5 Things WE WISH WE KNEW BEFORE Getting KuneKune Pigs 

What are some questions you have about Kunekune Pigs that we can answer?

It's an old video, but for the kiddie pools, look into Contractor Mixing Tubs. Tuff Stuff makes a 90 gallon rubber model, 36"x60". It's more expensive but should last a lot longer than the plastic pools.

Thanks for the heads up on what info I need to have on hand before I get my pigs. I went with Kunekunes because I needed something gentle and small because I am a 61 yr old woman and don't want to be eaten by my herd 😂

Screw a couple downhill skis from goodwill under your shelters and you'll be able to pull them way easier.

I enjoyed this video and learned more about the Kunekune pig and care of the piglets. I so love to see young people joining the homestead movement and how they care for their animals. Good job guys!

Regarding the pig bath: Have you considered setting the kiddie pool in a shallow hole in order to prevent it from collapsing? Another option is to dig a shallow hole to your desired shape and size, then lay a tarp or pond liner into it.

Thank you making this video! Very informative!

Thank you for this video! Very informative for sure.

Have you considered installing wheels on your shelters? That would make a big difference!

Just got my Kunekune! Thanks for the additional information. This is all new so thanks!

Next time you have piglets, you can make a feeder (or buy online) that you place feed in with slats that the piglets can get through but the mom can not. Make sure its for pigs and not calves, which would be too big.

I am in love with that breed of piglet definitely will be buying one hopefully soon if I can find them in my area. They make the best pet

Thank you so much with all your information... it was very helpful. I’m getting my piglets next weekend and currently building their shed now 🥰

Thanks for sharing your experience!!!

Amazing job keep it up appreciate y'all

I am getting Kune Kunes soon from a breeder and I am very excited and glad for help like yours!

Great lot of information

Thank you! We will be getting our first mini-pig tomorrow!

Such a helpful video! I am SO wanting to add kunekunes to our homestead!

This was a wonderful and very informative video. I am getting too little boy Kuhnes in about a month and this video was very helpful! Thank you.

Love,love,love, your channel.I am very happy to have found it! We have kune kune,American Guinea hog crosses love this breed. I would recommend them to anyone. I found your content very helpful.Look forward to following your channel!

Very good video. Covered some really good points.

Very informative. Thank you!

Thank you!!

The noises they make 😍

Thank you for the information.

I just fell in love with piglets! I'm doing my research to choose which pigs to try first once I close on my first homestead. Your kunekunes are adorable!! Now I want to breed them 😍

We are in Autryville. Maybe 20 mins from y’all

Awesome! I luv your set up! I have one pet Kune Kune. I, too, have MS. I have trouble finding a regular farrier to do tusk trims. My shelter is an enclosed side porch next to my house. I use a kiddie pool during the summer that will only last that summer. I feed pot belly pig food, veggie and fruit scraps. Thx for the videos! Dawn

Funny how things come together sometimes. Looking into pigs, mostly the Juliana breed. We uses to breed Bernese Mountain dogs for many years. Only dealing with MS we had to quit many of our livestock and dog breeding. But I have my little toy Aussie that does canine freestyle (dog dancing) with me. Great info and things to consider! All the best and happy growing... 🇨🇦🐐🐖🐕

Excellent video, learned a lot. appreciate the honesty, thank you. I am going to subscribe.

Great video!

that kunekune fence you two mentioned reminds me of the chicken fence with Drumlin Farm's summer camp farm core egg-mobile setup, it was rotated daily. Good fencing saves a lot of worries!

Just got my first 3 piglets. :) thanks for the video.

I love that A frame shelter !

I’m looking to get some KuneKune pigs in the near future. Thanks for sharing.

This was super helpful information! I’ve started my search for a few kunekune girls and then a boar. I’m glad you went over the shelter part. I myself am not he-woman! 😂

My kunekunes root for grubs. They didn't until they discovered the grubs lol. It isnt bad at all though. My babies are like free rototillers. If I could do my fencing over, I would get the permafence net fencing. Way easier installation than the all purpose temp net fencing. It costs a bit extra though.

