Farms: Kingbird Farm - Finishing PIgs on Pasture (4 of 4).mov

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1. do you have any gilts to sell for breeding
2. What breed are those pigs?
3. Well done Thank you, I enjoyed all 4 videos..
4. Breed of these pigs?
5. GREAT JOB! To you and your family. Working on a similar system. Thanks
6. ok number one I love they idea and the way you raise your pigs I'm in total agreement with the way you run and raise pigs and i have watched all four video's on the pigs and I've only found one thing that I wanted to let you know that I found out the hard way don't take any animal to a processing place or meat locker what ever you want to call them yeah they may do a good job and it may taste good but trust me I've worked in three different ones and you want get your exact meat back all the cattle go together all the pork goes together ect. ect. trust me I promise you they do and if you ask them they won't tell you the truth BC they want your business I toke a gilt that was 250 pounds into a highly recommended meat locker that was rated 2nd in the state and I got back pork that smelled like a bore and was so tuff you litterly couldn't hardly cut it with a steak knife so if you want to take that extra step and know 100% sure that's your pork prosses it all your self it will be more work but you guys all ready work so hard I don't want to see you through it all away by taking it to a meat locker thanks for all the video's and God bless
7. Where are you located I'm looking for purebred registered breeding stock.???
8. Where are you located I'm looking for purebred registered breeding stock.???
9. you need an on site butchering station...doesn't need much.  save a ton of money if doing 10-16 every 6 months...probably 3 grand each run...great videos.  best of luck
10. very efficient, too bad for this adorable animals
11. I am totally in awe of your operation and your work ethic. I have watched Joel Salitin and heard him speak to the idea of "pigliness" and I applaud your approach and concerns for the well-being of your hogs. I am very much jn favor of organic as opposed to all the poisons and antibiotics used with sooo much of the pork produced in the country. I wish for you and your enterprise much success and may you continue to be as happy and content as you appear to be in these videos.
12. Plz can you let me know hw much for the pig let for rosepit cheers soa ph 02108426390 live in gleninnes
13. Unfortunately, my gut feeling about you and your "farming operations" do not come anywhere near favorable. If such is my immediate impression I shudder to think what your captives experience once they see you approaching. It certainly makes me very unhappy. Perhaps I have misjudged; I certainly hope so.
14. Absolutely brilliant and well-thought-out program!  You are doing a huge service to animal husbandry, and to the public, with this sound and well produced series of videos.  Very important, too, is your excellent narrative, which beautifully captures both  the design of your farm, the careful steps in the raising process, and the solid steps taken to condition the pigs to your trailer -- and then, to your butcher, who uses humane methods right up to the moment.  Wonderful program!  And the Tamworths are such a perfect choice.  (My family farmed in Iowa and Illinois decades ago; and my BS is in animal behavior; my MS is in communications)  How wonderful your farm is, and all its facilities!  Makes me wish I were young again -- I would pattern a program after yours!
15. these videos are the best I have seen on the subject of raising natural pigs to breed! Thanks so much for being clear and to the point!!! I will be looking for more from you
16. hello from australia.... I have raised a few pigs for my own consumption. ... as a kid and as an adult. This is a great video, I like it because  it is from past knowledge. Pigs are amazing and should be respected at all times, including transport, slaughter and at the eating stage.. The 'tragedy' in this clip... was the communication between pig and carer. Canaries, goldfish and even horses do just fine without human contact. Pigs can be dumped and attended, but that will never make a happy pig... I support humane animal treatment at all levels, but to 'own' a pig is to respect a pig..Lots of evidence of this in all aspects of this video... tyvm Kingbird Farm
17. I'm planning to start a free range herd of Berkshires.. These videos are fantastic thank you
18. Viewers may be interested in the blog at SugarMtFarm.  As an alternative method, Sugar Mt Farm raises and farrows on pasture successfully year-round in VT.  They get hay in winter when there is no grass, and are supplemented with whey, vegetable scraps, etc year-round.   The blog has loads of great information, especially on the small-scale and pasture-based hog. 
19. Thanks for the tip about training pigs to the electric fence inside the pig panels.  I am scared of electric fences (and still am unsure whether I have the heart to do it and the trust! - will my training work?) but it's wonderful for pigs to be able to root to their hearts content.