Sorting Out Fallback Pigs

[@marksmith9142]

Spoken well. I’m 71 years old. I’ve farrowed pigs outside and inside. I’ve raises hogs in any kind of barn you can imagine. I’ve fed hogs outside in all types of weather. I’ll take inside barns all day long for the comfort and safety for the hogs and operators. In the blizzard of 78 ,the sows wouldn’t even come out two eat. The sow,pigs,and hogs inside had no clue how bad it was outside. Made it through a couple ice storms. There is and old saying,helpless as a hog on ice! It’s such a true statement. There’s nothing worse than having a nice healthy sow split out and break her H-bone on ice. You have to grab the old 22 rifle and put her out of her misery. It makes for a pretty disheartening day when you have to put an animal down. I commend you for the good job both of you are doing. Love to see a young man be able to farm!

[@billwestphal1421]

Love the way your dad explains the facts and congrats on the new building.

[@thislldofarm]

He's a wise man that's for sure. Appreciate it Bill.

[@christiankornfeld5909]

Hello we are raising pigs in Germany and we are now going back in time... putting straw in the buildings... feeding without soy beans... less antibiotics.. because the owners of the 5 big supermarket companies force us to Go that way. But maybe it is a chance for our small farms to get more money from less pigs.

[@lukemanning1037]

Bingo, Turk nailed it, about time someone explains it to the city folk.

[@TN-Land-Manager]

Well done. Keep them coming. Your dad has a wealth of knowledge.

[@khancrow8212]

Lots of info about something I am not familiar with but apparently have an interest in. Your dad is very knowledgeable and does a great job at explaining and breaking down farming. Awesome video man

[@thislldofarm]

Glad you learned something Cody! He's a good man that's for sure. Appreciate the support buddy.

[@nomerc3608]

❤🇺🇸 Sounds like you went home for lunch! Enjoy it while you can!

[@kentuckyfarmer2192]

Really like the hog videos we raised them until 2005 I was only 8 at time remember a little bit about it.

[@jackfrost1460]

Hi Guys 🙋🏻‍♂️ Very good video 👍🏻 Your very right about pasture farrowing it can be a very tough life for a pig being born in the pasture in farrowing huts ! Weather has a lot to do with it. What normally happens is I use to call them squeaker pigs is they get cold and start squeaking sow jumps up and scratches to make a bigger nest. Then she is up and down stepping on pigs covering pigs up and the tough survive so they never make it to the barn to be fall back pigs later!

[@kgwilson1886]

Those little pigs were so cute. They really did look lost in with so many big ones around them. So good to see how you care about your operation. I enjoy how good you explain things Tork, that even some old lady like me, not raised on a farm can understand. My older brother had a career with pigs, hands on then running things on the corporate side at smaller plants then on to IBP, Tyson, Seaboard, Smithfield and a few other big guys I can't remember. Sadly I don't think any of the big guys care about the animals like you do. So glad he retired. It was never an easy job he said, especially when covid hit.

[@DoubleD.]

We really liked pops explaining about his pigs, no wonder he's working with them, he knows his stuff.

[@manureface64]

More people need to hear the points about pastured pigs. Thank you.

[@scottbittner6875]

Absolutely correct! The common thought today seems to be to pasture raise everything. Some types of livestock benefit greatly from pasture and the pastures benefit from them. Pigs are not that livestock. Ya they can survive on pasture but we want them to thrive. Thanks for the insight.

[@thislldofarm]

This comment right here ☝🏻 straight gold. Wish everyone could understand this logic. Appreciate the support Scott.

[@tammybaker8577]

Your shows the people the real deal on where our food comes from.

[@thislldofarm]

That's the goal. Majority of people think that hog barns are horrible and the labor taking care of their food is horrible as well. Couldn't be further from the truth. Majority really care about the animals and the pork that goes to the end consumer.

[@mennoreuten1563]

The man sure tell like it is,why dont we see that every day on the 8clock news on daily bases,hands up for the man,thanks and greetings from a Dutch dairyfarmer

[@doreneyoung6218]

I have chickens for myself and they are raised outside but same thing happens. Some just don't survive. Others do survive. Same feed, same care and same housing. I have on average 25 chickens. Keep up the good work!

[@keithmaurer7082]

very good explanation as to why confinement is better for the animal

[@tomcox4842]

Great video!! Awesome operation you run and thanks for sharing it. BACON 🥓!!

[@thislldofarm]

Thanks Tom! Appreciate your support

[@brendancahill7328]

Well explained Tork. Put some of these Snowflake types working on an outdoor unit knee deep in muck and they would soon change their minds about the idyllic environment they are imagining 👍

[@48whodat]

Every living thing is subject to random cell division. That is just the way it is and a farmer see's it up close everyday.

[@philplace5822]

I appreciate what you show us I used to raise 800 hogs outside. I wish I had a barn like yours.

