I was just wondering why your pig pen is so small? Them are some big piggies :) Bet they were good eating too. I just found your channel and just love what I am seeing. Its sad that more people don't live this way. Anyway Keep sharing your great videos! God Bless. :)
@HippieChild05 All they need room to do is eat, drink, sleep, and get fat.....You would be amazed at how much better they are than store bought...Thank you!!! God Bless!!!
The wood you got looked like the trimmings off the edges of logs from when they prepare them for lumber, right? I've never seen anyone using that before. It's a great idea! Probably very economical.
@mmlrc6atgmailcom I love the bunnies' tiny ears! Never seen that type before. Does it have something to do with their tolerance of heat or cold? (ears=radiators, maybe?)
You mentioned in another post that there are a few people leaving your community. Have they sold their homesteads? Me and Husbandman are looking for property. If you hear of any good deals, please let me know. Thanks! :) Blessings.
Hi Misty, I just had a friend that sold all of their rabbits and equipment. She said it cost them more to have them than the meat was worth. Do you find that to be the case also or what do you do to economize? I would love to see a video from you on how and what you all do around your homestead to be frugal, cost effectively manage your expense on your animals, fuel, electric, start up on your garden, etc. God Bless!
@FloridaCityFarm Too many rabbits, will break you, I find if I only keep 2 does, and a buck, then if you gather the manure, and they are good does, but if you do not have a outlet to sell them them you do not want to many, the manure is almost worth the same as the meat is, because you get alot of it, when you have 2 sets of babies. they make alot of manure. But you spend a bit on them, you just have to weigh out what you are looking for. God Bless
those hogs are getting huge. Looks like one of em is goin to be Christmas dinner?! My gosh, ya'll are set on for winter with the wood, the pigs, chickens, eggs and rabbits! You are very Blessed! Have a Merry Christmas! Do You guys put up a tree for the season, if so, can you do a video on it? Would love to see it, am out on the road, and seeing Christmas trees puts me in the Christmas mode. Thanks again.
@danzak44 Yes they are....It is a possablity that we will butcher them the day after Christmas....Yes we are truely Blessed! Thank you...No we do not do a Christmas tree, we do cook a Christmas meal and if money provides we try to get the childern a gift a piece....Thank you, and May God Keep you safe on the roads...Marry Christmas.....Thank you!
misty how do you know which eggs to eat? all those eggs can go straight in the fridge for eating ? or do you have to sort out the ones with baby chicks inside? i really don't know how that works please educate me! lol
@shinnecockwarrior I harvest eggs every day, they are fresh I sell what I do not eat. Yes they all can go sraigh to the frideg to eat, and in cook weather they can sit out in a egg crate for up to 2 weeks.They do not have no baby chickes inside. The only way that would work is if a hen went broody and had been sitting on the egg for up to 2 weeks.So I do not have that prob, if they were free all the time and I did not know where they were laying then I would have to watch4that
Nice to see the animals :) Sorry to hear about the rabbits, maybe they have bad genes? Try some new rabbits from someone who has had rabbits for a long time and is confident in the genetics
Nice homefront. What we all should do. Nice to hear from your hubby in the video. He does a nice job. Congratulations on living the way we all should live.
Can't believe how fast those pigs turned into fat huge hogs! Wow, you gonna be able to store all that meat since your last slaughtering? Where ya gonna put it all? LOL..maybe you should sell me some hickory smoked bacon?? LOL
misty have a question is it really cheaper to raise hogs than to buy? we have been considering getting a couple 3 but just not sure if it will save any $
Miss when I was younger and we butchered hogs b4 thanksgiving.Now its isnt cold enough to salt cure the meat.Just to warm.But hey what better Hogs,chickens,firewood and being self sufficient the way it was intended us to be.God Bless u all
Misty sorry i was replying to a comment another person had posted about how many eggs a chicken would lay. I have 24 chickens and only 8 boxes but they all use only 2 of the boxes to lay in, by the way my rabbits had a hard time this summer also. KS with record days in the 100s. I have moved 3 of my good mommas inside the barn and started breeding again hopefully late winter and early spring fresh fryers
Misty, what's your all's cost on the pigs. We raised 2 this year, bartered one for butchering expenses but our final cost (because we don't produce many scraps... just 2 of us in the house) were crazy high honestly. The meat does taste better, and it was a good experience, we know we can do it now, but just curious on your costs figures. Thanks! Lynette
Hogs are looking very nice! I'd like to see the bacon, and also get a run down of what exactly ya'll are feeding. Thinking of raising a hog or two out back. Price of food is starting to take a serious toll.
