There is a very good reason he said that! He was telling the truth & hoping you wouldn't read what he left unsaid. Farrowing & looking after piglets is the hardest job in the whole pig business. Losses can be high. Of course success is possible too having done it for a while but we definitely found NO money in feeder pigs alone & would never go back to that. Registered breeding stock, if you build up your market, can & does pay but it is hard work.
Farrowing is hard work, no doubt! I grew up on a quasi-confinement pig farm in WI. As a kid/teenager, I was the free labor. I understand the trappings of low cost feeders and high priced inputs. He was relatively new to farrowing and there is a huge learning curve. I decided against the Tamworths due to lack of facilities at this point among numerous other reasons(although they were gorgeous). I am trying to figure the end goals of what I want to do. I want have heritage type hogs, promote the breed, sell some stock, and sell pork products since I have plenty of people interested in quality pork. The biggest thing is to make it pay for itself.Cornish Heritage said:
