Put Pigs And Chickens TOGETHER, What Happens?

[@paulwyleciol3459]

my grandmothers pigs ate one chicken after the other. if you use Jerusalem artichoke the pigs can only dig out the big roots, the small ones remain in the ground and grow again and again and again, so you can feed the pigs over decades on the same Land. And it is a beautiful flower aswell

[@balipan09]

Great video! I've been keeping pigs and chickens together for almost a year now and my favorite surprise has been seeing zero predators trying to get into our chicken coop. By placing our chicken coop inside the pig pen, we seem to have created a natural deterrent for predators. At least, so far, so good 😅

[@tealkerberus748]

I'd be dividing the pasture into smaller enclosures, and bringing the chooks in behind the pigs rather than concurrently. It might be slightly less efficient, but eliminates the likelihood of the pigs having a chicken dinner.

[@CiecieNewson]

Thanks for these steps. I'm glad you showed not just the plant seeds but you doing the process of planting and prepping in the dirt. Hugs to Mrs. Bri! Happy birthing! ~Smile!

[@lizzandrews9968]

Many many well-deserved blessings on the impending birth of your fifth child. I am looking forward to the vlog announcing a safe birth and the arrival of precious number 5. Holding y’all in prayer.

[@Titus-as-the-Roman]

Just in case anyone doubted you pigs do turn top dirt into cement. We used our pigs opposite of you. The family farm was in S. central Ky. where the under lying bedrock was Karst Limestone (Mammoth Cave), great for getting calcium into the grasses but horrible for ponds, it wasn't unusual to wake and find our pond(S) completely drained, we'd fence off the leaky pond, put a good number of hogs in and let them transform the bottom into an impervious water tight covering.

[@MoeSlislack]

that's really interesting. around here in south west Georgia we are actually a pretty low elevation and have a lot of springs but also have lime sinks. I see people around here trying to make ponds and a lot of them never hold water. I have seen a few that do but I think they actually concreted the bottoms but I'm not certain. I will be sure and tell them what you said about pigs being able to make it where the pond will hold water.

[@TINKYSTEELE]

Genius

[@alanhudson2999]

Literally, bacon and eggs go together...lol I couldn't resist this statement lol

[@zlifehomestead9772]

You made quick work of working those seeds into the ground ;) Lots of great information as usual. Can't wait to hear about the baby and that everyone is doing great.

[@AlleyCat-1]

I had a boar that ate a lot of our chicken's (he got sold). But in general the sows have done well together. The chicken's eat with the pig's & many hang out with them, including sleeping. Yes, if you leave pig's in 1 spot too long they will tear it up. But helpful when you need it tilled up.

[@katepowell1051]

Donald was like "what the heck" ha ha ha so cute the piggies making their bed 🐷

[@secretsquirrel9713]

@ART and BRI Hello! I'm a new subscriber from Ireland. We use our pigs to 'plough' our paddocks all the time. We find the key is to make sure they're moved along before they get stuck in to one area. They till the areas we grow crops on for us, and them, and also when we want to reseed pasture. I once had a sow pull all the bedding from a farrowing ark, make a nest in the paddock and have her litter in the open air, wonderful to watch! We recently 'retired' our old sow and boar and their replacements are going in with the chickens in a few days. Have a great day. 🐿️"

[@ciclodiva65]

This post just gets me more excited about getting our American Guinea Hogs which will be here next weekend! Thank you for posting informative and entertaining videos! We are anxiously awaiting baby #5...prayers for a safe delivery!!

[@bearmorningsun5092]

Awesome...also chickens will clean a pighead in a couple of days, a little bit of brain is left but the skull will be white in days, nearly flesh free.

[@suzisaintjames]

Art, you are the only nurse I know with calluses like yours. Most have girly hands. (I used to process insurance info in the ER, take copays and such) Big hugs ❤ from sunny 🌅 Arizona🌵, 95/70f today

[@cheerio3847]

I can't wait to watch what they will do in the woods, really curious if they will build a nest home for themselves or just for the mom pig. I found it fascinating on a different channel how the guy found a shelter/nest the pigs built in the woods for the female to give birth and raise the piglets. Your pigs seem very personable and to have a bit of personality - I love watching them!