@SouthWestIron Thank you!!! The preacher in the community grinds hog feed, I do not know what mixture he is useing but it works, I know it has soy bean meal and corn, and several other things, you can buy a complete feed at the feed store...
looks like everthing is comin along good i kinda feel sorry fer that poor rooster trapped in there with all them hens by himself lol boy that trailer sure looks like lotsa work me n mountain better go set on the porch n get a cup of coffee n see how that works out lol
@rdnkrfnk Yes sir it sure is.....LOL....He wakes us up every morning before saylight, so I guess heis getting what he deserives...lol....Yes MM would like to be able to sit on the porch and have a cup of coffee with you, even though he does not drink it...lol...Thanks!
thanks for showing me around the farm, felt like I was just goin right along with you from spot to spot. A lot of work there cuttin wood, feedin animals and gatherin in the eggs. I'm a townie now(hate it) but hope again some day to have a few acres. Are you stinking of getting a calf to raise up for meat? Just wondered. Lookin good! God bless you and yours this Christmas and always.
WOW! Your hogs have really grown a lot. We are going to try raising 2 this spring any tips you would like to share that would be helpful. You all are doing a great job thanks for posting.
@KSPrepper1 Thank you, yes they have....Put them on a floor, and keep them fed, some ppl just matain feed till about 3-4 weeks befors butchering, and then pour it to them, but if you keep feed to them the whole time you will end up with much moore meat and lard.....They do not need to be able to have a lg. spot to burn up energy in rooting......
@elbacooks4u Yes it is, but I usually just make sausage, bacon, and cut the rest of the meat off the bone and can it, and cut the ribs in small enough pieces to put in a jar too...We sell the extra eggs.....
mountain man ask misty she will tell you that its the little things that count. i would love to see a video on how you make those v-bottom troughs for the hogs. and what ya'll do with the hog manure that is wash out of the pig pens. thanks GOD BLESS AND MERRY CHRISTMAS,
Sure would love to have a trailer like you MM....... The truck don't hurt either.... I'd like to have one to be a snowplow contractor...... Gotta hope and pray a little harder I guess
Wow. I think it's wonderful that you are so self-sufficient. I live in an urban area so I tend to purchase my preps but you have a continuously renewing supply of food!! I am happy for you and grateful to you for sharing.
Oh my wow! I love it. I wish I could live in a community like you do. Would you consider telling everyone how you made the choice to live like you do and how you did it. I find your life absolutely facinating!
I wish I lived nearby so I could come and learn from you Misty! You know so much and thank you for sharing what you know with us. I always learn so much. Right now we live in the city, but I pray to the Lord that one day we'll be living on a couple of acres in southern Montana. Have a wonderful Christmas and may God continue to bless you and your family!
Now your feeder looks just like mine :) Glad to see it is working for you!
Phoenix City Code says that we are only allowed 20 birds per 1/2 acre, so I have those 20 and get a dozen eggs a day, give or take a few, as some of the girls like to take days off. Now, if I had 2 acres, the city code would not restrict me at all as to the number of birds... weird, huh?
@scodurh Yes in Janurary, I am going to try and make a lard video, we will be doing it with the community, so I do not know how much video of it I will be able to get....