[@justforfun4623]

Glad somebody is actually able to show the reality of what happens and how well pigs are actually treated and how well cared for and how well taken care of they are. I wish we could do something like this in a sow unit every day to show that the way pigs are raised is not cruel. You are right on not going to get big healthy litters outdoors, this genetic we are working with not i have seen 27 pigs born alive from one sow. Never had one wean more than 17 though. If these people that talk bad about what they call factory farming would just get in a pig barn i can guarantee they would never wanna go back to a warehouse or office.

[@thislldofarm]

You're exactly right Robert. People just don't know because it's not shown anywhere. That's why we're doing this. Hopefully we change some peoples minds.

[@justforfun4623]

Keep doing what your doing and hopefully more people will understand. I can not believe it took me this long to sub to you guys. I thought i already did then i looked and was not. I am now though. Looking forward to more videos. I am very passionate about pig farming. Can not feed the world from a pasture thats for sure.

[@csrlivestock7080]

That was a good vid, you covered things well. We are livestock producers in Northern Australia, and we don't have to shelter and feed our livestock in feedlots or during winter as many do in Canada and the USA. We cannot tolerate cruelty to any livestock and like you, we draft our stock so the smaller and weaker compete with their equals for fodder and their natural pecking order is a bit more even. Because our livestock are in large paddocks/pastures and not sheded/penned the weaker and smaller don't have to battle for trough or bunker fed fodder. As you mentioned the strong pick on the weak particularly in domesticated livestock as they dominate for food. Have you done the video on the costings for your new shed yet?

[@BobbyJett1]

Well said. Thank you for what you do.

[@Bill_N_ATX]

Just like humans, some pigs are unlucky and lose the life lottery. Doesn’t make them bad and just like for humans we do all we can for them, but sometimes all we can do just ain’t enough. I’ve worked in the human health care field and if you stay in it you just have to reconcile yourself to doing that best that you can and praying God takes care of the rest. I have no doubt that a good farmer has to do the same thing.

[@thislldofarm]

Speaking nothing but facts buddy. We do the best we can.

[@irishtownacres4716]

Yes fee range pigs🤦‍♂️ people don’t understand what it takes to make food for the masses thanks for sowing what it takes absolutely beautiful facilities I’m not a pig farmer we do dairy here 🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️but they look like they are well taken care of I enjoy watching your videos

[@Yyyyyy5]

Hats off to small family farms and free range farms because those are important too. I don’t work at this guys farm but the farm I work at is similar. You are right people don’t understand when you are mass producing trying to feed America things change. The way you castrate is different the way you do a lot of things is different.

[@irishtownacres4716]

@@Yyyyyy5 absolutely!! and by doing this now everyone is able to see what it takes and how it’s done

[@thijs8831]

I just love watching these videos. Just simple, clean, good quality and your dad always makes me laugh. Greetings from belgium!

[@bradenholt3650]

Love ur hat sawyer

[@donalmulvey7479]

Hi, just started watching your videos, really enjoying them, keep the good work up and best of luck with the new pig houses!!, watching from Ireland 🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@sandraclark1256]

Sows were raised outside. Shut them up in a farrowing crate about week before farrowing. Market hogs never touch the ground. On occasion when they farrowed early, litter never quiet finished out like the rest.

[@kridder6268]

Very informative on discussing pig farming. I guess It’s “survival of the fittest” whether it’s indoors or outdoors.

[@thislldofarm]

Appreciate it! That's exactly right.

[@larryjones1774]

I had a 60 sow herd in the late 70's and early 80's . Sow's were on the ground but I had a 12 cage furrowing house with a nursery But there was always a couple that liked to have there babies outside when it was 20degrees

[@marykaywohlert9228]

Enjoyed the video

[@scottscaneh]

Just like the real world the strong survive and then there are some you give out participation ribbons to make them feel better

[@andrewterry8092]

The size difference is significant. How long until you start cloning pigs?

[@computernerdtechman]

Looking forward to more videos of the new barn. 🤓

[@thislldofarm]

They're coming I promise ya.

[@watomb]

Thanks for keeping it real

[@crispylife1994]

Always dealing with fall behinds, beat up ones, ear infection saddens me when you’ve been doing your hardest to keep them alive and healthy and some don’t make it ☹️

[@marshall-pf6li]

Just discovered your channel and am already a big fan, we have a family pig farm over here in the United Kingdom we have a 1050 sow breeding heard and until recently had a 1500 pig finishing unit. It’s very interesting to see how things are done differently and similarly between us.

[@shealy265]

Do you use rural water for hog barns or did you have to drill well out at the new barn sight.

[@sandraclark1256]

Been there done that! Oh the memories. I could almost smell the smell. South Georgia where the humidity is high makes it worse.

