In 2026, we’ve added Kunekune pigs to our homestead to help produce our own meat, using excess milk and eggs from our other livestock to feed us further, utilizing the land we have to the maximum!

With their upturned snouts and smaller build, they are perfect for a small homesteader farm. I’ve always preferred the smallest version of livestock to handle as I do much of the maintenance myself and we are not the type of family trying to produce meat quickly with lots of grain input. Their upturned snouts minimize rooting to very little and encourage grazing in a pasture, something we currently have an excess of. The Kunekunes optimize both desires through their size and slow growth that primarily depends on pasture first, grain/supplementation second. They are perfect for rotational grazing but will do just fine wandering out into a properly fenced field as long as you have enough space for your pig herd. These pigs are also a lard type of pig which means lots of excess cooking oil, fat for mixing with venison, and for baking after butchering.

We are currently feeding our herd on diverse pasture of grass, weeds, and pine needles from our trees and supplementing with a ¼ cup each of Eden Feeds Swine Grower for the young gilts and a cup of Kalmbach Feeds Family Fixin's Non-GMO Sow Pellet Pig Feed.

We currently have one sow, Shirley, and two gilts, Donut and Dumpling! Next year we plan to breed Shirley again for a 2027 summer farrowing and two gilts, Donut and Dumpling, for a late fall 2027 farrow. To place a reservation for a breeding quality gilt or boar, contact us! A $50 deposit is required.