Let's see, 28 eggs a day, added to all that great deer meat pepperoni, plus that wonderful oven of yours...I'd be LIVING on delicious pepperoni Fritatas, daily! Everything looks great, Misty. You guys are doing a fine job.
I just love seeing your farm there. Do you have a way of preserving all those eggs? I'm only getting two a day from my little flock, but that's more than I can use, but not enough to accumulate enough quantity to sell. I've been experimenting with dehydrating them. So far, that is working very nicely, but I don't know how long the powder will keep. Time will tell. God bless!
@modoc42 Thank you....I sell them to a man in town, and still have plenty for us to eat....Neat dehydrating them I am glad that is working for you....The powder should keep indefantly I would think....Thanks and God Bless!!!
@metallicafan53 Well that is a personal question if you ask me, but my husband is disabled, and we sell eggs for a living, and now we have the Greenhouse up we plan on selling plants....
1:50 I noticed that you've got about 4 eggs in each chicken box. I thought that chickens generally laid 1 egg per day. Are you getting about 4 eggs per chicken, per day?
Wow misty and MM.I know my son and friend went to a lumber cutter last year and got some of his slabs. I will have to look into seeing if we can get more.If i remember right, it was free?? Those hogs are getting huge.And how old are they when u butcher?We bought one off a friend last year, and butchered it--just love the meat.I am looking into getting my chicken coop ready for chickens too--have a source to get some brown laying hens now.We live in N. Mo--how would i keep them laying in winter?
Yes they are free....We got them in March or April I think...I would have to go back into my earlier videos and see when we got them.....The best way to keep them laying in the winter is to provide them with artificial light and warm water.......
I love your guy's setup, it is absolutly wonderful. looks to me like the Ham on the hoof is about to come off the hoof, and those slabs make some good cooking material.
I am just now working on getting my chicken and rabbit cages all worked out. I already have a good spot for them built, just need the cages and nesting boxes built.
I was just wondering why your pig pen is so small? Them are some big piggies :) Bet they were good eating too. I just found your channel and just love what I am seeing. Its sad that more people don't live this way. Anyway Keep sharing your great videos! God Bless. :)
HippieChild05 1 month ago
@HippieChild05 All they need room to do is eat, drink, sleep, and get fat.....You would be amazed at how much better they are than store bought...Thank you!!! God Bless!!!
mmlrc6atgmailcom 1 month ago
i love the videos! I just tried the salad dressing on my turkey and its delicious!!! Thanks for all the tips!
freestylze 2 months ago
@freestylze Thank you...It is delicious!!!
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
The wood you got looked like the trimmings off the edges of logs from when they prepare them for lumber, right? I've never seen anyone using that before. It's a great idea! Probably very economical.
Crunchy68 2 months ago
@Crunchy68 They are slabs....they have alot of wood on them.....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
Are those your meat rabbits
Theclaidheamhmor 2 months ago
@Theclaidheamhmor Yes they are.....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
@mmlrc6atgmailcom I love the bunnies' tiny ears! Never seen that type before. Does it have something to do with their tolerance of heat or cold? (ears=radiators, maybe?)
Crunchy68 2 months ago
You mentioned in another post that there are a few people leaving your community. Have they sold their homesteads? Me and Husbandman are looking for property. If you hear of any good deals, please let me know. Thanks! :) Blessings.
FloridaCityFarm 2 months ago
@FloridaCityFarm Ok I will thank you.....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
Hi Misty, I just had a friend that sold all of their rabbits and equipment. She said it cost them more to have them than the meat was worth. Do you find that to be the case also or what do you do to economize? I would love to see a video from you on how and what you all do around your homestead to be frugal, cost effectively manage your expense on your animals, fuel, electric, start up on your garden, etc. God Bless!
