Pigs are the New Chickens. Why YOU Should Raise Pigs.

Learn all about the amazing benefits of raising your own pigs regeneratively rotating them in the woods with electric fence. Pigs are so easy, I think they are the new chickens and this is why you should raise them.
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0:00 - Intro
1:01 Benefits of Raising Pigs
3:22 Raising Pigs with No Land
4:25 Pigs Help with Cover Crop
5:30 How to Broadcast Cover Crop
7:06 Moving Pigs to New Paddock
8:37 2 Wire VS Electric Netting
10:08 Setting Up Fence in New Paddock
11:52 2nd Move to New Paddock
12:48 Final Thoughts
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[@NaturesAlwaysRight]

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[@earacheselbowsenoch6251]

Your common sense approach to "nature" is very refreshing... I will use this method when it's time. Just got our chickens, pigs or rabbits are next.. Maybe a couple 🦃... Small farms are the future & will be essential in the days ahead. What was once called wisdom now is a conspiracy theory.....🤦

[@erikaclementclement9488]

Just commenting because I like this video and I want the algorithm to show you some love

[@boisterouscockfarmstead2217]

When managed properly... Pigs. Are. AWESOME! I've been raising them for 3.5 years and they are the most valuable animal to me. I have all but given up on eating beef, simply because I don't raise beef, yet. Good pastured pork can substitute easily into just about any recipe that calls for beef. I do still love a good ribeye though 🤤. One thing you may consider is soaking/prefermenting your ground feed for the pigs. Even if it is only for one feeding. This tremendously helps their gut and makes any other feed they take in more digestible. Due to a severe drought this last year in my area, and raising my own hybrid litter, I started supplemental feeding my pigs this way and it may become a permanent feed, at least until the rains come back! Love seeing the new property. Being in the desert here, I am a bit envious of the prolific trees and regular rains, but that's were we can all deploy various management techniques for our given ecosystems. Keep up the good work!

[@elysecornett7536]

Love watching those three little piggies grow and learning about how to raise them! 🐷

[@opalezell319]

Are these pigs pasture pigs?Where can I buy these?

[@9011901]

Pigs will rub the bark off the trees and kill them!

[@nathanwilson905]

Im in Maryland and trying to find land in East Tennessee to do exactly what you are doing. Thanks for sharing your journey maybe we might be neighbours one day. I'm into natural farming also.I took Chris Trumps class in Idaho. I can't stand the politics in Maryland. Can't wait to move to Tennessee. I've been watching your videos from way back when you started. Its been fun watching you grow...

[@HolmansHomestead]

We live in upper east Tennessee. I use to live in Maryland.

[@larson0014]

Try west Virginia

[@jungleboy1968]

I applaud your commitment and determination. Due to the ongoing pandemic and recent Texas power failure, I invested in egg production chickens and self sustaining energy in the event of another crisis. We live in a small town and engage in some bartering with neighbors and family. Good luck to you and your endeavor!

[@cigarsboozeandnews9726]

Hold back the feed the day before you move them and they will fold you to the next spot with little trouble

[@gardennonsense]

Pigs are part of the process keep up the hard work thank you for all that you do brother

[@cindiwatson5415]

We clear cut land. We are looking at pigs to help clean the land up. I’m excited I found you.

[@MikeVideos100]

One of the things you can try is having a wooden or metal doorway/gate. This way the pigs are not afraid of going through that spot. That's why your having problems getting them to move. The pigs are thinking..."Hey, I got zapped the last time I when that way". If you have a wooden or metal fence, the pigs can't go that way but know that they will not get zapped. Moving them in the future will be much easier.

[@shanemillard608]

Super cool man. I'm sure your place has changed a lot!

[@fiendeng]

This was awesome. Excellent info!

[@danl455]

love the way you get your point across will be watching more!

[@ajb.822]

Thanks for sharing ! BTW folks, the various small grass seed spreaders which may work for grains, depending on the style maybe ( haven't used one since I was a kid ) are very often available at farm/household estate auctions and yard sales too. Usually r cheap & not many folks wanting em. Then. yes, the main reason to use wire instead of netting is cost. U can get wire & step-in posts for cheaper than the same number of feet of netting by a lot, esp. since u can often find good, second-hand wire & posts from farm sales or even ask around - farmers not selling out or going thru, getting rid of stuff, often have stuff like that which they're no longer using. Esp. former dairy or beef farmers now doing just crops or such. If new to electric wire stuff, tip : the electric "ribbon" is more visible & otherwise may be desirable over the plain wire BUT if it gets damaged, it can be VERY hard to see where, or know it b4 your animals do & r getting out. ABSOLUTLY do NOT lay it down then drive over it, to access a paddock. The wire woven in with the poly is very fine & breaks easily. It can be spliced by tying together, but not always successfully, so, it can be a pain that way.

