Making $27k a Year from $3500 and Under a Acre Farming Pigs Profit
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Step by step guide on how I farm my pigs on a low budget. Going to upload the second part tomorrow!
/ rowow
Step by step guide on how I farm my pigs on a low budget. Going to upload the second part tomorrow!
/ rowow
As explained in the first 15 seconds of the video, I split the video into two parts. If you are only interested in the finances (feed costs/etc, price per piglets, how much I spent on the sows) see the second part of this video.
I traded my hay bailer to a neighbor for three sows years ago…fenced a half acre pasture with electric wire. Built a pen for the piglets out of pallets with the boards vertical so they couldn’t get there noses under the boards to lift them or pry off the boards.that allowed a place for the piglets to free feed…found a local butcher that had a couple of travel trailers converted, one as a cooler and one for cut and wrap.. cheap solution as apposed to trucking them to the slaughter house. Built a farrowing shed with pallet dividers set up to allow a safe space to keep from getting piglets crushed. A local produce stand would give me all their unsold produce and got free Colostrum milk from my dairy farmer neighbor. Cracked corn was cheap back then and combined with the milk and produce it was efficient and inexpensive.. the only thing on the farm we actually profited from. We borrowed a neighbor’s boar when needed in exchange for some meat….thanks, brought back some wonderful memories
Not wanting to click bait people. Good man. I wish people were rewarded for their integrity more than their BS these days.
Agreed
Great content needs more clickbait
Growing up 50 years ago surrounded by the neighbors hog farm I found myself in the pastures with the sows and piglets all the time. Never had a problem with aggressiveness. Maybe they were just nicer back then. I was told to not go in the breeding pens though as the boars could get awnry. I used to make a mud hole under a tree for them on hot summer days. None of that around here these days as they are all now in confinement buildings and never see dirt a day in their lives. People say I am crazy, but the meat doesn’t taste the same as it used to.
You’re absolutely right! There is a huge difference between hogs raised in fields and those in confinement. Food, care, hormones and antibiotics... Even the color of the meat is different...moving them regularly builds excellent meat!
@@TrickleCreekFarm Dad usually got 1 or 2 hogs a year and a 1/2 of beef to put in our huge freezer. The only meat mom bought at the store was chicken back then. We ate like kings.
@@danfarris135 what find memories, I hope you’re able to do something of the like for you and your family too! We were able to for many years...
Nothing tastes the same as it used to.
@@308dad8 amen to that in regards to what you get at grocery stores, but if you raise it yourself, or you find someone raising it right (grass based rotational grazing) I have found it can! Don’t give up, it may be right around the bend, or at your local farmers market, or natural food mart.
Great information. Carry a cattle prod for keeping them off you. Safety first.
Bright oung man..he is correct when he days pigs are intelligent..clean ..destructive..strong..growing up we had brood sows..they were huge and so friendly (ours were the white ones)..super moms..once in a while a newborn would get crushed..mom simply cannot see all the babies..when you have 10 or more of these tiny piggies running around and mom is 400-500# she's gonna lay down on one occasionally..I love his blackies..had a few in the 70's..best ever meat and the bacon was out of his world..please young man - don't go commercial..pigs are one of the smartest creatures and deserve the greatest respect as do all GOD'S gifts..every living beast deserves sunshine and the feel of earth to walk on..yes we eat them but that does not mean we shouldn't give them and treat them in the best way possible be and thankful for their sacrifice ..as always prayers and blessings to all
Napoleon dynamite but serious. I love this.
Great video brother. You tube read my mind and showed this in my feed. I have 7 acres I’ve been thinking about starting a little pig farm on.
Good to have tips on animal abuse right?
@@ddhqj2023 How much do you weigh?
@debrahmccabe Let’s put you in the pen with a big momma pig, it would quickly turn into human abuse, but at least you didn’t tap her nose, oh wait, as you called it animal abuse!
@@susansloan3003 How much acrage do you and your litter get to roam on? Do you have piercings?
I live in north FL and just sent 2 Berkshires to freezer camp a couple of weeks ago! Sure glad I did with the prices at the grocery stores going through the roof! Will b picking up my meat birds this week! Do what u can to raise some of your own food!
one thing you should consider buying is some safety caps for the tops of the rebar.