FloridaCityFarm 2 months ago
@FloridaCityFarm Too many rabbits, will break you, I find if I only keep 2 does, and a buck, then if you gather the manure, and they are good does, but if you do not have a outlet to sell them them you do not want to many, the manure is almost worth the same as the meat is, because you get alot of it, when you have 2 sets of babies. they make alot of manure. But you spend a bit on them, you just have to weigh out what you are looking for. God Bless
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
hahaha your pigs got soooo big. its great
fisherdigital 2 months ago
@fisherdigital They sure did....Thanks!
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
wow nice farm. when things go bad here in vegas I am headed to your place. Happy Holidays
SteveHarpster 2 months ago
@SteveHarpster Thank you....lol..I would not want to be in Vegas when it dose hit the fan.....Merry Christmas!
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
Love seeing what is happening at the farm! Merry Christmas!
imgaryk 2 months ago
@imgaryk Thank you...and Merry Christmas to you to.....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
★★★★★
Looks great.
TheMultiGunMan 2 months ago
@TheMultiGunMan Thank you!!!
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
lookin good, keep up the great work!
ElCoyotefromTexas 2 months ago
@ElCoyotefromTexas Thank you!!!
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
those hogs are getting huge. Looks like one of em is goin to be Christmas dinner?! My gosh, ya'll are set on for winter with the wood, the pigs, chickens, eggs and rabbits! You are very Blessed! Have a Merry Christmas! Do You guys put up a tree for the season, if so, can you do a video on it? Would love to see it, am out on the road, and seeing Christmas trees puts me in the Christmas mode. Thanks again.
danzak44 2 months ago
@danzak44 Yes they are....It is a possablity that we will butcher them the day after Christmas....Yes we are truely Blessed! Thank you...No we do not do a Christmas tree, we do cook a Christmas meal and if money provides we try to get the childern a gift a piece....Thank you, and May God Keep you safe on the roads...Marry Christmas.....Thank you!
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
misty how do you know which eggs to eat? all those eggs can go straight in the fridge for eating ? or do you have to sort out the ones with baby chicks inside? i really don't know how that works please educate me! lol
shinnecockwarrior 2 months ago
@shinnecockwarrior I harvest eggs every day, they are fresh I sell what I do not eat. Yes they all can go sraigh to the frideg to eat, and in cook weather they can sit out in a egg crate for up to 2 weeks.They do not have no baby chickes inside. The only way that would work is if a hen went broody and had been sitting on the egg for up to 2 weeks.So I do not have that prob, if they were free all the time and I did not know where they were laying then I would have to watch4that
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
Hey I really like your grounds there! Nice lookin farm! God bless!
godschildyes 2 months ago
@godschildyes Thank you!!!
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
@MrBfd0412 Thank you!!! I have 28 hens....and we got 26 eggs today, when they are sll laying right we will get a egg per hen....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
Nice to see the animals :) Sorry to hear about the rabbits, maybe they have bad genes? Try some new rabbits from someone who has had rabbits for a long time and is confident in the genetics
neuroleptika 2 months ago
@neuroleptika Thank you!!! I willl keep this in mind...
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
Nice homefront. What we all should do. Nice to hear from your hubby in the video. He does a nice job. Congratulations on living the way we all should live.
TheCapstone100 2 months ago
@TheCapstone100 Thank you....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
God bless you.
mds19238 2 months ago
@mds19238 Thank you!!!
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
You are such an inspiration. God bless and keep up the great videos!
FloridaCityFarm 2 months ago
@FloridaCityFarm Thank you!!!
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
I like your home made chicken feeder. Do you ever have problems with chicken snakes?
ShushLorraine 2 months ago
@ShushLorraine Thank you I got it from Grayv111, no, not in the chicken house...
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
Man I love your setup. I just got a local driving job. I was a longhaul trucker. Now I can finally have chickens.
bctruck 2 months ago
@bctruck Thank you!!!
That is great....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
bantams lay better....... egg every day
are you a nun
merry christmas
000whiterabbit 2 months ago
@000whiterabbit Yes they do lay good, no I am not a nun...I am a plain clothed christian.....
