raising pigs without smell and on the cheap
www.permies.com Brian Kerkvliet, of Inspiration Farm in Bellingham, Washington, shows some of his new pigs. Pigs are a naturally clean animal that will do their business in one corner of a bigger space. No smell. No stink. Brian says the only way pigs will stink is if you let them fester in one spot. The pig fence is stock panels held together with caribeaners. Brian is growing lots of stuff that the pigs will self harvest. The most important being sunchokes (jerusalem artichokes). But no matter where you move the pigs there is plenty more to eat, thus reducing the feed costs. Pigs love to eat blackberry roots – and are a great way to control blackberry problems. music by Jimmy Pardo
19 Responses to raising pigs without smell and on the cheap
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Raising pigs on pasture works really well. We raise about 300 pigs year round with about 40 breeding sows and pigs on roughly 70 acres using managed rotation grazing along with sheep, chickens, ducks and geese. Properly managed there is no piggy smell. Their urine and manure is naturally spread out over the fields and our soil is improving year by year. We primarily use high tensile electric fencing as well as some of the cattle panel and hog panel in high pressure areas. Keep up the good work!
pubwvj
October 1, 2011 at 4:33 pm
@southrncalifgirl1
i must agree, although i feel bad about eating such a sweet little piggie, i think that if they live a good life, what does it matter? they were happy, and they went to heaven, better than factory pigs, ew, so sad and disgusting, im going to eat only organic, local, sustainable meats from now on.
zellerz1216
October 1, 2011 at 4:49 pm
@enviromam100 We have raised lots of pigs in that fence and if you keep them fed they will not try to escape.
missiedancer
October 1, 2011 at 5:03 pm
My heart SCREAMS for the sweet life. Gentle kindnesses with the animals, fresh, raw organic grown food, loving, supportive community. Thanks for this video. The hard part will be… sending the little piggies to “Heaven.” But, these piglets live a charmed, blessed life in comparison to factory farmed piglets.
southrncalifgirl1
October 1, 2011 at 5:08 pm
that little fence will not work when they get bigger
enviromam100
October 1, 2011 at 5:13 pm
I keep mine on concrete and I wash it off everyday. and I must say they dont smell
enviromam100
October 1, 2011 at 5:25 pm
wait till they get bigger and move the fence their selfs.
luckyduckfarms
October 1, 2011 at 6:10 pm
Those hogs will root right under that fence if you don’t have barbed wire under there
mamaj1013
October 1, 2011 at 6:17 pm
Pigs do smell terrible but so would we if you forced us into little boxes without a place to defecate or without a place to clean ourselves. Homesteading. So much fun. So much better for everyone & everything involved.
brad238899
October 1, 2011 at 6:52 pm
hot guy in beard really knows his stuff. oink-oink … here, piggy-piggy.
sookiestackhouse2u
October 1, 2011 at 7:29 pm
don’t they dig their way out under the fence?
anniequilts
October 1, 2011 at 8:06 pm
Those pigs are adorable. How old are they? Are they going to get any bigger?
emmaCAMILLEable
October 1, 2011 at 8:15 pm
Those pigs are adorable. How old are they? Are they going to get any bigger?
emmaCAMILLEable
October 1, 2011 at 8:32 pm
I guess pigs only smell when there’s a thousand of them in a barn.
jihadacadien
October 1, 2011 at 8:55 pm
Is she making pets out of your dinner? haha
uhateusaFU
October 1, 2011 at 9:15 pm
I used a couple of young pigs to clear out, till up, and fertilize what became my first big garden plot. That was a good garden!
amberb57
October 1, 2011 at 9:47 pm
Well I tried – apparently a “video response” isn’t what I thought. Oh, my. Guess I’ll post on Permis.com
NewHeritageFarms
October 1, 2011 at 9:54 pm
I’ve posted a couple videos of my SW Washington heritage breed Tamworth pigs. In your video the orange pig is possibly a Tamworth – a pasture pig – possibly from my offspring. In 2005 and 2006 we created the first successful breeding lines in OR, WA, ID and have since created a number of Tamworth breeders here. Plenty more pig videos – if you’re crazy ’bout pigs!
NewHeritageFarms
October 1, 2011 at 10:19 pm
Anything that roots out thistle has my vote!
DoctorsWife56
October 1, 2011 at 10:34 pm