That's a great breakdown for people who are looking to try it out for the first time! I pay $22 a bag for no corn, no soy no GMO feed that is heavy in nuts & legumes. I also run them on pastured ground part of the time and feed them a lot of fruits and vegetables as well as fish heads when my buddies are catching Tuna. The piglets are running me $150 each but I am only buying heritage hogs. All in all my cost is considerably higher than your breakdown but I am going for a higher quality of meat than you can find any place else. I do my own slaughter & butchering so I do save a bit there, the local butcher in our area charges $300. I think my average cost is about $600 for a 200lb animal and I yield around 120lb. $5 a lb sounds high but the same quality pork IF you could find it, would cost much more than that. I'm diggin' your channel :)
@anonymous_friend
7 жыл бұрын
Great video. Thanks for sharing. What are some different recipes you make with the different cuts you get back from the butcher? Do you store everything in a deep freeze? What's the best thawing process for pork? When my girl cooks pork chops she brines them first. I think that makes a big difference.
@KeepingItDutch
7 жыл бұрын
PJ Jackson one of my favorite cuts I get back is Arkansas bacon, it is awesome, I juat warm it up in a skillet and put it on toast and butter, taste great man. thanks for watxhjnh, and yes I have a stand up deep freezer I store my meat in.
@anonymous_friend
7 жыл бұрын
Stand up better than deep freeze?
@KeepingItDutch
7 жыл бұрын
I like the stand up bc if you ever lose power you wont have a ice chest full of water and stuff. my stand up is frost freeze also..works great and stand up dont take up as mush floor space.PJ Jackson
@ellisrogers9636
7 жыл бұрын
I like your numbers. I raise Hampshire pigs.
@tericar9604
6 жыл бұрын
Dutch with those numbers is that straight feed or did you feed it veg and fruit and such as well
@KeepingItDutch
6 жыл бұрын
Terica R we gave them scraps as well but not really enough to make a big difference in saving on feed.
@TexasRoadrunners
7 жыл бұрын
how much bacon did you get?
@solarsystemsheatingcooling8203
6 жыл бұрын
Hello, we can reise hogs for 1$/lb
@Meleray1
7 жыл бұрын
Do they do ok with dogs?
@KeepingItDutch
6 жыл бұрын
Meleray Wheeler I'm not sure
@rossweiss4009
7 жыл бұрын
I raise mine to about 500pounds and with feed and butcher it runs me about 380$ I've raised pigs for years and I don't trust the store bought meat
@KeepingItDutch
7 жыл бұрын
That is pretty good
@treenopie
8 жыл бұрын
Most important, you KNOW what you're getting.
@KeepingItDutch
8 жыл бұрын
Yes for sure
@kevinthomas3159
7 жыл бұрын
I got a book at the library on butchering and bought a vacume sealer for 100.00 . now I save on deer butchering cost. nice video. bought a good knife to.
@KeepingItDutch
7 жыл бұрын
kevin thomas heck ya, in the future I may butcher my own. I do all my own deer and lamb and chickens and soon to be rabbits. My vacuum sealer is great. thanks for watching
@davehughesfarm7983
6 жыл бұрын
I am in cattle and hog country in North Missouri and raise both... Lots of pigs and lots of corn. 30-50 lb feeders..30-40 bucks per head....250 lb. butchers 42-45 cwt......250 x .45 =$112/hd. minus $40 for feeder price=$72 minus corn 11 bushels till 250 11x 3.20/bu. corn=$35 72-35=$37 soybean meal $20 per pig .....37-20=$17 minus straw for bedding, trucking&fuel, water, fencing, wormer , delouser, medicated feed, vaccines like nu-flor & oxytetracycline for respritiatory , 5 deaths per 100 hogs.. Maybe 5-10 bucks per head profit--- Need some 50 cent per pound prices....Nope folks you see there is not much money in old fashioned outdoor hog farming in the Midwest,,I must be a madman..But at least the kids are learning...Agronomics of the Embattled Farmer....