Merry Christmas
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
Can't believe how fast those pigs turned into fat huge hogs! Wow, you gonna be able to store all that meat since your last slaughtering? Where ya gonna put it all? LOL..maybe you should sell me some hickory smoked bacon?? LOL
kokonutbaby1 2 months ago
@kokonutbaby1 I know they are fat critters...All the meat from my last butchering is long gone.....I will be canning most of it....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
Everything looks great... The hogs look awesome. I know a lot of work went into them.
God Bless, Misty, Mountain Man and Family...
mainbearing68 2 months ago
@mainbearing68 Thank you!!!
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
Thanks for sharing
aaadream 2 months ago
@aaadream Thank you!!!
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
misty have a question is it really cheaper to raise hogs than to buy? we have been considering getting a couple 3 but just not sure if it will save any $
newbeprepper 2 months ago
@newbeprepper No it is not, but it is not too much more now-a-days....But it is worth it to us, we get so much meat at a time.....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
Miss when I was younger and we butchered hogs b4 thanksgiving.Now its isnt cold enough to salt cure the meat.Just to warm.But hey what better Hogs,chickens,firewood and being self sufficient the way it was intended us to be.God Bless u all
marshwillow 2 months ago
@marshwillow Thank you....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
Neat video. Impressive pigs! Yall need some Dexter cows up there though :)
03DexterHauler 2 months ago
@03DexterHauler Thank you so much...
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
Misty sorry i was replying to a comment another person had posted about how many eggs a chicken would lay. I have 24 chickens and only 8 boxes but they all use only 2 of the boxes to lay in, by the way my rabbits had a hard time this summer also. KS with record days in the 100s. I have moved 3 of my good mommas inside the barn and started breeding again hopefully late winter and early spring fresh fryers
jethrob34 2 months ago
@jethrob34 No prob, thank you
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
Misty, what's your all's cost on the pigs. We raised 2 this year, bartered one for butchering expenses but our final cost (because we don't produce many scraps... just 2 of us in the house) were crazy high honestly. The meat does taste better, and it was a good experience, we know we can do it now, but just curious on your costs figures. Thanks! Lynette
PreppingOnABudget 2 months ago
@PreppingOnABudget It does cost a little more, but it is so worth it in the long run.....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
Hogs are looking very nice! I'd like to see the bacon, and also get a run down of what exactly ya'll are feeding. Thinking of raising a hog or two out back. Price of food is starting to take a serious toll.
SouthWestIron 2 months ago
@SouthWestIron Thank you!!! The preacher in the community grinds hog feed, I do not know what mixture he is useing but it works, I know it has soy bean meal and corn, and several other things, you can buy a complete feed at the feed store...
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
Your pigs need more room.
Vaultcracker2 2 months ago
@Vaultcracker2 Not id they are going to be butchered in about 3 weeks.....This way all they have room to do its eat and sleep and get fatter.......
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
For a second it looked like you pulled that carton of eggs out of the rabbit hutch! LOL
MrBillTroop73 2 months ago
@MrBillTroop73 LOL....Thanks!
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
Wow That Hog is HUGE!!
mojopin12 2 months ago
@mojopin12 Thank you we have been trying to fatten him up well....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
You have so much going on and you manage it so well.
boat6868 2 months ago
@boat6868 Thank you!!!
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
When I get my land I gotta have pigs and chickens like you folks. Keep up the good living Misty and Mountainman!
AmericanMade72 2 months ago
@AmericanMade72 Thank you!!!
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
I see lots a LOTS of fresh meat in ya'lls future ! Wow...so many animals. I'd have my hands full with just a few hens. ;-)
mhpgardener 2 months ago
@mhpgardener SO do I........Yes that is what i have children for...lol....Thanks Bobby!!!!
/;-)
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
Oh, I love how you did your wood! It looks so cozy under that tarp!
TheEndeavoringFamily 2 months ago
@TheEndeavoringFamily Thank you!!!
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
looks like everthing is comin along good i kinda feel sorry fer that poor rooster trapped in there with all them hens by himself lol boy that trailer sure looks like lotsa work me n mountain better go set on the porch n get a cup of coffee n see how that works out lol
rdnkrfnk 2 months ago
@rdnkrfnk Yes sir it sure is.....LOL....He wakes us up every morning before saylight, so I guess heis getting what he deserives...lol....Yes MM would like to be able to sit on the porch and have a cup of coffee with you, even though he does not drink it...lol...Thanks!
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
thanks for showing me around the farm, felt like I was just goin right along with you from spot to spot. A lot of work there cuttin wood, feedin animals and gatherin in the eggs. I'm a townie now(hate it) but hope again some day to have a few acres. Are you stinking of getting a calf to raise up for meat? Just wondered. Lookin good! God bless you and yours this Christmas and always.
Woodsygirl62 2 months ago
@Woodsygirl62 Thank you. Yes we are thinking about getting a calf....Bad....Thank you and God Bless You and Yours and Merry Christmas!
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
WOW! Your hogs have really grown a lot. We are going to try raising 2 this spring any tips you would like to share that would be helpful. You all are doing a great job thanks for posting.
KSPrepper1 2 months ago
@KSPrepper1 Thank you, yes they have....Put them on a floor, and keep them fed, some ppl just matain feed till about 3-4 weeks befors butchering, and then pour it to them, but if you keep feed to them the whole time you will end up with much moore meat and lard.....They do not need to be able to have a lg. spot to burn up energy in rooting......
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
You guys are awesome, I loved the update, thanks. Take care and God Bless!
PopPrepper 2 months ago
@PopPrepper Thank you Pop....Take care and God Bless!!!
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
Great video.
Brandon401401 2 months ago
@Brandon401401 Thank you, and thanks for watching.....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
looks good. How long can you heat the house with a trailer load of wood? Thanks
frankie2234 2 months ago
@frankie2234 Thank you...I do not know most of the winter if it does not turn out too bad....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
That hog is going to make a lot of pork chops. Do you use all of the eggs your chicken lay or do you sell some?
God Bless,
Elba
elbacooks4u 2 months ago
@elbacooks4u Yes it is, but I usually just make sausage, bacon, and cut the rest of the meat off the bone and can it, and cut the ribs in small enough pieces to put in a jar too...We sell the extra eggs.....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
thanks for sharing. farm living is probably hard but it looks inviting. yall take care.
megajeeplover 2 months ago 4
@megajeeplover Thank you!!!
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
mountain man ask misty she will tell you that its the little things that count. i would love to see a video on how you make those v-bottom troughs for the hogs. and what ya'll do with the hog manure that is wash out of the pig pens. thanks GOD BLESS AND MERRY CHRISTMAS,
contreeman 2 months ago
can you make a video when it comes time to move those hogs out of that small pen.
xle5363 2 months ago
@xle5363 I will try to, but i do not know if I will be here or not, we will shoot them with the .22 before we attempt to move them....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
that is so cool thank you
stonybrokebushcraf 2 months ago
@stonybrokebushcraf Thank you....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
Thanks for sharing! - looks like some healthy, happy critters.... well done!
hazeywolf 2 months ago
@hazeywolf Thank you....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
Wow those pigs have gotten HUGE!
whimberly1 2 months ago
@whimberly1 Yes they have, thanks!
Hope you are feeling better...
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
man they are big pigs i have some pot belly's 18 months old the size of a fat cat
what uniform are you waring
merry christmas
000whiterabbit 2 months ago
@000whiterabbit Thank you....
Merry Christmas....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
Sure would love to have a trailer like you MM....... The truck don't hurt either.... I'd like to have one to be a snowplow contractor...... Gotta hope and pray a little harder I guess
Sasquatch7foot 2 months ago
@Sasquatch7foot Thank you....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
Nice...........