I commend you for keeping that one. Mother or not, she would have to go once she knocked me down and bit me. You can't bite the hand that feeds you!!! Great job with your farm. I love your setup.
Nice video I'm a Brit living in Philippines I just buy 4 native pigs 2 months old all 4 cost 200 usd. They will only grow to 50-60 kg. I buy them to keep the land clean I feed them with rice banana papaya can't get electric fencing here so I had to make fence from bamboo the r very friendly and love to play with the dogs and chickens. In 6 months hopefully will have some piglets
I keep 20 plus Berkshire sows in Va. Current local market I have a surplus of piglets. Normally there is a waiting list on piglets until Covid hit and butcher schedules went south. Now we have a surplus of 100 lb pigs and 4 litters hit the ground this week. Great to see your dedication and good work. Pigs look good kiddo!! Good job !
I might take some of those piglets off your hands. Where in VA?
I could get rid of a couple of 100 pounders for you. Hit me up!
I have 34 100lbs pigs I would sell for 100-150 USD
@@kong4679 Where in VA are you? Thanks.
Start selling to locals. You would be amazed at how much interest you can find.
Got myself four american guinea hog females that I am going to breed to my neighbors mulefoot boar this spring. Really like the smaller size. Learned some good stuff.
Thanks for sharing your setup.
I got to remember the blister reference. That was classic! Love the banter back and forth. Liked and subscribed just for the entertainment value. The video was also very informative. Thanks guys!
u seem like a super nice guy with a golden heart, greetings from finland
Informative video, and nice scenery
Your pigs are beautiful. Thanks Glenn
Good video. Good info👍 Keep them coming!
This was a very interesting video. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Fine looking spread and animals. Thanks for the video.
Good stuff brother. Keep it up 👍
Good job on an inexpensive set up. I am considering free range pigs on a large pasture but I do not want to have bate ground. Plus, wild hogs are the bane on our pastures.
You are doing a great job young man. Your parents must be very proud of you.
Thanks and yes they are! originally they didnt like or want to support it, and wanted me to stay in my job drawing blueprints but now very much support it :)
How many pens do you have, and how many pigs per pen?
@@PullStartStables they are on pasture. No pens
@@Rowow right, but the electric fence areas… how many fenced areas do you have, and how many pigs total? Does just Cookies get a different pen?
@@PullStartStables it varies I'm moving them little by little to clear out the property which is mostly bush. Typically it's 0.5 - 0.75 acre. Cookies is with the other sows but preferably he needs to be separated which I'm working on now.
I remember my mother having little piglets, she kept them for 6 months, my parents kept two piglets in the shed with straw , which was kept very clean, they ate well , had plenty of food , I was enjoyed every bit of their meat. Ways to save money go to restaurants they throw out plenty of leftovers 😉
sadly already tried and they all already have someone who gets their stuff
Can always got to grocery stores and have them call you when they throw out expired veggies. Sometimes it has to go into the dumpster but you can dig it out.
@@Rowow try going to stores with produce volume ie costco, and they might fill a bin through the week for pick up (they keep in walk in freezer and employees dispose of bad produce there) we did this for someone a while back
Great effort, buddy 👏
I’m starting my own pig farming business too, I haven’t seen a lot of younger people doing this so it’s really cool to see someone else around my age doing something similar😌🐖🐷.
really glad to hear others get into farming thats my intention with these videos. To encourage and find like minded people. Farm to plate is the best and easiest way to make money gaining true financial freedom
@@Rowow yes I’m definitely going to keep watching your videos to see how your pig farming develops and i’ll subscribe too, I love pig farming it’s one of my favorite agricultural projects I’ve done so far.
I've only had red Tamworths and they are a huge pig, but I have butchered for other people who have those smaller heritage type pigs and 100% would rather have the larger pigs, more meat and less time overall raising...great video brother I'm always looking for different views and tips
After reading about hog farming where 100s or 1000s of pigs are in a building, more is less in the dark, on a plain slotted floor with only their own poo underfoot these pigs look so lucky
yes! I take alot of pride in my animals and that they lived the best life. Very interesting that this form of farming is far more profitable too. Makes zero sense to do factory farms.
it’s so great that you raise these pigs to be adopted by loving families when they get older.