[@Balonishell]

great info, thanks for sharing.

[@americanfisherman9781]

Your videos are the best!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge about farming pigs.

[@n-richedacreshomestead6348]

Thank you for another great video emphasizing how beneficial animals can be when utilizing their innate abilities to work along with us! God bless Steven! I will be implementing these same principles on our homestead soon

[@fabiancanada8876]

We raised pigs twice. Absolutely loved them. However, feeding them is a huge problem that we couldn't solve. Also, the butchering part was (still would be) difficult for me by myself. A milking cow is on the Wishlist now.

[@on4acres]

What was the issue with feeding them?

[@fabiancanada8876]

@@on4acres We don t have access to free feed, therefore buying it is expensive. We planted apple&oak trees but it will take a while..

[@ingridveilleux4786]

Awesome video! The title hooked me right away and there was tons of info. Thx

[@brianking6671]

Great video my friend! Headed back to the garden. ;)

[@NaturesAlwaysRight]

Thanks Brian, have fun out there!

[@thehoppygoatfarm9480]

Great video! Very informative🙂

[@RyRyVids]

Good to see you back

[@w.m.9883]

Awesome video. Thanks for putting it together.

[@jeffreytaylor4464]

very cool stuff. those pigs seemed content and without stress in there lives. being able to serve a purpose in life is the key to retaining happiness and you have given them that. very cool.

[@irenetorres8073]

Love it! We plan to do pigs this summer!! Excited but nervous. Great ideas !

[@Yassous83]

Absolutely loving your content - thank you 🙏🙌

[@sherrijackson4933]

Are the ones you have american guinea hogs? Will you butcher them when they have cleared all the areas? Or will you breed and continue to keep them? Watching the pig scratch itself on the tree made my day!

[@NaturesAlwaysRight]

No these are old spot/red wattle crosses they get much bigger than Guinea. These are feeder pigs so will be raised for 10 months then put in the freezer. I'll just buy more feeder piglets to keep going.

[@cherylbertolini3140]

another great video.

[@freewillchoice8052]

Awesome video. Thank you for the ideas.

[@amyr505]

Thanks for this great video! I hope to have some pigs by next spring.

[@Staygoldfarms]

We’re currently raising kunekune and will add Idaho Pasture Pigs soon. Kunekune don’t root so that certainly helps.

[@unacceptableviews4404]

I'm currently raising knuckleknobs and will add Pacific Water Pigs soon.

[@opalezell319]

Where can I get pasture pig? I live in Ms.

[@maverickgood5204]

That was an excellent video!

[@trevorjoannamann4821]

You should connect with Cliff Davis at Pig and Leaf. They’re in Summertown, TN. 80 acre Permaculture farm, large market garden and grazing pigs through food forests.

[@lampurnas]

Great content, very informative.

[@batpherlangkharkrang7976]

Hi.... Thank you 🎥👍👍👍

[@alexnigh8403]

Pig eggs are my favorite breakfast

[@ruansiebert]

Love it. Thanks man

[@spoolsandbobbins]

We just bought our first farm here in Nova Scotia and these videos are both inspiring and super educational!

[@konanhonim3111]

Pigs are nothing like chicken. Get some actual knowledge on other Channel .

[@orchidlife9482]

@@konanhonim3111, that was your take away?! Pfftt

[@danno1800]

Great video! Thanks - lots of good information. Much appreciated…

[@drow8569]

I'm getting my electric fencing soon and will have my pigs on 1 1/2 AC.i only have 2 baby pigs so I will cross fence them and move them back and forth on that land. great video!

[@HeathenHammer123]

love it!

[@samyu2971]

Awesome information! You are so amazing because you were in successful farm in CA and you had the guts to expand and start something kind of different! You were always pushing the envelope in your other farm and I think this is really a great move for you. Wishing you so much success so I can continue to live my wish to have a farm of my own through you.

[@GrowingLittleCountryhomestead]

Just got my two pigs. They are kunekune pigs and I love them.

[@thefiveacrefarmfamily]

This is great! We were thinking goats to clear but we are quickly shifting our thoughts to pigs. Did you have to train them to the pig fence like you would the 2 strand fence?

