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Homesteading and Hobby Farm/Ranch
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Deer season is upon us, and I have a spot where they bed down. I've checked the last four mornings, and never seen less than 10 deer each morning. I'm getting a tag, so is my wife, and so is one of my daughters who expressed an interest in doing this for the first time. I've already got one with my bow, and we're going to get at least three more. Venison aplenty for the year, and I love it!
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Well I spoke too soon. I checked my emu's nest today to see if they laid another egg and something raided it and broke/ate the three eggs they had in there. Not like I can lock the emus up so unfortunately I'm gonna have to cull whatever is responsible. Most likely raccoons. oh well. Wish the Emus themselves would of handled it, but they really only get super protective of the chicks and kind of ignore their nests until they are filled and ready to brood them.
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BrutulTM
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Bumping this thread because even though I'm not a hobby farmer, we're trying something new that is starting out as a hobby and I hope might turn into a business down the line.
We just got our hands on 3 Mangalitsa pigs. If you haven't heard of them, they are referred to as "the kobe beef of pork".
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They are a Hungarian heritage breed that are known for being hardy in cold weather and producing a lot of fat, including intramuscular fat (marbling), which has been bred out of most modern hogs in the retarded quest to become "the other white meat". The plan is to raise them on pasture (with supplemental grain). We got two males and a female. The two males we're going to fatten up and eat (one for us and one for a friend). The female we might eat or if we decide to go forward we may breed her. I have never actually eaten this pork and we haven't raised pigs in many years and never pasture pigs so it's all going to be kind of an experiment. We had to pay $300 per piglet so selling the meat for a profit probably isn't realistic with that much into them from day 1. We will have to breed sows and raise the piglets ourselves to make it into a business but for now it's just something interesting to do. They are in an electric fence inside the barn at the moment to learn how electric fences work but as soon as we feel that they're trained to the fence we will get them outdoors.
Shitty light in the barn so I couldn't get a good picture but you can google it if you're interested. Some of them are pretty wacky looking.
We just got our hands on 3 Mangalitsa pigs. If you haven't heard of them, they are referred to as "the kobe beef of pork".
Meet the Mangalitsa, the Hairy Pig That's the Kobe Beef of Pork
We talk to a breeder and importer about this wild and wooly breed that's become a favorite with farmers and eaters.
modernfarmer.com
They are a Hungarian heritage breed that are known for being hardy in cold weather and producing a lot of fat, including intramuscular fat (marbling), which has been bred out of most modern hogs in the retarded quest to become "the other white meat". The plan is to raise them on pasture (with supplemental grain). We got two males and a female. The two males we're going to fatten up and eat (one for us and one for a friend). The female we might eat or if we decide to go forward we may breed her. I have never actually eaten this pork and we haven't raised pigs in many years and never pasture pigs so it's all going to be kind of an experiment. We had to pay $300 per piglet so selling the meat for a profit probably isn't realistic with that much into them from day 1. We will have to breed sows and raise the piglets ourselves to make it into a business but for now it's just something interesting to do. They are in an electric fence inside the barn at the moment to learn how electric fences work but as soon as we feel that they're trained to the fence we will get them outdoors.
Shitty light in the barn so I couldn't get a good picture but you can google it if you're interested. Some of them are pretty wacky looking.
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Bumping this thread because even though I'm not a hobby farmer, we're trying something new that is starting out as a hobby and I hope might turn into a business down the line.
We just got our hands on 3 Mangalitsa pigs. If you haven't heard of them, they are referred to as "the kobe beef of pork".
Meet the Mangalitsa, the Hairy Pig That's the Kobe Beef of Pork
We talk to a breeder and importer about this wild and wooly breed that's become a favorite with farmers and eaters.
They are a Hungarian heritage breed that are known for being hardy in cold weather and producing a lot of fat, including intramuscular fat (marbling), which has been bred out of most modern hogs in the retarded quest to become "the other white meat". The plan is to raise them on pasture (with supplemental grain). We got two males and a female. The two males we're going to fatten up and eat (one for us and one for a friend). The female we might eat or if we decide to go forward we may breed her. I have never actually eaten this pork and we haven't raised pigs in many years and never pasture pigs so it's all going to be kind of an experiment. We had to pay $300 per piglet so selling the meat for a profit probably isn't realistic with that much into them from day 1. We will have to breed sows and raise the piglets ourselves to make it into a business but for now it's just something interesting to do. They are in an electric fence inside the barn at the moment to learn how electric fences work but as soon as we feel that they're trained to the fence we will get them outdoors.
Shitty light in the barn so I couldn't get a good picture but you can google it if you're interested. Some of them are pretty wacky looking.
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It will be interesting when you harvest one. Cook some up along side "standard" pork and see if it's all worth it.
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BrutulTM
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Not really more work, but they take longer to get to butcher size. I've been told about 14 months of age is when they can be slaughtered.
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So they're expensive to buy, expensive to raise. Hope they taste amazing. Please report back, I'm seriously interested in this.
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Kalaar kururuc
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They're popular in the UK for people with small holdings, supposedly they're good natured as pigs go, so aren't a pain in the arse for non-farmers. Plus they look funny
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BrutulTM
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We are trying to make money, but realistically, if the goal was maximizing income we wouldn't be doing it. I could make more money by just selling the land and investing the money in index funds. I could probably lease it out for $100K+ a year and then go work as an engineer for another $100K which would be way, way more than I draw on the business currently. It's not a hobby, but it's a lifestyle choice more than a profit generator so it would be fair to say that I'm prioritizing pleasure over profit. Of course the day before yesterday when I was out in the sun digging a post hole by hand through packed gumbo and rocks the pleasurable part was harder to appreciate.
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Let me know how the audit turns out.
For all the not fucking retards, expunge "hobby" and "pleasure" from your "farming" vocabulary.
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LachiusTZ
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No, I think normalizing farming as a "hobby" might fuck over someone in our community.
You fucking mouth breathing piece of shit
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