@abetterme1238
5 жыл бұрын
I have a two year plan to be out in the country raising my own meat, fruit, nuts and vegetables. Thank you so much for the information. People like yourself on youtube give people like me hope and knowledge to be prepared for the cost of farming. God bless you and your beautiful family.
@imadamsmom
4 жыл бұрын
We MUSLIMS cannot touch the pig nor have it slobber all over us. I hope we agree that God is Perfect and He doesn't make mistakes nor "changes His Mind" to allow and forbid certain things to DIFFERENT groups of his CREATURES. Do you agree that we are ALL EQUAL IN HIS EYES? . If that's the case, then why do Christians eat pork when the Jews before them and the Muslims after them were also given that command NOT TO EAT IT, NOR TOUCH IT. . >>>(Leviticus 11:8, Deut. 14:8, “The flesh of the swine ye shall not eat, the carcass of the swine ye shall not touch.” Do you not agree that God in His ultimate wisdom had a reason for that? The pig, along with other forbidden animals carry harmful and deadly viruses. Just because God did not punish you for your transgressions for all these years, maybe He just got fed up with everyone ignoring HIS RULES AND REGULATIONS UNTIL 'NOW'.....TODAY. . If pigs were used for food, God would not have had a whole herd of them destroyed as it states in Matthew 8:32, and Mark 5:13. THAT'S A LOT OF FOOD. It was not as Christians claim, because of poor hygiene back then and the pig contained a Trichinosis bug. Don't you think that God KNEW ABOUT THE TRICH BUG BETTER THAN ANY SCIENTIST? After all He created that bug too . Matthew 5:17--Jesus supposedly said in the bible: "Think not that I came to destroy (or do away with) the law...I did not come to destroy the law, but to fulfill." Meaning: that he came to see to it that HIS OWN PEOPLE, THE JEWS (who were going astray at that time) are obeying the laws handed down before him. . "I am not come BUT (EXCEPT) for the LOST sheep of Israel." . “Do NOT go into the house of the GENTILES (non-Jews).” . If Jesus said he didn't come to do away with the previous laws of God, then why is it that men in Christianity don't have to be circumcised, when God specifically commanded Abraham that he and ALL HIS DECENDANTS MUST BE CIRCUMCISED? . >>>(Genesis 17:9-14)--"And God said unto Abraham, Thou shall KEEP MY COMMANDMENT, THEREFORE,THOU AND THY SEED AFTER THEE.. THIS IS MY COVENANT WHICH YE SHALL KEEP, BETWEEN ME AND YOU AND THY SEED AFTER THEE. EVERY MAN CHILD AMONG YOU SHALL BE CIRCUMCISED. . PLEASE COME TO YOUR SENSES BEFORE IT WILL BE TOO LATE. Please check out your bible that you claim is the word of God. It is not the words of God, but rather==="(Matt-15:9-“But in vain they do worship me, teaching the COMMANDMENTS OF MEN.”) MEN, like Paul, Matthew, Peter, John, who called Jesus the 'lord.'
@ginagombroski65
2 жыл бұрын
No ....
@steviesuperstar
7 жыл бұрын
great to see some one doing the figures and showing that its actually worth while financially and in other ways. ive seen other pig raising vids and asked what the cost is and is it worth it and they didnt have a clue or even consider it. idiots in my opinion
@fluffyjoker69
6 жыл бұрын
You could go to your local grocery store to get all the produce that is getting ready to expire for free to help with the food bill to lower the cost per pound & that can help ur chickens too. Just an idea.
@unitedwestand5100
5 жыл бұрын
I had a couple restraints who saved their scraps for me. I only raised one at a time though, but I never bought feed.
@benjaminredekopp1701
3 жыл бұрын
I would never do that. It is ok to give hogs the leftovers from the table, but to much grocery like what people eat is not right for a hog.