[@25Soupy]

True story! I've seen a big hog eat a chicken whole feathers and all. The pig was just laying on it's side not moving and when the chicken walked by the hog pounced like an alligator and snapped it up.

[@loknfwrd]

James I have seen the same thing. I kinda thought this video was going to end the same way.

[@burthabard8316]

@@loknfwrd brick top have u seen what 10 pigs will do to a body thy will go through bone like a hot nice on butter ha that snatch film

[@JohnzeeMr]

This is not going to end well. This guy give farming a bad name, first he needs to do is cut his beard unless he wants to be an Indian Guru. The episode in the fear the walking dead where their neighbor had a vegetable garden is the way to do organic farming not this clueless guy. Even if everybody becomes a farmer and does what he is doing the entire world would be deforested by pigs and their would be famine.

[@iare19]

@@JohnzeeMr lmfao. There are already a lot of countries that have more pigs than humans. Pigs/cows literally affect nothing. If they died out tomorrow nothing would change. They are not important in ecological food chain.

[@ziaride]

Yep pigs will eat a live chicken whole. Friends chickens would try to steal a few bites of pig slop and sometimes get eaten.

[@tkomla]

After catching only the occasional Art & Bri for I hava finally subscribed. Thanks for this. Appreciate minimal fluff and helpful information. Now will get about the business of catching up 😊

[@soupedujour]

You’re video postings are just a delight. I look forward to them every day. You are pure, balanced ,delightful family. I love the old barns you have. So rustic . Love your undulating horizon lush with nature under those beautiful varied moving skies...

[@potawatomi100]

Good show. Thank you for sharing.

[@captainboggles]

Well Done! what a fabulous and engaging video, you an excellent narrator, this makes homesteading real interesting..... Thank You .

[@rsoubiea]

i bought a cover crop mix for my yard too, wont spread it until next year. its red clover, buckwheat and ? i am drawing a blank here, lol. anyway looking forward to it helping my soil. that baby is taking his sweet time, hopefully he’s not so slow about everything!

[@pedrobagoduva1091]

Beautiful.. specifically how the pigs made their beds. Wonderful 😉

[@spikey2740]

I have heard from many sources that pigs will also kill out anything that grows in the soil. Including kudzu. Since I don't have any means of fencing the pigs in, it would be impractical to have them root out all the kudzu in a large patch alongside a busy highway. Does anyone have any experience on this?

[@EthanPDobbins]

A 1/2 pound bag of turnip seed also would have done that whole are and it makes the soil nice and soft and un brick like too. Especially when planted in a cover crop mix. But normal turnips make good pig and people food

[@TheEmeraldNight]

I had two boars and fifty breeding sows and used to run my chooks like you in with my pigs. Never lost a chook to them but I did feed my a grain and mineral mix twice a day and free ranged them during the day.

[@rodneyhendrix1292]

Art, Glad that timber harvesting hasn't ran off the deer. Yeah my wife ran a may pop for a extra two weeks, she was slightly ( dare I say testy) !!!!

[@sandyoklahomatransient8557]

The pigs were following you on the other side of the fence...truly adorable. Sending hugs, and prayers for an easy delivery, and healthy baby.

[@mikefournier7286]

Sandy Oklahomatransient iii

[@deborahsnyder7144]

Looking forward to the new little one! Loved Art explaining everything.

[@stephencoleman3578]

My father told me of Dutch farmers just after WWII would graze a field with cattle, then turn in sheep. Next comes the pigs and later it's finished off by chickens. By then most weed seeds are gone and the field is then ideal for planting high value vegetable crops.

[@barbararickman8543]

Taking a break from switching looms in the upstairs of the house, I came an gave this newest video a watch. Yes! Cover crops! Gotta do that this winter. But I do want ones that I can plant in fall and die back in winter or, plant in fall and come up in spring. I turn them under and plant!

[@justsomerandomontheinternet]

Lol, the pigs wanted some cushion to lay on... Smart pigs!

[@patriciadean5452]

Thanks, learned more about pigs. How much acreage does one need to have just a few, and be able to keep them from destroying the dirt? Enjoy your family time until Bri pops, which she could be doing now. Praying for a safe delivery.

