water.) So after the wash and the air turning blue from those attempting to lift the now hot, greasy pig out of the bath before it cooks and with the pig more often than not getting the better of them, it is finally hoisted up, gutted and cleaned out, tail to the dog and trotters off. They then scrape it with a sharp knife and burn off the hairs with a blow torch. When the carcass is fully sorted, a final scrape with the knife and a hose down before wrapping in a sheet (to keep dust and fly's off during transport to the shed) Then unwrap and hang in a cool room for 7 days before cutting up, bagging and freezing. Also we grow our pigs solely on water soaked wheat and vegie scraps. They take longer to grow but are cheap to feed and live the life of Riley under the orchard trees, usually for 12 months. They are tasty, tender and not like bought pork at all. You might wonder why we don't use a butcher. The reality is that it adds cost and learning to butcher a carcass is not difficult. Also our nearest abbotoir is 2hrs away by car. Our cool room cost $1200. It is small but will hold two pigs or two sheep. Not large enough for a steer. The meat band saw was about $750. We have had both for over 10 years, so they have paid for themselves and we have had no trouble with either. So the old ways have not died in Australia and I think more and more people are realising that shop bought food is quite inferior. The lack of taste, rock hard texture, not to mention for pork it has been raised on penicillin to prevent disease in overcrowded piggeries. Our pigs wallow and enjoy dappled sunlight, fresh air and the company of their family.

[@cherylvaughan944]

Thank you for the good word.

[@richardthornhill4630]

Good success Wes. Experience makes a difference. Home grown pork is definitely better. The new pig location is worth the effort. They will clean it up for you, including the snake intruders.

[@chrishoneycutt9839]

Hey, great video, Wes, I truly enjoy your videos. You’re a humble man a servant of God and I hope you understand and know how many people you reach. You definitely have a good testimony and I enjoy listening to them keep up the great work and God bless you and your family

[@falllineridge]

Thank you, Chris.

[@44signman]

keep up the good work sir! love hearing the scripture portion at the end of the video

[@williamlinder5180]

Loved this episode!! Thank you for the spiritual perspective! Also congrats on the win for the pig butcher success!!!

[@scottfortune9016]

I giggled at the transition of you watching the pigs to showing us pork chops on the grill. Very nice savings from last year. You'll find the more pics you have, the better the savings as well. These six pigs will give you an even better discount. If course at some point, it evens out. Good eats!

[@a_farm_west_of_boring]

Thank you for the great lesson on how we as people fail to appreciate what God has for us. Isaiah 55:2

[@timothybrawley7909]

You know. I've been wondering if you might wanna think about a feed mill for your tractor. You can probably find a really good used one along with a used grain bin. Just a thought. It sure would make things easier and less complicated to make feed for your pigs. You're doing a great job. Thanks for the video and your spiritual thoughts.

[@stuartlafrancis1371]

Great comments on people and pigs

[@falllineridge]

No, no fat unfortunately. Planning on butchering one of these this winter! We'll see how it goes.

[@djpete8725]

Great video, God Bless you all.

[@margaretpervier8357]

Those chops look so good. Looks like you could use some rain,me too. I’m in western SC and we are so dry.😊❤

[@falllineridge]

Got a ton of it today, very thankful.

[@Bamapride1000]

Pigs can smell the electric fence what I always been told. I think they seen it was a totally new place and didn’t know about it but knew they were safe in the trailer. Didn’t smell like home sweet home to em.

[@chasing_giants_tv_terrypeer]

Thank you for sharing your faith! I feel like a pig a lot of days…

[@buddyreed2623]

Hello Wes. Everything you said made perfect sense. There is one item I did not hear you include and that was your time but that may be the cost of raising your own food. I usually go to Walmart for most of my groceries and I am sure buying for myself I could not come close to what you saved. Perhaps the next venture may include cows. Have good days! 😁

[@falllineridge]

Labor is always a wash, I get paid for that when the chops come off the grill.

[@heyhope326]

Ameeeeen!! We have been given so so so much 🤩🤩🤩 Great comparison, Wes.

[@petinganacozinha]

You consider the pigs ears waiste? God... that is an authentic delicassy, and even the tail!!!

[@johnwoody4905]

good video and job i think your feed was one reason it was better than what came from the store and they were also free ranging pigs are like people they will eat anything. hi to the little guy. take care, be safe and well.

[@arnoldpraesent174]

Hello. 2 things: 1. at the beginning, amazing how you through the food over the fence into the bucket- so precise and not spoiling anything. 2. the price topic. You may have the same costs as the commercial food has the price. Cost are not prices. So, the quality of meet from commercial meat have to be less because the production costs are i guess 1/2 or 1/3 of the sales prices. I know from you point to of view it doesnt count - but its also a testimonial for high quality meat versus the garbage you get at the super market - not considering the well-being of any animals during lifetime. So, spend more money on local meat where you know where its coming from! I like your approach very much and how you are concerned about the bigs anh how they grow up. 🤘

[@Mike_squarebeefarms]

We did exactly the same thing this year. Step in posts with 3 strands of wire. We used a solar fence charger which makes thing very convenient when you want the pigs off away from the house. Great video as always! Thanks!