@aaronkloos2621
6 жыл бұрын
$120 for processing and butchering is a steal! that would get you a 1/2 hog up here in MN. they charge us 25 fee and .55 per lb to process, then add smoking and curing.
@Ringele5574
6 жыл бұрын
I would suggest learning about traditional hog processing. Use all you can including liver, heart, kidneys, skin, lard.... every part of a hog, but the lungs, and hair can be used. Great video.
@PermacultureHomestead
8 жыл бұрын
nice breakdown thx for the info , makes me wanna go kill a boar more then anything now lol
@KeepingItDutch
8 жыл бұрын
+Permaculture Homestead heck ya kill a couple lol
@Bigfishead59
6 жыл бұрын
Far be it from me to question. But off hand it made me think you're over feeding the hell out of the hog. In the Philippines, we feed basically about 455# worth per fattener. We're buying 50 kilo (K*2.2=lb) sacks, 4 per pig, plus some feed for transition from weaning. We send to slaughter at the end of 4 sacks, which is generally very close to the 5 months age mark. We get paid on hanging weight and that runs between 85-90 kilo. I'm no pro, and it's a small backyard piggery. But we're using top quality gilts/sow/boar semen, Artificial Insemination. We buy feed on the expensive side for meat quality, meat appearance, and growth rate. But the payoff is we also have people reserving our piglets for raising on their own. We always keep a few from each litter for fattening and a better profit. I could be wrong, but I think efficiency wise, at around 5 months of age it's a good time to butcher. I think the value per pound diminishes vastly as they slow down growth efficiency after that. As possibly demonstrated by your stats too. They grow like the dickens from month 4-5. Think about it and maybe it works for you, maybe it doesn't.
@matthewd.3276
6 жыл бұрын
I raised 3 berk's...first time hog raiser. Took them to butcher shop, but I plan on butchering one next year myself. It was fun and I advise anyone thinking of it to do it. Super easy....mostly.
@fluffyjoker69
6 жыл бұрын
Could u buy the feed in a bigger bulk? Now that u know how much to buy, u may get it cheaper if u buy it in bigger bulk. Also, you can make it cheaper if you learn how to butcher it yourself. One thing Wal-Mart isn't the best place to buy meat or anything else for that matter...I know why u compare it.
@outdoorsnevada4138
6 жыл бұрын
James Carl IFA gives better rates on feed when you buy in bulk.
@RRaucina
3 жыл бұрын
Escalon, Ca 9-21 -300 pound live hog auction price: .35 to .60 cents a pound. $150 to $180 for the whole thing! The only way to really beat the system is to buy a live hog @ 300# and fed it up a bit with great food. Butcher it yourself and you are all in for about a dollar a pound. Use the head and feet and innards too and now you are really saving money. Been doing that and raising my own off and on for 40 years. Just did a 600 pound monster we raised on our expired pantry foods, grains and freezer meat. Too much damn work though, I'm getting tired. Now when I cruise the market aisles and see pork shoulder all nice and wrapped for $1.29 a pound, and ribs for $2.59 I feel a bit regretful. It is nice to know where your food came from, but if you buy bagged feed, not much point since the producers do the same. And if you just want to make sausage, get an old 800# sow for .25 cents and grind it all. That's where your pepperoni comes from!
@bigbearhomestead
8 жыл бұрын
Great vid.... love rasing my own hog
@KeepingItDutch
8 жыл бұрын
thanks, yesh it's the only way to go if your able too. thanks for watching and the comment
@jcox55
7 жыл бұрын
we raised some pigs and we supplemented the food with sweet potato slips that we grew ourselves. we adding beans that we grew as added proteins and cut the cost of feed a lot for us.
@KeepingItDutch
7 жыл бұрын
James Cox heck ya, every bit helps for sure
@jcox55
7 жыл бұрын
How many pigs do you have. we raised pigs for 3-4 months to about 150 lbs then we sold. most people like those sizes for roasting.