[@jeffreygraves7913]

It's so refreshing to see a video like tis instead of violence I dig your channel keep up the good life.

[@BeauSC4Ever]

You should be picking out all of those rocks your pigs were kind enough to unearth! We have AWFULLY rocky, red clay soil, and my plans to get pigs were inspired by their ability to root and “loosen up” rocks for easy removal. We only have 5.1 acres, and I am working towards being able to rotate any area of the property out for gardens. Best wishes!

[@1Klooch]

You are truly blessed with the climate in your area. Here in the desert Southwest our soil could have been mixed from a Chemistry Set and what little rain we get runs away on top of the "desert pavement" downhill and is lost. We no longer refer to our daytime luminary as the Sun, we call it, the "Death Star". Continued success and bounteous farming!

[@Verosteacup]

This video was beautiful and informative. The land is so vibrant and green. Great job!

[@ziegenvinehomestead]

Wonderful video Art. I had just picked up some red clover, white clover, Turnip and radish seeds to reseed our pig pen- we have the pigs with the goats right now in the large paddock - and they are tearing it up (we knew they would) as we plan to disk the paddock and replant it and then move the fencing around. I was considering adding some peas to the pig paddock and now I think I definitely will.

[@CSCINF]

Radishes store nitrogen , the opon dying they decompose releasing it back into soil. They are storage

[@50shadesofgreen]

Good day to you Art & Bri !! 👍👍😁😁 Thanks for sharing your day to day experiences on the homestead with us all today 😁😁👍👍

[@rich-qk7dc]

very interesting we don't have many pigs in Boston

[@squidgyo_o9491]

Does anyone know what happened to their newer orange kitty (think was named) pumpkin?

[@hairtodaydave45]

Yes I have had one of my sows eat a chicken, it was working on a corn cob when the hen came up to grab a few kernels. Sow not only would not share but punished the fowl for stealing.

[@fionatanzer5270]

Thanks for posting this interesting video. You certainly are a thoughtful farmer

[@lifewithduchenne3030]

I wish you could update on Bri daily. I keep checking daily for an update❤Although I do love watching homestead changes too.

[@mandalee102]

we've ran ours together for a long time. my grandfather always said a snake will not come near a pigs scent so it also protects a chicken. the only thing we have noticed that is a downside is that accosionally a pig will step on a chickens foot and that can be detrimental.

[@ritamccartt-kordon283]

Is Mama pig trying to build a nest? I see her carrying mouthfuls of hay. ?? Buckwheat is GREAT for honey bees too!! Great Information! Bee Blessed Danny and Rita in TN on Rooster's Ridge

[@epic5945]

My chickens climb on my pig and pick the bugs off of him. It's like a spa day for him and he loves it.

[@susieq7552]

I absolutely enjoy your videos just looks like a lot of hard work but very rewarding. Thank you.

[@troyjones4665]

I HAD SOME PINEY WOODS ROOTERS ( WILD PIGS) AND THEY ATE DUCKS AND CHICKENS IN A MATTER OF SECONDS LEAVING ONLY A FEATHER OR TWO NOT A GOOD IDEA TO TRY MIXING THE TWO HOGS ARE AFTER ALL CARNAVORES

[@alisalauzon9291]

I hope your cycle idea works out !!!! Thank you for sharing!!!

[@countrymousesfarmhouse497]

I think mama pig looks like she's gathering clean straw and nesting in the first part. Exciting.. Thinking of you beautiful Bri.💜💜💜💜💜

[@BlissBoo]

Amazing beginning to this video. It looks like a movie! Great camera and camera work. You have an eye and are talented. Great job!

[@janica.4688]

great thing to learn about soil and plants

[@suzisaintjames]

Thank you for today's video. The pigs and Donald brighten my day. Hope Bri's labor is much shorter than ever. Sending lots of love (extra for Bri❤) for all y'all from sunny🌅 Arizona🌵 95/70 today.

[@silasderoma4726]

Super crisp camera you've got there. Very nice!

[@brettw1907]

my ducks and pigs are nearly allways together, the ducks eat bugs off the pigs backs and they eat their grain together and the pigs dont seem to mind at all

[@theGreaterAwareness]

Get some Malay Game Hens. I was raising them, average height was about 92 to 93cm high. In the end I had to get rid of them because they were too aggressive and the rooster was beating up my dog. I used to take that rooster for walks on a leash - always got lots of attention. "There's that crazy guy with the Rooster!"...yeah, those were the days...

[@goatgirl61]

👍cover crops rock ... Can't wait for the baby video , thanks for taking us along on your journey 👍❤️ Bright blessings to you all ❤️

[@michaellee4212]

HEY BIG GUY nice video dirt farmer Michael usnavyretired living in the country of panama..be safe take lots of hugs to you and your..god and country..

[@anonymousme9329]

I love the channel -I am organic gardening! I've learned sooo much from him! God bless him and you all.

[@suzisaintjames]

I was watching you spread dirt over the seeds. It looked backbreaking. Is there anyone you know that can bend the neck of that tool (I think it was a rake, but couldn't make it out on my Android.) so that you can use it standing more upright and still get the same angle of the head to the ground? Love you lots ❤ from sunny 🌅 Arizona🌵, 95/70f today

[@haylen111]

Are you one day going to make the fence so all the animals that arnt Nessasary to be in a little pin out so they can just rome the big fenced in land?

[@waryr11711]

umm since im old and handicapped all i can do is give advice from our experiences. We 1st ran all of our animals together on 50 acres split into 5 pastures which included goats, pigs, chickens and ducks. But did notice we lost a few chickens not that bad but it seems its because pigs are territorial of their feed and chickens will try to steal their feed .... so when pigs snap at the chickens they occasionally hurt or kill them so then they'd eat'em.... we only lost 3 roosters that way but it was suppose to be our food not theirs. So then we kept the pigs and goats together then on rotation the chickens followed the pigs and goats. Like you said though you can't leave pigs in a spot to long or they'll stomp the ground into concrete also if you let it get muddy at all your goats could get foot rot! The only muddy place we had was dwn at the shallow end of the pond that the goats avoided like the plaque! And chickens following the pigs and goats is also great way to reduce parasites. Goats clear brush, pigs are like plows and chickens are like rakes leveling out the land lol oh forgot was noticing your mora knife link i have mora bushcraft black for every day carry its a great box opener too lol but i get mine from this guy www.ragweedforge.com/SwedishKnifeCatalog.html its usually a lil cheaper than amazon and hes just a real nice guy :)

[@danielpetit2186]

I personally witnessed a small saddle-back pig devour two Polish bantams in a matter of seconds leaving nought but a feather.

[@howardjohnson2138]

This is SUPER!!!!! Thank you

[@naomibeery478]

Those pigs were fallowing you as you were spreading the seeds out. Probably wondering what you were up to in their old spot.

[@sugarpumpkinfarms4933]

Great video and good luck with the cover crop..

[@dhirenm3173]

God bless you and your happy family . Hope all is going well . Love your channel

[@NikitaMaslen]

Maybe I’m a bit of a perfectionist but why didn’t you pick up some rocks when you were sowing the cover crops? We pick up just a few every time we mow and over the years it makes the lands so much nicer

[@raymondmendez8092]

take a video of how the area that you are planting would look like in a couple of months ..

[@Noah_E]

ideally you can use fencing to shuffle the pigs and chickens between various parcels so they can both benefit from the other without them ever mingling. Both are omnivores and pigs will go from living among chickens to eating them without warning

[@sh-hg4eg]

Mixed stock is better for the land and for the animals, as they all serve different purposes in the ecology of the land and will destroy parasites that affect the other when they ingest them. You just need the right amount of land.

[@seanmccullough2871]

Good morning, What was your seed ratio mix? Thank you

[@mikepowell8611]

Add some long radishes into your cover crop, maybe?

[@deborahtraylor296]

The covercrop you just put out could you put this out and goats eat this. I have very little grazing land and feeding hay year round.

[@NathanNostaw]

My mother had a piglet that she raised with her chickens until she caught it eating one alive, feet first (yes it died). Do not leave pigs with chickens without supervision.

[@Wasserkaktus]

That sounds like a fluke. I had a pet pig and other than a time when she was young and had fun chasing them, she never had any predatory urge against them.

[@mariachaikivska1585]

That’s true

[@zenchristopher447]

@@Wasserkaktus pigs do it ALOT, they will eat baby lambs no worries. they are ruthless.

[@bradleykessler1787]

It’s all about how you raise them just like dogs because I have two labs and they love my chickens never mess with them

[@GoTocco]

Do not leave pigs with chickens unless the pigs have plenty of food choices available. A pig in a pen only fed once a day with no other options might each anything in its pen.

[@paulaedens3463]

That was a beautiful intro. Great video as always. I hope you and Bri enjoy your date. Blessings to your family.

[@HeartinessApproach]

We look forward to seeing the cover crop grown. This is ana something new for us we have never done. Thank you for the education.

[@moonlitedaze5688]

Thanks for a great video...thru watching many videos and the Farm Tour...I have a lot of interest in the combo of work farm animals can do!! So cool to learn these tricks n tips! BABY BOY wanted!!!

[@oldchickenlady]

When I was about 6, I was at my great, great Uncle's farm and he had just got a delivery of 500 chicks. While the adults went in to visit, I stayed out to look at the chicks. Two of the hogs got loose and knocked over the boxes of chicks and ate them. I was yelling for help and hitting them with sticks but I couldn't do any good. By the time the adults heard me and got down to the barn, it was over. My Dad really fussed at me for hitting the hogs. He said they could have killed me before anyone could have saved me. I love pork on a plate - serves them right!

[@ehabbutt8538]

Serves them right🤣🤣

[@madisonbrown8851]

I'm a meat-eater, but pigs are intelligent and should not be killed and eaten.

[@JbirdL2233]

Such a sad story and aweful you went through it. Sweet little chicks. GD pigs.

[@justsomerandomchickenwithi2012]

Jettski Grizzley if you wanna be like that then neither should chicken porks good

[@nocompulsioninlove2148]

Chicken lady 😍

[@howardjohnson2138]

Have you considered the Ruth Stout No Work Gardening operation?

[@stayhomedaddy855]

Amazing video, thank you for sharing!!!

[@annemariegraff2743]

So cute des cochons HEUREUX DES POULES C EST MAGNIFIQUE😘😘😘

[@liliuokalani7064]

How's Bri doing? Hope mama and baby are all good!

[@marlenereimchen9141]

No baby yet!! Poor Bri, I'm rooting for you. Go baby go!! Come out little one.

[@kathymacomber5115]

That’s all we have had here in East Tennessee is wet cold rainy days... yikes hard to do outside work

[@llLIlVlEll]

I’m curious why do people keep pigs in muddy places and not like a nice green field with a pool and a little mud pool?

[@natewatkins2383]

Man I just wanna come hang out and help around the farm for a week, lol. Warmest Regards Nate

[@ldg2655]

When are you planning to harvest your pigs?

[@ynotshowme2ur3times]

I see you diabled the comments but left commenting opened. Thats cool idea to let them work together.

[@parthavipidaparthy5406]

Can you show the fruit trees in Ashville town again.

[@transylvanianfarmer]

Cannot wait to see the result of your experiment. I thought you might plant Alfa Alfa

[@FarmhouseTeas]

Glad that you got your date night!

[@CarrieNita]

Have you ever watched the way Lumna Acres do their hogs? Everyone does it different, I guess, but he is worth watching to get a different perspective.

[@colleenrodamer6230]

Thought u were moving the fencing for the pigs

[@catherinelong4682]

Haha watching animals inside fence following you back and forth while you sowed seeds and raked

[@rockyboon5025]

Thanks, but how do you stop chickens from eating pigs droppings.

[@lasigna0212]

My uncle's pigs used to eat the chickens that flew into their enclosure

[@Nirrrina]

Couldn't you make a few perches for the chickens up where the pigs can't get at them as easily? Or did I just miss where your chicken coop is? Either way I love what you're doing.

[@BrandonPetrucci]

Anybody know what he means when says "Does/doesn't fix nitrogen"?