[@lstone.09]

It's not often you'll find that any of the processors in the country that'll leave the skin on pigs. Most of the time it's sent to a leather processor. My grandparents butchered their own hogs for the most of their married life. Think they stopped around 1986 or so, that was just due to age. But grandpa was in charge of shaving them and rendering the lard and making the cracklins

[@jimwilloughby]

Those chops looked really tasty. I'd be willing to bet that they were.

[@rudyrivera7426]

Thanks! For sharing! God Bless! 🙏🏻

[@wileycoyotesr8623]

I liked this video. Lots of fun and informative footage. 👍👍👍

[@bobwollard9105]

Wes, that was another really fine video. Thank you so very much, for sharing The Good News in such a caring and humble manner. It is so true that we tend to stay with the things we know and are so slow to step out of our comfort zones. But I do have a minor complaint. You just had to bring out those beautifully grilled pork chops and it caused me to drool all over my phone. In the future, would you please hold them a little further away from the camera? Thank you, brother.

[@johnking8679]

Those chops sure looked delicious, Wes !! I have to agree with regards to value !! I admit and confess that I drooled a lot at the end result, brother !! BTW - where was your trusted assistant ? Probably being schooled by mama !!

[@falllineridge]

Ha! Sorry about that!

[@falllineridge]

Hey John, he was definitely at school for at least part of that video.

[@stangarnett1531]

Congratulations man! Excellent job!

[@TheMburchfield]

Amen Brother!

[@allanpeters4403]

A lot of work for a pan fried pork chop or slow cooker loin roast, but one bite of either and its worth it. The Lord provides!!

[@falllineridge]

It's a mountain of work, but man is it worth it.

[@garyhunter6030]

By watching commercial pig growers to move pigs use a piece of plywood 1 inch narrower than the width of the trailer, as the pig move towards the opening move the plywood up behind the pigs. With a slight shove the pigs will move out of the trailer.

[@sampetri4887]

Wes, my opinion of you and your channel was already extremely high before seeing your video today. I admire your character and work ethic. And now my opinion of you got notched up more after seeing and hearing your testimony. Thank you for that. It was an encouragement to me, and a reminder about sharing my faith.

[@falllineridge]

Thank you for the kind comment and for watching!

[@randydobson1863]

hello fall line ridge it's is randy and i like yours video is cool thanks friends randy

[@doughuffine9357]

Praise you brother.

[@franelw6977]

now that Switzerland is such a melting pot, I can find ear, foot and the pig tail. I use them to make my broth, in addition to all the bones I keep for such purpose. Sure it counts a lot for our good health ! (20 years ago when we came back, there was no such things readily available !)

[@09FLTRMM77]

MM77 Approved 👍🏼👍🏼…………………………………………………..Amen! Good sermon!

[@chrischisholm4800]

That was fun! Thank you!

[@alvarofortunatosamayoa8640]

Good balance spiritual and nutricional, .

[@freightdawg6762]

Excellent

[@CarzNCameraz]

As a child I noticed all the older men carried a heavy cane but didn't use it to walk with, I later found out that was their livestock persuader. Maybe you should use on to nudge them a little.

[@carlandrews6179]

Wes you should invest in a pellet smoker. You will love the flavor of the different ways you will learn how to do with pork. Check it out.

[@sampetri4887]

Thanks!

[@falllineridge]

Hey! Thank you!

[@RXRSawdustStation]

I'm sorry, what did you say after you removed your fantastic meal from you equally fantastic Weber grill? 😉😁 Great work, Wes! Great husbandry! I have that Weber. Best Turkey I've ever eaten (if you follow the instructions). Steak is also amazing on the Weber. Chicken. Dang, you're making me hungry! 😆 Thanks for the excellent content! All the very best to you and yours!

[@falllineridge]

That Weber is great. So simple.

[@pjseiber2774]

You didn't invite me for supper😢. Great videos ❤

[@jimhagler2242]

I watch you all the time and didn’t realize you had 2 sets of pigs. Did I miss that episode? Jim in Texas😮

[@tonygrimes13]

Just input *fall line ridge pig farm* into search function of KZbin to find the video.

[@DDL2728]

Wes, your aim with the eggs is 'bout like mine!! 😉😆😆😆 I appreciate your message. I pray for lost souls to accept the gift from God of eternity in Heaven!! To die & see the face of Jesus & NOT Satan - that's a blessing I thank God for!! I cannot imagine eternity in hell! God bless you and your family, & thanks for another great video & testimony! 🙏❤️🙏

[@clintonswartz9673]

Hey Wes, have you ever heard of KuneKune pigs? That’s what we began raising 2 years ago. They take a bit longer to grow out but feed costs are way down since these pigs will graze and not root. If you would like I can show you our set up and what we do. It’s a bit more crude and humble than your set up.

