Free Pig Feed - Save BIG Money On Feeding Pastured Pigs
Free Pig Feed - Save BIG Money On Feeding Pastured Pigs
Today we are talking about how we feed our pigs for free on some days. We have access to expired food from a cold storage company close to our farm and they give us food that is out of date and they are planning on taking to the landfill.
This saves money on our farm by reducing the amount of purchased pig feed that our animals consume. That causes an increase in profitability for our farm.
Come along as we feed our pigs and pick up a new shipment of FREE pig food!
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Biggest issues in a lot frozen human food is excessive salt content...which can lead to a host of issues in pigs.
I used to work for a guy who got outdated bread from a bakery. Tons of free feed, literally and some goodies once in a while, too... Hundreds of outdated Entemann's chocolate covered donuts for example. A few times they had some dough to throw out and the pigs sure loved that raised but uncooked dough.
I feed my pigs totally free. I have never have bought feed for them. I get beans and bean meal that truck drivers dump on the shoulder of the road by the AG Processing Plant that my wife and son works at. They empty their hoppers along the road after leaving the plant from unloading. They have beans and meal that gets hung up in the hoppers of the trailer. I have several videos of free feed runs. I also pick up corn or beans that farmers spill during harvest.
Another potential free or low cost option is to ask for spent grain if you have a brewery nearby. From all I've read (aspiring homesteader here, studying and biding time before making the leap), pigs 75lbs and bigger could eat about 50% of their diet in spent brewery grain. Depending on the brewery, they have a LOT of grain that has to get thrown out after they use it for their needs. Not a bad way to supplement feed! Also, dogs love it baked with peanut butter as treats, too. It could even be dried and ground into flour for human consumption too.
Anyone thinking about this.... check your state laws first. In WV..... a farmer requires a state Ag permit to feed their hogs garbage..... and you need to get the guidance for what is garbage and if you need a permit.
Those gilts are awesome looking.
Card board is great for you're garden
From my knowledge that would be a wild hog.most likely boar from the size of the dewclaws he is a big boy. Looking to service the gal in the pin. One or some are coming into heat.
Great tips on pig farming and feed acquisition. I work for a cold storage company (of course I am not going to disclose them) but you are correct in that there is a sickening amount of food waste in this country. Why not turn that into an asset for everyone. I love watching your videos. Wife and I have acquired some tropical rainforest acreage and looking into breeds....of course, I see us getting only about 2 or 3 pigs...probably Idaho pasture pigs, kune kune, or American genea hogs. I am thinking about developing this into a fruit and nut orchard and using the pigs to keep the area clean as well as meat. We are also thinking about doing vacation rentals in cabins in back of the property as well.🌈😃🤙
Awesome info, thanks!
I hope that's at least a 1 ton truck.
I belong to a farm market co-op and they gladly give me their scraps from the vegetables they clean or can't sell. They sure help me out during the summer months with feeding the pigs.
Contact grocery stores to collect all the fruit and vegetables trimmings and discarding old produce make great tasting pork
love, love, love the tire feeder idea! Thanks
Love the custom side board on the side by side.
Next time you have a 1600# load, why not get an empty pallet and lift it up next to the load in the truck. Move the boxes onto the pallet and then you won’t have to manually carry them so far.
Fantastic info here!!!
I worked on a horse ranch a couple years ago, the owner raised chickens and sold off eggs to help pay feed costs, she had 2 old sows and we would end up with an excess of eggs, we fed them to the sows, they old girls loved them, tore into them with nothing left, we would also toss them a round bale of coastal, gone in 2 days.
awesome!! awesome! awesome!! we sure appreciate how much information and practical advice you give us every time!! Thank you!!
Great video as always, your chickens would have loved that salsa. People can check with their local food banks also and bread and milk guys, Our feed cost is the lowest cost we have our butcher bill is we kills you.