@KeepingItDutch
7 жыл бұрын
James Cox we have 2 right now, we may get a 3rd one soon. I'll raise until 250lbs or so
@Terranova0
Жыл бұрын
I can buy pork loin for $3 a pound. Shoulder for under $2. BTW, $50 is cheap for a baby hog and $120 is very cheap for processing. Also, you didn't pay yourself for your 156 days of labor.
@kincaidfarm744
3 жыл бұрын
I don't understand how you make any money of the hogs the way you feed them out. You are a hard worker but I pay 5 bucks a bushel for corn then by my supplement, your buying feed by the bag, so technically your better of buying the meat from the store
@1dilligaf
2 жыл бұрын
Hate to reply to a video that’s so old but in 2021 I just raised two pigs for my first time the cost of the pigs and feed for eight months was $1495 and the butchering cost for two pigs was $951 that’s Canadian. I got 616 pounds of meat.
@chickenfriedbobcat6090
5 жыл бұрын
It costs me about $250 (in gas and wrapping supplies) to raise ten hogs to 350 pounds wirh slaughter and cut and wrap. I get my feed for free and I butcher and wrap them myself. THAT is how you make money in pigs.
@rickeaston3228
3 жыл бұрын
I think your numbers are not accurate. How much work did you have to do that you did free. How much of the meat would you have not bought if you shopped at the store. I eat very little pork. I eat very little meat. And I only eat certain cuts. I don't buy all the pig parts and eat them. If someone wanted to do this stuff on a large scale that might be different. But to have to mess with one pig, cow, a few chickens, not worth it. I don't think anyone can raise meat any where as cheap as a big processor. And they sell me pork butts for as little as $.99 for sausage I make. How can anybody raise pigs for less than $1 a pound???
@deanlewis1650
3 жыл бұрын
I didn't price mine out but I just processed my own for the first time. Live 292 pounds hanging 180 pounds.
@pb8970
6 жыл бұрын
When you say butcher cost. Does that include killing cost as well?
@KeepingItDutch
6 жыл бұрын
P B yes
@pb8970
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the reply. Will you ever consider doing it all yourself?
@Twomidgetsonahorse
6 жыл бұрын
Nice work and good points on cost vs savings. One does indeed save a great deal of money over just giving your money to wal mart or the like. There is pride in ownership as well. Your point about self harvesting and butchery on the homestead is one not to be entered into lightly. You must know exactly what you are doing, the order in which it is done and be relatively proficient so as not to waste time and risk meat spoilage with a miss cut near the entrails. My advice to anyone wishing to harvest their own if they are new to the concept is to go to a butchery and watch or find some older folks who have the wisdom of years in practice and volunteer your time come hog harvesting time. It truly is a community event especially if it's a bristle hair variety.
@dylanmilks
2 жыл бұрын
Very informative! Thank you. With the food inflation, my friend and I will be raising a few hogs this summer. Really looking forward to it.
@dylangallagher6925
3 жыл бұрын
So I had a friend raise a pig for me. He never told me prices. Now I'm getting charged 920 for 130 pounds of meat is that normal
@arthurhatch9843
6 жыл бұрын
I just got into the pig world. Whenever I clean my pigs out theyre always sniffing/chewing on my boots and pants....not sure what that means or anything
@outdoorsnevada4138
6 жыл бұрын
we typically feed our pigs 600 lbs before we butcher. 50 lb bag ranges $15-18 a bag.
@HiddenHeightsFarm
8 жыл бұрын
Great educational video! Raising your own hog for meat is the only way to go.
@KeepingItDutch
8 жыл бұрын
Hey Pritchett, Thanks for watching. Yes your right raising your own hog is the best. Looking forward to watching your new videos and your video of your heritage hogs.