Thank you for your info. I myself was researching animals I would want to add once I get acreage. KuneKune made the cut, if I’m able to have pigs on the land I eventually buy, along with chickens, ducks, quail, pheasant, silver fox rabbits, and Nubian goats (oh my … 😀). Oh yea and a Livestock Gard Dog would be nice to keep them safe.

I have MS too, I totally understand. I hope you’re doing well.

There such sweet animals!

Informational and interesting.

OMG. Your kunekunes are adorable. Thank you for recommending this amazing kunekune book "The encyclopedia of Kunekunes" . The book has been of great insight and helpful. the book has been my kunekune bible. it is the best kunkune book out there.

Good video, thank you

Ty

This is adorbs

The pigs are so cute!

Yay, MS homesteaders!!!

I’m getting two tomorrow. Eeek!

I love kunekune❤❤❤

One big pig farmer in Texas I knew bought all the old bread from bakeries and mixed feed in it for the pigs he had trailer loads in his barn with side. Boards on them big trailers! Another group of farmers grew their pigs on concrete in barns. They made big money in Arkansas. Don’t know what they fed them but they weren’t getting that much exercise!

Working aussie homestead! You both are adorable and so fun to watch! I have 2 gilts that will be ready to breed in a few months and was wondering how do you handle a sow with her babies and separate them?

Beautiful pig

I have MS too and I am also going to get a few kunekunes!!!!!!

Great Video! How about adding wheels to the shelter?

Have you considered putting wheels on your pig shelters. Get the kind that swivel and will lock. I think you will find it works pretty well.

i just got some you need strong fence like the metal fence panels they are very smart and will break out and eat up all around your home dig up everything

Your pigs would love a wallow. This will keep them cool.

I know this is an older video, but putting wheels on the shelter will make it easier to move with one person.

Thanks a lot for making this video guys - in Portugal kune kune pigs are super popular with homesteaders because they are often featured on a "large" Portuguese youtube channel. We're still pretty new to homesteading and we had some reservations about introducing them because they are slow growing pigs. Also, they seem to be escape artists. This video was really helpful to us especially as we're still considering other breeds. The part that I most enjoyed is when you explained "dippy pig syndrome", i had no clue this could be an issue. To your knowledge is it only kune kune piglets that can develop it? We're in a similar situation as you, we have to really be conscious of which animals we'll take to the vet or not. So that's really good that you've addressed this in your video. lol i remember being hammered in a FB community because we would not take a chicken with a potentially broken leg to the vet - i felt validated when you raised this topic. So many thanks to you guys!

Hello guys. I like your kunekune videos more than any that I've viewed. I just visited and paid towards 2 kunekune pigs that they'll hold for me until I get my fencing, housing, and food bowls prepared. I asked many questions of the owner and she provided great info. I too live in NC but I'm in southeastern NC. I have limited pasture area. I have 45-ish acres but all wooded. Hang tough. I appreciate the kunekune tips. The pigs I'm getting are not registered and that's fine with me. I will get 1 male and 1 female (siblings). I will get 1 more from a different owner once they become available. Though you don't hear much about these pigs, they are difficult to find and when they are bred, the piglets go very fast. I'll check in periodically to let you know how it goes.

I read that pigs get cold. I plan to put a floor with straw inside a warm insuated house for winter.

Love your set up, we also raise Kunekune here in NZ...the best breed, we don't feed scraps, just wind fall fruit n nuts..have several orchards and break feed . I give ours a health tonic of ACV ,garlic and molasses in a bowl , they love it and it is a great natural dewormer and this tonic will also help prevent mastitis with in farrow sows..Re ..MS, avoid diet drinks at all costs and anything containing aspartame..also fantastic pain reduction results with RSO..take care..

Thank you for all the insight! Did you guys end up finding a better fence for your situation? Mine is similar 😅🤙🏼

Yours was an especially touching story, especially at the end when I remembered you too have a health struggle. Does focussing on pytonutrients help with your condition?

This is my first video of y'all's, but definitely gonna stay!

Put a wheel system that folds up and down, with a removable handle to move the shelters.

suggestion, put caster wheels on the alpine (triangular) pig home, that way one person can push it around

Hi guys thanks for this informative video, I’m just planning on getting 2 kunekune for our farm we also have aussies, how do kunekune and aussies get along?

This may sound crazy, I sort of want a KuneKune for a pet. Crazy? I imagine it would be best to have two so that they have companionship. Yeah...I must be crazy. Just love these darling creatures! (Yes, I eat meat).

I'd like clarification about why a vet isn't possible. I understand preferences, is it a preference? Here the livestock visits (you bring them in, I see the pigs have been van transported before) are $50. Here pet visits can be expensive but not livestock visits.

Enjoyed your video.. it was very informative. Exactly what grain did you feed them? We are getting our first piglets in 2 weeks. We have raised regular pigs before but never KuneKune...We are excited about learning something new now in our seventies.. thanks

I have not tried the premier1 pig netting yet but have used the chicken and cattle fencing. I think it is a universal problem about sagging with netting. Have you tried polywire any? I think I have a video on my channel where I'm repairing some and it can kind of give you an idea if not. I subscribed to your channel hope you will keep up with our pig stuff too!!

We are acquiring a male and female kune kune next week

thnx for sharing, I want to raise pigs again, as a kid at home, My dad raised pigs we had our own sow and big red boar. He was not sweet and gentle. He bite me in the butt once. I was so afraid of him.

We are getting KuneKune pigs next week so we are trying to learn all we can. Thanks for sharing this information!! Subscribing so I can learn more.

put wheels on shelters for moving

For the shelter put two wheels on one side so that way you could pick up the other side in Roll it

I have the premier one fencing 10,000k and a dog ran right over it, and right in. It charged the fence.

Wheels brother.

I had potbelly pigs years ago. They had a lie of piglets and she destroyed them. Later her other litter was plenteous and strong. What should i have done thatthatmy next set of pigs don't do this?

Have you considered some kind of wheel system to moving the pens?...just a thought but have no experience with piggies yet

Just cut a PLASTIC 55 gallon drum in half (vertically) and dig holes slightly less than the size of the half cylinders . Bury both to about 2” from the top. Fill with water and watch the magic happen.

3 4% hydrogen peroxide food grade you get rid of the sclerosis put wheels on the enclosure. And for the pools sink them in the ground. It would probably be better if you gave them mud pits they would stay cooler with mud

I just bought an American mix 🤦🏾‍♀️ I’m in nc also

Did you try to put rubber wheels on the shadow shelters?

Do you know if goats and kune pigs can share a large pasture

May I ask what fence you actually now use. Trying to decide which to get. Also do you breed? We are looking for two KuneKune and we are in NC.

What is your grain make up??

Could you dig down into the earth and place the kiddie pool in to act as like a "lining"? That way they don't lay on the rim and bend/break it?

Research everything before you get into it. FYI, Justin Rhodes from my opinion is in this to do RU-vid. I do not think that many of these people are really go to resources, even though they have their channels and all of that. Having a RU-vid channel does not make you the go to person. It just means you have the time to shoot and produce videos. Many of us have just so much more real worl experience, like 30 plus years, but not the knowledge or time to shoot videos. Look on the State University AG sites for building plans.

These look so similar to our south african colebrooks. Especially those majestic waves/curls they get on side hair lol. Feed wise our breed does seem to get all micro nutrients they need from being pigs outside and veggie scraps or been testing grasses on them and they seem to eat it. Feed is expensive 😩 Looking to grow and mill ourselves in future as our sow had 6/6 litter this breed has awsome mothers so expecting more. We still gave the piglets iron jabs and gave the sow pre-natal booster just in case but hear it's not needed.... we luckily had very healthy litter (in winter)

Hello! I have an underweight Kunekune piglet. She’s about 11 lbs and was born Feb 5th ish. What should I be doing to get her weight up?

We’re getting 3 kunekune pigs on Friday/Sunday because the owner is moving.

Sow the land has great "builds", put retractable wheels on the back of the mobiles.

How big do they get

So... here's a maybe stupid question: what do you do with the pigs? Are they for fertilising and soil maintenance? Companionship? Meat? If the latter, how do you mentally balance "little Crispy I'm petting now" with him eventually becoming, well, crispy bacon? This isn't an anti meat thing, I'm genuinely wondering.

Looking at adding them to our family why do you move them?

Why don’t you did a hole the size of the kiddy pooles

Wheels on those shelters. Pull with a tractor or ATV