Definitely agree. One issue I have with pet animals is the people who buy it are clearly irresponsible many times. But I've met many amazing people and return customers through meat animals
They love to eat them 💕 🥩
I like your set up.
Nice operation you got going there. Just one tip: perhaps you could get some kind of clip-on mic because the sound volume keeps going up and down. Apart from that I enjoyed watching you explain your system while I was munching on some delicious pork from the oven!
This is awesome man idk if I’m too old at 35 to get started but this is such a cool way to earn extra income or to be main source of income. It was cool to dive into the pig raising lifestyle great video learned a lot!
I started at 40 so no. You are not too old. The start up for livestock can be a pricey but doable. Agreed I love the video my man! Great ideas and methods. I went with pickle barrels for water but it can be a hassle. I think I’m going to look at this set up for our pasture pigs.
Keep working them, good job.
Good job bud!
Growing up, we always killed and ate mean animals. My uncle used to keep mean cows, but one time we were working them and one of his boys got cornered between the truck and a mean ol cow. If I remember correctly, he shot her on the spot and sold the rest of the mean ones.
thats best to do with those mean ones for sure.
The second she bit me, she would have been in the freezer 🤣
Shes fine the rest of the year. Just about knowing your animal and sensing its emotions.
@@Rowow I agree, don’t condemn a pig for being a pig when it’s your own error in question. I have a Jersey cow who gave me 21 calves and who knows how much milk. She pinned me in a corner once about 20 years ago. I had to take the cow by the horns so to speak, and she ended up being a fixture on our farm. The only one I ever let become a pasture pet. We let her go through the hand milking routine even though she’ll never breed and produce again. About once a month I have to put a hernia back in place, her big gut gets offset to one side. We love her, keep her comfortable, she is family. I doctor disease when it flares up, keep my stock comfortable, I owe them that much. But I don’t carry those genetics forward. We farm, so we have plenty of chow to go around.
@@LtColDaddy71 1 cow gave you 21 calves? How is that even possible?
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@@SuperKyle309 twins
Looks great!
verfy informative, thank you for sharing.
The babies are so cute. I can't wait
Nice video. You have a new subscriber 😉
Awesome video. New sub.
Good video thanks
OMG adorable little piglets!!!
Awesome video
Glad you liked it!
Please make a video in depth about the heat light setup and how it works
thanks great video suggestion!
Thank you for the vidio
Very good work,sub collected Cat Daddy😎.intrigued 4 sure, live in a similar setting like to learn before placing bet so you've been a real wealth of knowledge. Love to hear more about how much time is consumed by this as a passive income. And at what point does that change or become hiring help?
I spend less than 5 hours a week on my pigs. Occasionally more if I have to do stuff, but very minimum.
@@Rowow That sounds like the dream life.
Good video and nice looking pigs. You've got a nice southern set-up going on. Any problems with the feral pigs and the little ones under the fence in FL? Your accent sounds very familiar to this Pennsylvanian who knows some good folk.
yes I did once have two feral boars break into my property, free meat for my dogs :D I intentionally let the piglets run under the electric fence as it gives them access to the feed that I have stationed 24/7
What do I buy to setup a 2 wire paddock? Wire. Posts. Energizer. Alligator clips to clip to wires? Grounding Rods? A 2mile energizer to 110v? Don’t have much sun in woods.
It’s amazing how well those pigs clear land! Of course if they are wild, a landowner who uses his land for deer leases they are bad news and normally end up dead to feed people. At least they feed families. Just ask Yawt Yawt channel. I think you are a very good pig farmer who has lots of respect for his animals. Question: with the grown pigs, once they have pretty much cleared the land and no place to root, do they become bored and more unruly?
if they are underfed yes they get bored and unruly. Im pretty much finished clearing my property and am going to hog ring their noses and have them on pasture
Very good .. 👍 Where in Florida I'd like to see Ur operation
Don’t forget the side hustle of “mafia disposal services”. Pigs will eat ANYTHING.