[@shawncollins6562]

Have you thought about Iberian pigs? The setup you have really reminded me of how I saw the setup for iberian pigs and I saw some were moved into the US now.

[@skfarmllc5687]

Lovely pigs! We have cows and are getting chickens this year. I hope someday I can get pigs, I love the temperament and size of the Kunekune, I hope I can get some for my farm to help regenerate the soil someday.

[@Jim80903]

@@Fawkes_Eagle interesting thoughts, but have you considered how beneficial for humankind meat is?

[@ItsRyanHello]

@@Jim80903 Meat yes, the way we raise / get the meat, no. At this point meat is not benefitting humanity.

[@farmindank3479]

Goals!

[@bradleybarber4818]

Thank you for this video. Do you have a video for the watering system for the pigs?

[@NaturesAlwaysRight]

Not yet, I will though. That drum was given to me by a farmer friend.

[@tonyokrongly3235]

very nice

[@cynthialouw2970]

I saw in someone else's video, he used a string on the corner post tied to a peg in the ground to keep the lines taught.

[@joemurphy6206]

What a great video. Super helpful! What state are you in?

[@danielnovo6788]

Awesome video! What do you do for a shelter when you move them so often?

[@SteveJohnson-yu4vz]

Awesome 👍

[@HippieHillHomestead]

We raise American guinea hogs.They are great homestead pigs.Good video.

[@Dlowr7]

Hi, I’m trying to raise pastured chickens in my quarter acre lawn but have a couple questions. Should I be planting other crops in the lawn or is lawn grass sufficient? If yes, how would I go about doing this without tearing up the whole lawn?

[@trent0001]

They do have a good profit return

[@rndmerle]

Great system! Thanks a lot. How is it handled during winter time?

[@NaturesAlwaysRight]

I'm not going to run pigs in winter, it's a lot more work and effort, more moves, ground gets destroyed easier, water freezes. I'll get more feeders again in spring that will be slaughtered in fall.

[@billobrien4761]

I have a garden that is roughly half an achre. It's fenced in, so after harvest every year, I put pigs in there to eat what I don't. They till the ground, eat the grubs, and fertilize the ground.

[@jaimerodriguez1332]

Always thought the stock was for meat only. But boy do they do a fine job of clearing up the land. Chickens are just a miniature version of pigs.

[@pressedearth9492]

Good stuff Maynard. Very useful info. I have lots of woods that need remediation. I wonder if poison ivy bothers the pigs?

[@NaturesAlwaysRight]

Ya they can eat it and get rid of it for you.

[@yasminnilima2366]

I liked this video a lot! I do have pigs and they are such a good resorse! Do like you do with the intercrop or to help with the stubbs after one take down trees. Fertilising the soil, eating weeds and larvea. Pigs are so good for a farm. Keep up your good work! Lot's of love from Sweden!

[@Casacampofarm]

Any special recommendations on sandy soil environments?

[@touchoflighthomesteadmexico]

Love it

[@TheSkotgarrett]

Great video, Steven. How do you keep your solar energizers charged when using the,m in the woods? Is there enough sunlight?

[@jessicaruthknitspodcast]

I am wondering the same! We are in the woods and I’m nervous there won’t be enough sunlight

[@johnfolk1448]

So my wife loves pigs. Would guinea hogs damage roots of fruit trees in an orchard? We've got two acres on Kauai and I've got about 50 fruit trees on this property. Also curious about the possibility that pigs help keep parasites down in a goat pasture... I'll have to look into this.

[@kclewis8360]

I am thinking of getting some American Ginny hogs. I was wondering do you know where I would get some at near Bloomington Illinois?

[@bbingtube]

I have a buddy with deep South bloodlines of American Bulldog. They have Hines stock and He is probably making the best dogs since Alan Scott's AB's. Hardest working animal on any farm since the inception of this Country. 😎

[@robdye2192]

Using a rotational system, what is a good number of pigs to start out with?

[@Mary-had-a-lil-farm]

What if there aren’t any trees? Do they do well in an open area with no trees? I assume they would need shelter from direct sun? Thanks! So nice to see you on your new land! They sky is the limit for you. 😁

[@NaturesAlwaysRight]

They do well on pasture as well. No trees then yes they definitely need a shade structure.

[@Adnancorner]

do you have tips for rabbit farming ?? and structure that you use ?

[@darrenwalker905]

What do you use as shelters?

[@kenrehill8775]

Ok just buying a new farm and negotiating on a couple of hectares of chestnut, oak and beach forest, I fenced. It’s sloped, not mountainous but it’s definitely sloped. How are pigs on sloped forest?