Sasquatch7foot 2 months ago
@Sasquatch7foot Thank you....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
My those pigs have grown! When will you butcher one (or more)? Our chickens have gone into molt right now, so we aren't getting hardly any.
Herbalpagan 2 months ago
@Herbalpagan Thank you....
We plan on butchering them all 3 in Janurary when the community does there Hog Butchering Bee.......
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
What! I thought that was a mountain man production. Did I read that wrong? When are the pigs going to be the star of breakfast instead of the eggs?
res401 2 months ago
@res401 lol....Soon I hope....But the eggs will still be there....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
Wow. I think it's wonderful that you are so self-sufficient. I live in an urban area so I tend to purchase my preps but you have a continuously renewing supply of food!! I am happy for you and grateful to you for sharing.
johncap9 2 months ago 2
@johncap9 Thank you....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
Oh my wow! I love it. I wish I could live in a community like you do. Would you consider telling everyone how you made the choice to live like you do and how you did it. I find your life absolutely facinating!
nagaempress 2 months ago
@nagaempress Thank you....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
Wherw does the wood come from that its cut that way...what do you do with that many eggs a day......those hogs are huge...lol
Carballoca 2 months ago
@Carballoca We get it from a young man in the community that has a saw mill, and I sell the extra eggs, and thank you....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
★★★★★ and a gold star to you and yours there. :)
liabatud67 2 months ago
@liabatud67 Thank you....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
I wish I lived nearby so I could come and learn from you Misty! You know so much and thank you for sharing what you know with us. I always learn so much. Right now we live in the city, but I pray to the Lord that one day we'll be living on a couple of acres in southern Montana. Have a wonderful Christmas and may God continue to bless you and your family!
GrammyTammi 2 months ago 4
@GrammyTammi ...me too!
ElleEmBee67 2 months ago
@ElleEmBee67 Thank you....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
@GrammyTammi Thank you....
I hope you Have A Wonderful Christmas too.....God Bless you and yours too....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
Neat!!! Wow those pigs got big fast. :)
oaktreega 2 months ago
@oaktreega Thank you....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
Now your feeder looks just like mine :) Glad to see it is working for you!
Phoenix City Code says that we are only allowed 20 birds per 1/2 acre, so I have those 20 and get a dozen eggs a day, give or take a few, as some of the girls like to take days off. Now, if I had 2 acres, the city code would not restrict me at all as to the number of birds... weird, huh?
grayv111 2 months ago
@grayv111 That is a good thing.....Wow what restrictions you have.....Bizzare.....
Thank you....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
Love that Cull Wood! That's what they call it here (SE Ky). I can only get it a couple times a year when the mill runs.
Burns Hot and Long plus it's easy to handle.You guys are going into winter looking REAL GOOD! Thanks for sharing.
Ladyshystar 2 months ago
@Ladyshystar Thank you....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
Will you be harvesting the pigs soon?...are you going to make a lard vid this year?*crossing fingers*making bacon/ham etc :)
scodurh 2 months ago
@scodurh Yes in Janurary, I am going to try and make a lard video, we will be doing it with the community, so I do not know how much video of it I will be able to get....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
You go, girl!
20351MA 2 months ago
@20351MA Thank you....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
You people make real good videos + the comments are just as interesting. Thank you.
1023471965 2 months ago
@1023471965 Thank you....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
★★★★★
MadBadVoodo 2 months ago
@MadBadVoodo Thank you....
And Thanks for watching....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
Let's see, 28 eggs a day, added to all that great deer meat pepperoni, plus that wonderful oven of yours...I'd be LIVING on delicious pepperoni Fritatas, daily! Everything looks great, Misty. You guys are doing a fine job.
tjbollman1 2 months ago
@tjbollman1 Thank you....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
Chickens lay 1 egg a day but they will share a box so several will lay in the same place
jethrob34 2 months ago
@jethrob34 Yes they will share a box, when you only have 8 boxes for 27 hens....It is natural for them to do that....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
How WOnderful! Those Pigs look HUGE! Where does their poop go? Were they raised up in that crate? IF I could raise them that way I would!