Nice video. Very educational. Do the pigs have a shelter somewhere for when it's raining or too sunny? You have a subscriber!!!
Depends on the area they typically like it under the trees, if they are out in the open I have a raised tarp
Idk how this wind up in my feed, damn algorithm. I sat here and watched the whole thing tho and now i want a farm😂😂😂great content man
thank you so much! this is exactly my goal is to inspire others.
Our kune's poop in the corner of their pen, nice and easy to clean out
Love this video!!! So, what is your process of mixing the feed?
I buy it premixed. Working on making my animal feed soon
I need SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS and ONE CADILLAC!
Awesome video man. I’m thinking about doing some pigs on my mountain/woods. Just need to learn how to slaughter 😂
Try something small like a squirrel or rabbit! Its alot easier than you think.
I cant believe your pigs is touching the wire...mine wont go near it but by accident ........a way to say some money is to soak your feed...makes it go longer...I also run 1 wire and use trees for post with the insulator that I screw on, not nail...saves buying the post...great video and new sub here...thanks for sharing
They just barely dont touch the wire. They are very smart and know exactly how close to get haha. Im looking to make my own feed but fully agree on soaking. Thanks for the tip!
@@Rowow check out mcgee homestead...he makes his...where you located if ya dont mind
@@Rowow also soaking the feed gives probiotics
I've watched his video on pokeberry before haha loved it and his way of thinking. Trying to find how he makes his own feed do you remember the title there are so many videos. I'm in Florida
@@Rowow look for silage video
Just a question. Instead of leaving some of the waterers dripping, why not hang two lower on the other side of the fence near where you have the feeding station(s) for the piglets? Great video, THANK YOU! (I’m wanting to do this to pay for my homestead after I retire this year… no need paying for the homestead and land out of my retirement if I can pay for it out of livestock… and then I can grow the homestead bigger and bigger off of continued pig farming so that each of my children inherit more property)…
I agree but even if you do that they still need to be dripping a little to train them to drink from it. Otherwise they wont know to drink from it.
when greed is your guide its always at the cost of many others lives ! may love be our guide, love to all that is
Pure greed is pure love :) they are one of the same.
Just subscribed. Hell, what’s not to like!?
My advice for getting the scraps from contractors...just ask a head of time, and most will save stuff (as they don't want people dumpster diving and risking injuries').
Fully agree, got tons of stuff via asking! And yeah they typicall will ask you to come when they close to avoid liabilities
I also raises Berkshires in Florida, I usually don't run a boar but breed by AI...I'm looking to expand my maternal lines... What are the bloodlines of your girls?
Thanks for not clickbaiting. It is a bad practice and it drives me crazy. We have 2 Mangalitsa pigs and they're getting ready for harvest in the next month or so. We have learned a lot. We opted to use hog panels and they are helping us prepare an area for gardening.
How strong are the hog panels when they push against them? Do you use temporary or permanent fence posts for the panels? Every 4 ft?
Hog panels dont do much. They will get through if they want to. Could use it as a secondary protection but electric fencing is mandatory in pig farming!!! Seen way too many people get frustrated and quit pig farming because they avoided electric fencing.
@@gregorymosher5008 The hog panels are 16 ft and they are supported by t posts. We are moving the pigs every few weeks so that they can root the ground to prep it for gardening.
@@Rowow I agree that they can get through if they wanted to. Fortunately they stay fed and happy. They could probably even manage to get under the fence if they root deep enough. But they aren't breeding stock either so they wont be around the entire year.
I don't think you've been raising hogs long. If hog panels are supported good no pig will get under them. Leave the suburbs and take a look in the country. A trip. I've hunted Russian boars in a 200 acres fenced area with less then hit panels and it held them. NOSE RINGS
Dude!! Is that a pig farmer 🤠 hat!?
Just came across your channel. What state are you in? Pretty cool video.
Florida
hey man! good content. How and where do you sell your pigs? I'm in west TN and I can't hardly give my pigs away.
Try local community groups. Craigslist used to be very good but recently had died off. Ask around and look where people look to buy animals. Most of my sales is word of mouth now
I live in Iowa and can buy a 250# pig for less then I could raise one so good luck. I have the land but they still need more then just grass to live. I tried the pasture pig thing and they take forever to get to market weight.
