Hogs
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Topic: Hogs
Posted By: acd21man
Subject: Hogs
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2017 at 2:42pm
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Just wondering who is involved with hogs theses days. Back 15 years ago it was a pretty popular thing around here but no one does it anymore but one man and he is selling out this week or the next. I was thinking about maybe buying 10 or so gilts from him. Then maybe trying to raise a few to sell next year. ------------- 2 wd 45,2 D-17 diesel/gas 3 pt, 220,d21, 4020,2 4430s used daily http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCudh8Xz9_rZHhUC3YNozupw |
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Posted By: Steve Bright
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2017 at 3:01pm
| I would venture to say in Indiana, Most hog operations are are either Corporate owned or very large family owned with contracts to raise and deliver direct. Not like it use to be even 15-20 years ago |
Posted By: kinghunter
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2017 at 3:48pm
| I raise Hereford pigs. 4 sows. And usually sell all piglets to individuals. Some I fatten on our and people have me deliver to butcher. Not like use to be. My dad back in 70's and early 80's had 200 sows |
Posted By: acd21man
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2017 at 6:04pm
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I was figuring to sell to people or sell to butcher. A county off from here a man sells them like crazy you might go over there today and he have 15 and go over there 2 weeks and there be over a hundred. He sells out regular. I'm not wanting to have a huge operation just another job lol ------------- 2 wd 45,2 D-17 diesel/gas 3 pt, 220,d21, 4020,2 4430s used daily http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCudh8Xz9_rZHhUC3YNozupw |
Posted By: marion
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2017 at 7:30pm
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I have one for a lawn ornament, she just turned 10. weighs about #450 Everything is wonderful as long as she gets her way, and breakfast on time. built her an apartment which is heated and cooled. given the opportunity they are one of the cleanest and smartest animals around. related to elephants and never forget anything
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Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2017 at 8:03pm
3 legged pig, marion?
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Posted By: Ranse
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2017 at 8:07pm
| I raised pigs for a few years back in the early 80s. I did pretty good at it, but just didn't like it. Pigs are intelligent, much harder to fool than cattle. That makes them harder to work with in my opinion. Cutting the young males was a distasteful job to me, it made me walk funny for a while. Plus there's the smell, they root up everything, and you can't keep them up. I only know one man that still has hogs. I'm not sure where the market is anymore. I haven't seen any at a sell barn in years. |
Posted By: Mikez
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2017 at 9:11pm
| We raise a few for ourselves to eat |
Posted By: Walt
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2017 at 9:22pm
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If you time it right, you could also sell some pigs to people to raise going to county fairs in your area. An extra job is right, you shut a hog up in a shed for a while and turn him out, the first thing he does is go around the entire fence looking for a way out. |
Posted By: matador
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2017 at 1:03am
| We've done it as long as I can remember. You can't make money in it at all really out here. We have a few ready to eat, and we can't find homes for them and there's no sale barns within hundreds of miles. We're going to have a lot of pork in the freezer I think. After this batch, we're probably done with them |
Posted By: Ed&Sherry
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2017 at 5:17am
| I dairy farmed for 42 years,sold in order to have back surgry 4 years ago ,than started with hogs, we have Hereford and York,,mostly sell piglets 210 this spring,we have about 35 sows now ,just starting to farrow again,,,last year spring piglets sold for $2 per lb but the fall ones went to the sale at $.92 and $.42 lb,,we make money in the spring and just stay alive in the fall |
Posted By: copyrite1972
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2017 at 1:51pm
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We've had pigs for 5 or 6 years now. Had 2 sows farrow last year got 19 piglets that made it. Sold, and bartered most of them away. growing a few for friends. got 6left. 5 of them are getting taken away by the butcher on the 30th of next month. be glad to have just 1 over the winter! Don't know how anyone can make a living off'em, prices are WAY down here..... ------------- D15 Series II |
Posted By: Gary (sw Wis.)
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2017 at 2:41pm
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I've been raising hogs for about 15 years now. I usually have 5 to 7 sows at any time. I mostly sell feeders but keep a few butchers around sell or trade. If I have to many Tysons is always looking for butchers. Sometimes things are good and you make money, other times I wonder why the heck I do it. I really enjoy farrowing out sows so I guess I'll do it a while longer. ------------- 190XT - D17 - D14 - WD45 w/loader - WD - (2)B110 - 616H - 610 - B-208 - WD with 190 Mounted Corn Picker - All Crop 60 |
Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2017 at 3:02pm
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Next door neighbor has farrow to finish family operation. 3 hoop buildings and a couple old barns to do it in. He has 24 sows in the farrowing house all but 3 days between clean up. He contracts them to a specialty (no antibiotic) outfit that comes out every so often to inspect his set up. book keeping sounds like a nightmare with this outfit and all the yards have to be free of snags from panels or holes in the concrete. He does get a premium price for them. ------------- http://www.ae-ta.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.ae-ta.com Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF |
Posted By: Joe(TX)
Date Posted: 30 Jul 2017 at 5:16pm
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Around here, most of the hogs are wild ones. The number here is a big problem. They dig up fields and pastures as well as destroying fences. Hunting and trapping has not diminished the population. I've seen herds of 40 head. ------------- 1970 190XT, 1973 200, 1962 D-19 Diesel, 1979 7010, 1957 WD45, 1950 WD, 1961 D17, Speed Patrol, D14, All crop 66 big bin, 180 diesel, 1970 170 diesel, FP80 forklift. Gleaner A |
Posted By: Kurt WI
Date Posted: 30 Jul 2017 at 8:33pm
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We raise a few each year. One or two for our selves and 3 to 8 more to sell. ------------- WD D17D 170 190xt 190xtIII 200 7020 |
Posted By: marion
Date Posted: 30 Jul 2017 at 9:03pm
mine is probably smarter than me,   
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Posted By: victoryallis
Date Posted: 30 Jul 2017 at 9:44pm
Sounds like my farrowing experience. I now buy a few feeders to sell to my regular customers. ------------- 8030 and 8050MFWD, 7580, 3 6080's, 160, 7060, 175, heirloom D17, Deere 8760 |
Ed&Sherry wrote:Posted By: DakotaSteve
Date Posted: 30 Jul 2017 at 9:52pm
| Crates are cheap to free in this part of the country. I grew up on a farrow to finish operation when i was young. I agree mostly coorporate now. There is a young guy near us who raises and fattens 20-40 butchers every year but the key is they are chemical free. He sells them direct locally and will bring them to the butcher of your choice. He sells them all before they are fat! Means alot to SOME people these days knowing what your eating! Good luck. |