TheMrsVolfie 2 months ago
@TheMrsVolfie Thank you....in the ditch....Yes they were, it is the only way to raise them nice and neat....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
I just love seeing your farm there. Do you have a way of preserving all those eggs? I'm only getting two a day from my little flock, but that's more than I can use, but not enough to accumulate enough quantity to sell. I've been experimenting with dehydrating them. So far, that is working very nicely, but I don't know how long the powder will keep. Time will tell. God bless!
modoc42 2 months ago
@modoc42 Thank you....I sell them to a man in town, and still have plenty for us to eat....Neat dehydrating them I am glad that is working for you....The powder should keep indefantly I would think....Thanks and God Bless!!!
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
Nice video as always. What I see is ham and eggs and the fuel to cook 'em! :-)
MrWebfarmer 2 months ago
@MrWebfarmer Thank you....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
just wondering, I know you all make alot of things on your own. But the things you do have to buy, how do you get that income?
metallicafan53 2 months ago
@metallicafan53 Well that is a personal question if you ask me, but my husband is disabled, and we sell eggs for a living, and now we have the Greenhouse up we plan on selling plants....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
Love the way you live.. Have a blessed day!
snaps81625 2 months ago
@snaps81625 Thank you....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
Wonderul
RRobi31729 2 months ago
@RRobi31729 Thank you....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
1:50 I noticed that you've got about 4 eggs in each chicken box. I thought that chickens generally laid 1 egg per day. Are you getting about 4 eggs per chicken, per day?
penguinistas 2 months ago
@penguinistas Yes they do lay one egg a day, but I have 27 hens in there and they do lay in the same boxes.....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
Wow misty and MM.I know my son and friend went to a lumber cutter last year and got some of his slabs. I will have to look into seeing if we can get more.If i remember right, it was free?? Those hogs are getting huge.And how old are they when u butcher?We bought one off a friend last year, and butchered it--just love the meat.I am looking into getting my chicken coop ready for chickens too--have a source to get some brown laying hens now.We live in N. Mo--how would i keep them laying in winter?
quilterinthewoods62 2 months ago
@quilterinthewoods62 Thank you....
Yes they are free....We got them in March or April I think...I would have to go back into my earlier videos and see when we got them.....The best way to keep them laying in the winter is to provide them with artificial light and warm water.......
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
I love your guy's setup, it is absolutly wonderful. looks to me like the Ham on the hoof is about to come off the hoof, and those slabs make some good cooking material.
TheSonofthunder7 2 months ago
@TheSonofthunder7 Thank you....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
Nice!!!
Iam1uglyguy 2 months ago
@Iam1uglyguy Thank you....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
Do you raise those pigs in that little pen from start to finish?
Backyardhomesteader 2 months ago
@Backyardhomesteader Yes....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
I am just now working on getting my chicken and rabbit cages all worked out. I already have a good spot for them built, just need the cages and nesting boxes built.
TheHossUSMC 2 months ago
@TheHossUSMC Hey Hoss.. if you want to come to northern Calif, I have a 6-plex condo you can have.
modoc42 2 months ago
@modoc42 HAHA thanks, but thats a little far for me to travel.
TheHossUSMC 2 months ago
@TheHossUSMC Good luck, you will enjoy them when you get it all fixed up.....Thanks for watching.../;-)
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
Thanks for sharing! Always a pleasure.
wyattoneable 2 months ago
@wyattoneable Thank you....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
What kind of chicken feed do you feed your chicken?
RedneckAngel98 2 months ago
@RedneckAngel98 They grind it here in the community, it is basically a layer feed.....
mmlrc6atgmailcom 2 months ago
What do you do with the rabbits? Pets?
dirtysteve40 2 months ago
@dirtysteve40 they eat them