I'm in Lawrence and there's a livestock auction or somesuch right in town. Or used to be. Don't know if it's still going been 20+ years ago
Good set up. I didn't know that is the reason people put rings in the noses of pigs. I wonder if it is the same reason they put rings in their own noses? :)
haha ever since I learned about that on pigs I now think the same too for people who do it :D
@@Rowow Ha Ha, I am going to start asking them if they are on a diet.
Ive never heard that berkshire was considered waygu beef of pork....ive always heard that saying for the mangalitsas
google "wagyu pork"
I raise Berkshires yearly - really nice pigs. I raise them on five acres pasture and have a pen that I feed them in. I ALWAYS feed over the fence - then I go in after they are calmer. Pigs can kill you - mine are always used to being handled but again, I feed over the fence first. They get to 300-350 lbs and I don’t underestimate their strength ever. I get day old bakery goods once a week- divide it up and freeze and add this to their feed to stretch it. They like variety. Like you, I also will dumpster dive for fruit for them.
is there any nutrients in that sandy soil? also is part of your income from selling feeders?
no :( terrible to farm in the soil in florida. Working on building raised beds and hydroponics soon
Cookie is awesome! How much did it cost to get a breeding pair?
all the costs are detailed in the second video. was $300 for the boar and $250 for 1 sow (got 6)
Do you use solar electric panels or what is your electric source? thanks for the video
I have solar panels, looking to make a video about them soon
I am raising some Herefords and they have a super large area there are 3 in there and they are pooping everywhere not just one spot. Do you have any experience with them?
Pray for rain to wash the poop away.
typically animals that were raised in factory farm conditions dont know how to have proper hygene. When I got my registered set they took a long time and had to learn from the other pigs how to root around and simply eat scraps my neighbors give them.
During a transition we would pick up the poo and add it to heat up a compost pile or bury it in an area needing some fertility. This gave us time to get better acquainted with them and they were more accepting of us in their space and became friendlier sooner.
Is this hardwired or solar powered fencing? How many joules?
Hardwired, I have extension cord for 400 feet as it uses very little current. Solar powered ones work great too. Mines is 20 miles I think.
I'm curious as how you handle predators? I have coyotes, bobcat and occasional bear ...
My boar is 700lbs. My biggest sows are also around 500lbs. There isnt any worry about predators. Lots of videos of pigs fighting off bears
How are the Berkshire around kids or have u had any around them I have kids an I’m wanting to get some pigs of this breed just ain’t heard much from people on that subject
I have many kids come visit the farm they love cookies! They are very kind around kids, mostly the registered ones I dont trust the unregistered ones around other people
Do u have a email or something like that for someone to get ahold of about a pig
What do you do in the winter time for water
Its florida it doesnt freeze
Where are you located
You have to be able to sell it?
What part of Florida do you live in?
I sure that stick is an iron pipe from the sounds of it 👍 she would be going to freezer camp
Its about proper training, shes gotten alot better since her first aggression. I messed up by not training her properly
Yup, sent more than one bad animal to college. If you know what I mean.
Do you train the piglets on electrics when weaning?
I pull them from the mom and put them in a seperate pen with netting. This allows them to learn the electric fence properly and not to run under it. After a few months then I let them out into the bigger 2 wire pens.
@@Rowow ok. Thanks. I'm starting something similar here.
Hello. And where do you sell them, piglets or adults?
piglets
Would a 3 ft high chicken wire fence work? Would i need to secure it at the bottom so the pigs can't dig under it?
no they will rip right through it. You NEED TO HAVE ELECTRIC FENCING
@@Rowow but wouldn't that depend of the guage of wire fence?
@@dylanmilks No I've seen them rip through very thick wire, 2x10 boards, and dig 4 feet underground. Ok for piglets to start but electric fencing is the only way to farm pigs. I can't emphasize this enough.
@@Rowow thanks for sharing your experience!
@@Rowow could I reach out to you privately to ask you some more specific questions? How could I get in contact with you?