[@charlessessions7293]

Amen 🙏 🙌 👏 Preach it Bro. Wes......😊

[@ChrisMartin-ry6yj]

Wes, I’m just here to tell you Please for the love of all that is good DONT sit in front of the camera with cooked chops in my face!! LOL THEY LOOKED GREAT!!

[@flintknappingtools]

Amen!

[@IvanOnly]

That's an interesting break down, congratulations on your success! I'm curious, did you try to account for your time into that calculation or did you ignore it as you would be out doing chores and farm stuff either way?

[@falllineridge]

Thanks! If I accounted for time it would be hopeless. My time gets paid when I grill pork chops in the evening or cook sausage in the morning.

[@IvanOnly]

Ha! Cooking up those chops did look pretty satisfying! Thanks!

[@paulkiehne7618]

Have you tried asking local grocery store and bakery about their old product for your pigs a close friend does this helps the store reduce waste and great source of food for pigs and he had the best pork I ever ate

[@falllineridge]

I've never tried that. I was going to comment and say that I would worry about the quality of the meat, but it sounds like it was good stuff.

[@paulkiehne7618]

@@falllineridge he would always give pigs donuts cake and cookies from donut shop and old fruit and vegetables from grocer

[@johnelliott6738]

Like your pigs on the trailer, take a leap of Faith in Christ!

[@heidieverett8394]

I can not tell you how so tired I am of getting preached to when I want to learn about pigs.

[@raywilson800]

Sometimes eggs have that same effect on me.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@bigguix]

the new pigs are so jumpy compared to the others, do you know why ? is it the way they were raised as babies ? is it the breed ?

[@tim75052]

Great job explaining the gospel.

[@brianwashburn4917]

I have a friend that buys bulk corn in a gravity wagon (modified for road travel) he told me today it only cost him $250 to fill. I havent had time to research it but man if thats true with that grinder you have you might be able to really drop that cost. But im in ohio that might change $. Them chops looked great!

[@falllineridge]

Holy cow that's cheap.

[@brianwashburn4917]

@@falllineridge if i find more info on it ill let ya know. Im a firm believer of " if its too good to be true, it usually is."........but i dont own a gravity wagon either! Lol

[@johnmunroe8812]

Amen

[@brianpaul9767]

I don’t think it’s a spiritually motivated emotion that makes the pigs want to stay in the trailer. Much more simply, you trained them that way even if for only temporary reasons. 👍🏼

[@jeremiah1528]

It would be good if you would add some more Jesus in every episode. 🙏 ❤😊.... We all need to hear it. I'm proud of you Wes. Yell it from the rooftop Wes ❤....

[@andrewwongsam4834]

Did i miss something? What are these smaller pigs? You just processed some and kept back one for breeding. What are these? Thank you.

[@girlonamission1685]

5 year old nephew wonders: Are you able to put the new little pigs with Sue so she isn’t sad?

[@tonygrimes13]

He doesn't want her to get bred too early

[@girlonamission1685]

@@tonygrimes13 first off…he has like 3 or 4 new girls. He doesn’t have to put the male in. By that logic he’d have more of a mess on his hands with Rooster in the pen with all the little girl pigs being they can begin to breed as young as 5 months…

[@falllineridge]

It's because the little ones need free choice feed (all you can eat), and Sue doesn't anymore. Tell the nephew that Sue will have a paddock pal probably around November.

[@girlonamission1685]

@@falllineridge Oh I see! Thanks, I’ll let him know.

[@stephaniewilson3955]

Better eating for a lower price. But you are not counting your own labour. I bet you will be enjoying that pork, though!

[@yeagerxp]

His labour cost is paid with the satisfaction of raising his own pork, and the knowledge and experience he gains from the activity. Plus he can now add another item to his resume - PIG FARMER 😂

[@erniemays41]

Would a piece of plywood over the entrance work?

[@markharris5525]

Wes, you need a shock stick. Now, before all the Karens jump in, judicious use of a shock stick is not abuse. In fact, it can often avoid a pile up in a chute that could result in injured animals. I have been dealing with livestock, mostly pigs, for 65 years. Have never abused an animal.

[@101egals]

Wes, question for you. Why did you not put the other pigs in with Sue instead of making another paddock?

[@tonygrimes13]

Doesn't want Sue to get bred too early.

[@falllineridge]

Little pigs need to have free choice feed and Sue doesn't.

[@ptortore]

Amen brother, sharing your faith takes courage, but it's greatly appreciated!

[@carlacounts4508]

What do you do with the ground after you move the pigs off?

[@falllineridge]

Just let it grow back.