@amberdunn312
5 жыл бұрын
Love how you did the math. That's important. It is hard to find someone to clearly state the math.
@connelldevera3787
7 жыл бұрын
Hey Dutch....Thank you for sharing.....Mabuhay!!!! from the Philippines
@KeepingItDutch
7 жыл бұрын
connell de vera thanks a lot for watching. Where at in the Philippines do you live? My church just sent a few men there to visit a local church.
@connelldevera3787
7 жыл бұрын
Hi Dutch,, I am from the province of pangasinan. What is the name of your church.? There are many missionary coming every where to the Phils. helping us a lot. And this video about raising hog is very informative, . I planning to put up a farm very soon...
@danielmorris9803
6 жыл бұрын
You Great Guy, Nice You Care About Animal Welfare It Most Important From Daniel Wales, Britain 🇬🇧
@KeepingItDutch
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@danielmorris9803
6 жыл бұрын
@@KeepingItDutch You Are Most Welcome... Great Channel
@SouthernFoodJunkie
8 жыл бұрын
Great video Dutch. Very good insight.
@KeepingItDutch
8 жыл бұрын
hey thanks, thanks for watching.
@SouthernFoodJunkie
8 жыл бұрын
Your welcome man
@mrgearheadfromhell
6 жыл бұрын
The cost isn't really a factor for me, I'm more interested in knowing how the animal was raised, what it was fed and how it was processed and preserved. I have Fred and Wilma as breeders with 8 on the ground right now, I did the math and figured it was going to be around $160.00 per hog over 4 months with 16% protein feed. I measured Fred and Wilma about a month ago and Fred came out to 435 and Wilma was 380 I have only had them here since Aug. 2017. The pigs are growing fast, I figure they are going to be between 225 and 250 and have already had interest in butchered pork and whole hogs. I figure selling a few and keeping a few will help cover my expenses. I have some pics and video's on my page
@gulfcoastacrscrapper6523
5 жыл бұрын
What brand or kind of feed u use to feed hog?
@K5ATA
7 жыл бұрын
I'm enjoying your videos. Thanks for keeping things real. Subscribed.
@MarvinLStohs
7 жыл бұрын
With all the money you saved, BUY a new felt-tip PEN-----Good Info--ThanX
@KeepingItDutch
7 жыл бұрын
Naw that pen worked great lol. thanks for watching
@USMC-Sniper-0137
6 жыл бұрын
MMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmm HAM!!!!!!
@tolohuexochitl3
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks! This is a really helpful vid for us as we're considering raising a couple hogs for the first time this spring. Got few questions, if you don't mind (These might be dumb questions, but like I said, I'm new to this!): 1. Did you raise a male or female, and does it matter? 2. Are they safe to approach when full grown? 3. How did you find people to sell extra meat to?...Just word of mouth? 4. If they have plenty of room to roam and free range and are eating grass, etc., how do you know how much feed to give them? And last: 5. How'd you get them to the butcher....some kind of trailer? Thank again.
@MrRain-hk4zi
7 жыл бұрын
Dutch you write fast! :D Nice work.
@KeepingItDutch
7 жыл бұрын
Mr. Rain lol
@jourdixd5565
6 жыл бұрын
Keeping It Dutch 😂😂😂😂
@supurbian
7 жыл бұрын
what about the fat back and leaf fat for making lard??....did you get that back also?
@KeepingItDutch
7 жыл бұрын
supurbian I usually do but this time for some reason I told them no. I will be next time around.
@unitedwestand5100
5 жыл бұрын
There you go... Butcher them yourself and you'd save more! It's not that hard!
@oceanopescayaventuras8205
6 жыл бұрын
Save the butcher fee, dont buy feed, only to supplement, get in touch with local restaurants for leftover food, meat taste a lot better and you save a lot of money.
@TheTaoofEternalWar
7 жыл бұрын
butchering a hog ain't that hard. it's actually kinda fun. you can get a lot of good free catfish bait that way as well. but then again, I like being covered in blood, that's just me.