While they are considered one of the top pigs for meat production they aren't considered the best tasting (Wagyu of pork). That goes to the Mangalista which can command a price of more than 10 times the going price for pork. Unfortunately they aren't as docile and don't get as large as many pigs among other things which dissuade many from raising them. While Berkshire and Duroc are probably considered the top pigs for meat production that isn't based solely on taste. You did a great job on your video, good information. And looking at your pigs they look healthy and well cared for.
Berkshire goes for $20 a lb. Berkshire is the first one to be considered "wagyu of pork", in japan they are known as black pigs. Japanese are obsessed with Berkshire.
Disagree. Red Wattle is the best. Mangalitsa is too fatty.
I chose Red Wattles. Lots of research for that choice. They command more money too and are on an endangered list as well. Harder to find but worth it.
No way u get 20 s pound for pork anywhere
@@karma8001 or 10x that for Mangalitsa. Dreamers
I wish you the best of luck. I raised Berkshire and Duroc pigs for 5 years. We started out just raising a few feeder pigs for our family's pork needs but eventually breeding our own and were selling or trading with neighbors, and eventually people in my part of the state. The pork market can look promising at times but one thing to keep in mind is that the vast majority of the pork market is owned by huge corporate farms with tens of thousands of pigs and can operate on such scale that making $25 total profit per head is worth the effort. These same corporations pretty much dictate the market prices and by now, the cards are completely stacked against small farmers. You could find yourself putting in 20 plus hours a week for something that may not even make you money. I had a few good years but looking back on it, I would've made more money and put less wear and tear on me and my wife and kids if I'd just got a part time job at minimum wage. I'm not saying this to prove you wrong or crush your dreams, just giving insight in to what you could be getting yourself in to.
Where in Florida do you live
I never did see a price breakdown. Are you selling finished hogs or feeder pigs? The best I have ever been able to do with good feed and good hogs was a 4-to-1 ratio. That is four pounds of feed for one pound of growth. I would like to see how many hogs you are raising vs feed cost vs selling price. You can't just sell $27000 worth of hogs and call it profit!
Registered hogs.
I detail the pricing in my next video. On the thumbnail I specify $24,000 of profit as I have 3000-5000 in feed expenses a year (fluctuates alot recently)
@@Rowow Great I look forward to a more detailed report.
What do the notches in their represent?
The registration numbers
This is awesome! However, I was expecting you to go more into the economics side of things, given the video title. This was mostly about operations and technicals...
as explained in the first 15 seconds I split this into 2 parts and went into the economics into the second part!
As someone who has raised pork for years, I call bullshit on this and anyone that's been in the game for years will back me up on that.
What exact part is bullshit???
@@Rowow your not consistently making $25,000 dollars a year on a small scale pork farm. Your either not including your expenses or you are outright lying. Been in this business for almost 2 decades and have a network of over 100 farmers in 5 states and not one of them is consistently making that kind of profit. If that was how it worked everyone would be killing themselves to get in the business.
@@rachet0708 all my connections have a 8-10 month waiting list and are rushing to expand their operations. Maybe you are wrong? This sort of mentality is why you and your older friends are losing money. Step outside your box and try to innovate. I'm trying to help you in this video showing how to farm for very cheap and cut your expenses. Instead you are attacking and harassing me for no other reason except that you failed
@@Rowow HARASSING YOU?!?!? OMG🤣🤣🤣🤣That pretty much says everything anyone needs to know about you Snowflake.
What does the waste removal cost?
free they fertilize my pasture woods...
I can’t help but notice it’s 50% unspecified protein type… can you feed pig protein to your pigs I wonder?
no thats banned due to the risk of prion disease. The protein is soybean husks and crude corn byproducts
I worked on a pig farm for a while, there was one adult female who over time decided she hated me and two little adolescent females who would nip at me, never seriously...but they almost killed an adolescent boar of similar size. The rest were actually really curious and even friendly, Very distinct personalities, incredible animals rly
Pig grudges are for life.
Do you sell pigs to private parties or to auctions ?
private parties. Auctions are a scam tried a few
How much land do u have. And how many pigs do u have
I talk about this in the second video
I'm assuming this is impossible in an area that has a large wild boar population?
I have wild boar in my area. Had a few break into my pig pens. Simply meant free dog food :D