[@matthewsmade]

I know you mentioned 12x12 for deep mulch system. How much woodland space do you use over there life.

[@NaturesAlwaysRight]

Depends on how many pigs and size of paddock but what I'm doing it will be 2-3 acres I'm guessing

[@lorienright7083]

You mention inoculating pens in the KNF method, but is there any benefit to doing so in the open system as you're doing here? Thanks!

[@NaturesAlwaysRight]

Yep you can feed them IMO and they will spread it out through your pasture or woods through their manure.

[@oldfarmer9004]

In our area it’s become very difficult to find a processing plant because of the volume of people booking spots. Therefore, the 50 chickens were about the only option as we could take care of that ourselves. Not the most pleasant family activity but that’s life on the farm

[@thomaswilliams8167]

Do it yourself set aside a day and get started early.

[@bryanfox2735]

But your doing a good job. Good for you! 🇺🇸💪💯

[@Mel-qr5ob]

oooh ginaeu hogs... new animal for me to look into, thanks mate

[@cherylbertolini3140]

call the pigs when you have the food, pig,pig,pig thats how I've seen some other pig farmers do it.

[@jackw.3480]

Su we pig

[@mileawayhoney]

solar or do you plug it in?

[@US_John]

slowly you becoming 🎵🎶oh mc. donalds has a farm...

[@flashgordon9640]

I ❤ Pigs

[@PraiseAladesohun]

Please what is the price of the electric fencing?

[@spazg]

With the electric netting, how do you prevent predators ?!

[@Mori11116]

Where do you even sell them?

[@freewillchoice8052]

How long are your fences? About how many square feet are the pigs in for those ten day rotations? What kind of pigs are they? Thank you in advance.

[@NaturesAlwaysRight]

I use 2 100ft nets. old spot/red wattle

[@julieanderson5184]

At what age/size would you start putting them on pasture rotation?

[@NaturesAlwaysRight]

Right after they are weaned

[@Permuh]

Now imagine if the meat industry was based on this instead of the industrial mass production method we currently use.

[@cameronmacdonald6525]

Then we would need 7x more land than there is available on earth. Factory farming is sadly the only way we can eat this much meat. Now imagine a nice future where we don't kill the pigs. We just use them to help us farm and let them live happy lives while we all eat healthy whole plant foods.

[@rosiesrun]

We are getting pigs next season

[@vpeters2647]

Are those old spots, sutch a sweet pig ( like a golden retriever dog) . My breeder stopped raising them and switched to Durocs ( more like a german shepards ) Breeds matter!

[@NaturesAlwaysRight]

They are old spot red wattle crosses.

[@homermtz]

Bacon!!!

[@damionrarig4299]

So he made it to TN???

[@justinharpold2892]

But how does this work on a small property and keep growing pork also years and years with out working out what you pay to put in

[@feralkevin]

What kind of pigs do you have?

[@US_John]

which university did you go to ?

[@timahlf694]

I was always told that the only thing a pig won't eat is a crow I don't know if this true or not I know they won't eat popcorn on the cob.

[@juggiefy]

They definitely eat about a thousand times more than a chicken!

[@tkarlmann]

How much savings in feed do you gain by doing this? What I got from this is that, unlike goats, you still feed the pigs? If you do this with chickens, do you need to feed them as well, or do they get enough food from the pasture? Well, you are having someone clear your land FOR this pigs? I thought the pigs did this. Do you butcher your own pigs, or have someone else do it?

[@michelet.9233]

NO!!!!! Pigs are too smart and too amazing.

[@hopenhomesteadingig1860]

Do you have to worry about ticks where you are located?

[@Anna-tc6rz]

Best to get birds that eat ticks

[@marygeorge9688]

@@Anna-tc6rz what kind do you suggest?

[@moonafarms1621]

@@marygeorge9688 chickens

[@LilWillforChrist1998]

@@moonafarms1621 Guineas are better for ticks.

[@chahahc]

I'm still kind of perplexed on the role of pigs. Shouldn't minimizing soil disturbance be the goal? Also have you tried Green Cover Seeds? I heard of them from one of Gabe Browns presentations and their smart mix cover crop designer thingy is pretty neat in how you can design custom mixes for whatever your resource needs are.

[@lapismosi8065]

Pigs chop, churn, and blend the soil like turning a compost pile, but it depends what you want to do with the soil. You don't want to keep them there permanently or turn them loose in garden.