@vonward2211
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks For Sharing!
@re1100
3 жыл бұрын
What’s your experience just raising one hog, I’ve been told to get at least two but I don’t think I need that much pork, lol
@gmcenroe
6 жыл бұрын
Nice summary, don't forget the time you had to put in to feeding and raising, your time= money also! I would like to raise some hogs myself also someday.
@browntownorganics2172
7 жыл бұрын
How much bacon from this particular hog?
@KeepingItDutch
7 жыл бұрын
Lee Brown man I'm not sure, I don't have the paper work any longer , sorry. it was alot though
@deadreck024
6 жыл бұрын
Corn at tractor supply has gone up its now 9 dollars a bag of corn. All the feeds are up . They are trying to make it to where small farms cant be profitable.
@alaskamike3577
7 жыл бұрын
Great info. I needed to hear this. I want to get into this ASAP and you explained things perfectly. Many thanks for the great video.
@frankirwin2377
6 жыл бұрын
We take a day and process the hog ourselves. It is a lot of work however, you appreciate your quality all the way to the dinner table.
@oldschoolwithamoderntwist6074
8 жыл бұрын
hello,, Dutch you have done well on the hogs there,, its not hard to butcher if we lived a little closer I would show you how,, there a lot of videos on Y.T. about it,, you did a great job cutting that sheep up,, any way you guys are going to be eating good,, god bless,, James,,
@KeepingItDutch
8 жыл бұрын
Hey James, I have processed a hog before and I will do my own again sometime, I just don't have all my stuff I used to do it, I want to make my own bacon sometime.
@kycolonel1001
6 жыл бұрын
thanks for doing this video. well done explanation. might just try this.
@actanonverba91
5 жыл бұрын
Good one Dutchy... Where in Amorica are ye?
@actanonverba91
5 жыл бұрын
@Maharaj of MGTOW ist not Englander.
@buddyphelps9692
7 жыл бұрын
good show
@OHAHAHO007
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@gabrielaguillon5228
4 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@CutandShoot5x5
6 жыл бұрын
A red wattle may be in our near future! Thx for crunching the numbers Dutch!
@travisgottbreht5960
5 жыл бұрын
Under feed it and you butchered it to young
@KeepingItDutch
5 жыл бұрын
No
@sansaviera
7 жыл бұрын
Good job! Next time go through everything you had on the table too.
@SevenSproutsFarmstead
7 жыл бұрын
Just found this video lol. Got most of my info here except have y'all considered breeding your own? Thanks, Jenn
@KeepingItDutch
7 жыл бұрын
+XxJennRNxX thanks for watching, yeah in the future we may
@PeterSedesse
7 жыл бұрын
great information, thank you for sharing your numbers.
@bryanavey
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for that break down! Extremely helpful for me as I'm doing research for future plans. All the best to you!
@KeepingItDutch
7 жыл бұрын
Bryan Avey no problem I'm glade this helped you out. best of luck with yours.
@jcjohnson0
7 жыл бұрын
where can you buy a pig?
@KeepingItDutch
6 жыл бұрын
sherlock tang craigslist or auction or ask around
@SevenSproutsFarmstead
7 жыл бұрын
Oh! Also, they are adding tons of manure and nutrients and tilling into your soil/garden areas! So hey, cheaper to raise pigs yourself for sure!
@KeepingItDutch
7 жыл бұрын
+XxJennRNxX yeah it is, and we really enjoy them
@apronacres7292
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info. We're not ready to raise our own yet so I called about 6 butchers/processors w/in an hour radius of us this month (Sept 2016) and purchased our first 1/2 hog to try. Prices on 1/2 or whole hog processed & ready to pick up ranged from $1.79 to $2.65/lb. (in PA) so your cost is right in line with producers that have volume of scale. Good job!