[@AdamDavid]

You get used to the smell.. I think anyway... I worked on a chicken farm for a summer, by the third day, I couldn't smell it anymore... I couldn't smell anything! Lol

[@drewistheone1]

You guys are doing good work. When you are talking about indoor vs outdoor pigs, indoor pigs are healthier and better for human consumption .

[@andrewterry8092]

How often do you find dead pigs in the pen? Love the channel, thanks for the videos AND the detailed explanations about hog farming, very much appreciated.

[@billking5407]

So true

[@amandayerian7932]

u should be a teacher ,great content an ure attitude is well!! just outstanding u n ure boy are great thank u both

[@rushhookhornadventures20]

Y’all should have one farm account for everything. And just have you two as 50/50 owners

[@jacobburke4534]

Great video!!! U guys do a great job!!!! Big fan!!! Stay safe & Healthy

[@thislldofarm]

Thanks Jacob! Appreciate it! You too

[@mikenicholson2548]

Great explanation on what you do just one problem the video ended to soon.

[@TheCarriecarrie41]

O.m.g your name is Sawyer!

[@AdamDavid]

Some people are just really dumb... I grew up eating blood sausage, from a pig that our neighbor slaughtered, I even fed the pig, before it became our food... And I ate Rabbit and Chicken that my dad grew in our back shed... I even helped my dad slaughter the chickens when I was 4 years old... "Help" is a stretch, but I chased headless chickens running down the driveway. 🤷🏻‍♂️ When you understand where our food comes from, and the work that goes into producing it, you have more respect for the farmers who are producing your food. And then you have the Vegans, with their brain damaged view of the world, unable to understand human biology, and the fact that we can not produce every single amino acid that we need to survive... They are sick... But somehow they get a bigger audience than these hard working men...

[@paulcoulter7181]

Do the people that you raise pigs for come and get the dead pigs and do a necropsy to find out why they died? I am really enjoying these videos y’all do. I wish y’all had more vids.

[@Yyyyyy5]

If there seems to be a problem you can get the veterinarian envolved. You usually don’t sell a dead pig or make someone else eat the cost. It just goes out to the compost pile. It is going to happen every once in a while.

[@tammybaker8577]

Communication breakdown. Lol

[@lucasrayatterton6767]

Are them your new pig barn

[@MrMigueldelaO]

So you said pigs are aggressive and will go after the weak link. Why do they do this? Will they physically attack, injure, or kill (eat?) the weak pig??

[@Yyyyyy5]

Well the weak link has to wait to eat sometimes the other pigs will fight him off to the feeder.

[@joanlittle4235]

You are telling like it was. I will live when you are pig farming no when Dad and I farmed 90 Years old. thanks for my bacon granny

[@prairiecreekfarm922]

Looking forward to the new hog barn could you do a tour off your new barn before you get pigs it Also could you do,a video on how to get into pig farming

[@thislldofarm]

It's coming I promise ya! We'll add it to the list on videos to do. Appreciate the support

[@bsandersv]

what genetics do you use? im also a hog farmer from Mexico

[@shawnfox8002]

Does your barns hold around 2000 head of hogs? Or more

[@thislldofarm]

2480 👍🏻

[@duggandh]

Everyone gets a medal

[@Yyyyyy5]

Go Hawkeyes

[@uptonsavoie]

How can you possibly run a farm without several dogs and barn cats?

[@boomer1049]

You need autosort system @

[@wayneburnett8532]

I for sure though ur dad was explaining how to be come a libertard.. lmao 🤣🤣

[@javierbetancourt9388]

💯

[@thislldofarm]

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[@curtweatherbee2523]

👍❤️🇺🇸

[@zeldakoons3686]

👍

[@thislldofarm]

👍🏼

[@kenlynch6332]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@thislldofarm]

You're the man Ken!

[@banditweasil]

Ya lost a foot on the desk.

[@unknown0388]

It’s like prison

[@jessereimer302]

the natural light here makes it all less depressing

[@raypitts4880]

why didnt you lot keep that deck tipped back gravity wins in the end no wonder you could not lift it because all the weight was out on the left.all on one arm.

[@phoenixloftfarm5352]

Why do you call your pigs hogs when they are just domestic pigs ?? I am just wondering . Because Hog's aka wild boar have tusk & while the domestic pigs over the years do not have nothing like that and are only bread for meats? Wild hogs or wild boars are wild

[@waynechambers9121]

your father spoken the truth he showed me /us public /vewers whats happening were as you never did maybe you couldnt for reasons as i said before in the comments we sent 5 thousand a week theres nothing i dont know about pigs i can look at a pig and tell you the weight down to a kilo either way good work Soyer

[@ChrisLose]

What a sad existence.

[@waynechambers9121]

LOOK at the pigs ears it tells you alot here was a pig on your dads right there is somthing not right about that pig it blue and white in colour

[@travismanley4448]

👍

[@thislldofarm]

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