@KeepingItDutch
8 жыл бұрын
thanks for watching and the comment, the pork taste awesome
@debrawright8384
7 жыл бұрын
you and Brandy and the girls are the best God bless
@angelaboyd5233
7 жыл бұрын
Just curious, why didn't you butcher it yourself?
@montereouscollier8319
7 жыл бұрын
Angela Reamy usually because of the work of a professional /packaging
@KeepingItDutch
7 жыл бұрын
Angela Reamy yeah I can do it amd save even more money but, I don't have time to butcher such a large animal and cure the meat and make bacon and all that. thanks for watching
@matthewd.3276
7 жыл бұрын
Wow...you have great videos. I am going to buy my first 2 pigs this week. Berkshires will cost $100 each, but they are a little bigger and they say they taste better. Any advice is appretiated. I have a pen 16x16 of hog panels...big enough?
@KeepingItDutch
6 жыл бұрын
Matthew D. That is plenty big
@e.c.jr.3580
6 жыл бұрын
Great video and some what of a decent break down. The reason I say "decent" is because you mentioned that your feed store is about 20+ miles from your house. That translates to 40+ miles every trip. How many trips were done? For fuel purposes. Also insurance on the vehicle and wear and tear on the vehicle. There's other factors but that would be too cynical. So, in essence, the total cost would be slightly different. Like I said don't mean to be too critical but there are other factors involved in the raising of your hogs. All this said, you still, I believe, save money. But the most important factor is that you're not feeding them or injecting them with chemicals nor are they being stressed.👌👍
@KeepingItDutch
6 жыл бұрын
Eliazar Castillo Jr haha I've had this same discussion that you bring up about fuel and wear and tear. I only had to go to the feed store 1 time in my own vehicle. So 40 miles and gas was right at $2 a gallon, so will say on the safe side I used $10 in gas.
@cac90277
6 жыл бұрын
Hello. Really enjoyed your video. I have a very beginner question for you. When you feed a hog out for butchering, can you have your hog eat grass like some do with beef? I mean, is grass fed hog better than grain fed hog (if that’s an actual thing). Hope my question made sense and look forward to hearing from you. Thanks.
@KeepingItDutch
6 жыл бұрын
CC CC yes you can graze your pigs, that will cut the cost down on feed also. Some ppl say they think it's better but I'm not sure. Thanks for the question.
@joetheragman2076
5 жыл бұрын
I like the fact that you care about the wellbeing of the hog, that's honorable to me. Just a question, where did the other 70 pounds go? Is there really 70 pounds of waste? No experience with hogs but it seemed like a lot to me. Nice video and info BTW.
@olsim1730
3 жыл бұрын
Skin, bones and offal make up approx 50% of dead weight
@rosejafari8917
6 жыл бұрын
Great! Did you render the lard and make cracklings? These are good not only for eating, cooking but also making ointments, lotion,and great soaps. Did you cook the head for hothead cheese, How about pickled pigfeet. Love the film and lifestyle.
@KeepingItDutch
6 жыл бұрын
Rose Jafari no i didn't do any of that but plenty of ppl do. Thanks
@timothywells3067
7 жыл бұрын
we've been farming birds and goat forever. This is the first year that we are growing 2 guinea hogs. We have bought hogs from locals and friend, but want to do them ourselves this year. Your setup for the hogs is great. As well as your cost break down. Its encouraging seeing that in real numbers. And we have a great local mill near us. Your right about feed price. Tractor supply in a pinch, but not everyday!
@KeepingItDutch
7 жыл бұрын
Timothy Wells heck ya, good luck on raising them, we got 2 new piglets a few weeks ago. did you check out my video on things to know bf you get pigs? ppl seem to like that video also, go check it out if you get time. thanks for watching, hope you subscribed
@Ihaveausernametoo
7 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Great going. You seem very happy doing it. My two hogs are rotated through my garden, always to serve a function (great fertilizers), keeps them fed most of the time as well but I give them worms from worm compost and some extra grains from the year before.
@KeepingItDutch
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching, I bet they love the worms
@mdseelbach5894
7 жыл бұрын
i don't know if its the breed used or feed but my hogs loin is very different texture the store bought. It tastes much better though. Frying pan and real butter is all ya need! I raise half Yorkshire and half Hampshire piggeys to eat.
@KeepingItDutch
7 жыл бұрын
Md Seelbach home grown is always better for sure, thanks for watching
@drhilltube
6 жыл бұрын
Very helpful. Thank you.
@malloryogan6706
7 жыл бұрын
Would love to have a break down of the cuts of meat . As in how many lbs of bacon,chops, ham, etc. awesome video!
@damnnames22
6 жыл бұрын
Mallory Ogan you pick your cuts of meats I normally do basic cuts pork chaps pork steak and cutlets pork Burger bacon and lots of sausage
@mrundead6438
6 жыл бұрын
Could take a chunk of cost if the person puts the animal to sleep and butchers it themselves it's a skill worth learning but of course not for everyone
@KeepingItDutch
6 жыл бұрын
Mr Undead yeah I've done a few myself. It def saves money.
@DaSarcasticNorthernman
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the break down on costs. I'm still trying to figure out what animals I want after I get my little homestead going
@KeepingItDutch
6 жыл бұрын
adam matthews your welcome
@cowtownokla
7 жыл бұрын
Hey Dutch thanks for the breakdown. Did you use a Tulsa area butcher? Did you have any of the cuts smoked?
@KeepingItDutch
6 жыл бұрын
Patrick Admire southwest city Missouri yes had lots cured
@randycampbell7048
6 жыл бұрын
Any vet or shots
@KeepingItDutch
6 жыл бұрын
Nope none, or I would have added it into the final cost lol.
@LindseySpiegelquackquack
6 жыл бұрын
What kind of hog did you have?
@HoofInDenver
7 жыл бұрын
Hey, great video, Dutch! Thanks for sharing this. I just saw ya in Dirt Patch.
@KeepingItDutch
7 жыл бұрын
Chris Vanderhoof thank you , thanks for coming over and watching and subscribing
@caramoonlynn
8 жыл бұрын
I was wondering about the difference between raised and store bought meat, in price. I haven't bought meat for twenty years, so I don't know what it costs in the store. cool video.
@KeepingItDutch
8 жыл бұрын
Home grown is a lot cheaper if you can get feed cheap. and meat is great...thanks for watching and commenting
@caramoonlynn
8 жыл бұрын
We used to feed them waste milk when we were milking cows.
@KeepingItDutch
8 жыл бұрын
I bet the loved that
@JRCHomesteadTexas
8 жыл бұрын
thanks Dutch for breaking it down for us
@KeepingItDutch
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching, your welcome. I hope all my math was right lol
@rickgreene3133
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks Man for taking the time and crunching the numbers. Rick Green out...
@KeepingItDutch
6 жыл бұрын
Rick Greene thanks for watching
@ZygyInRs
6 жыл бұрын
Do they smell bad?
@andrewsmith9980
7 жыл бұрын
You got a really good price on the Hog Feed. Did you buy it by the half ton?
@KeepingItDutch
7 жыл бұрын
Andrew Smith no, bought it by the 50 lb bags, came from a mill. thanks for watching
@burtreynolds3143
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video. I learned something.
@KeepingItDutch
7 жыл бұрын
Burt Reynolds thanks for watching
@owencavanaugh5472
7 жыл бұрын
What do you mean by feed ? Like corn or is there a special kinda ?
@JuarezDerrick
6 жыл бұрын
If you feed a pig nothing but corn it will get fat not muscle! Good for show but not if you're going to eat it!
@debrothermund9448
6 жыл бұрын
Dutch, we are so excited. Put a contract on land, contract to sell our home,
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