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+1 on a slaughter thread. The neighbor and I have talked about it some. We both process deer and chickens so how much more differen can a hog be? LoL.

I also prefer Apple for pork. I use it for my ribs and butts. I grew up in the south so we also used a lot of hickory as well. I have dabbled with Cherry for bacon but it is harder for me to find.

I really appreciate the input and your experience. $3lb won't be bad, I am just always trying to get the max I can. I will be building a larger smokehouse this year. I use both a vertical smoker and an adapter for cold smoking. I haven't done it on this large of a scale but I am up for the...

Thank you for the insight. The local butcher we are going to is a good friend of our neighbors and has already quoted us a lower price. They do not cure meat but I do so I will be doing my hams and bacon. Bulk sausage is also included in the main price and is not extra. Their normal butcher cost...

Here they are. It dropped from 70s to high 40s here in Indiana so they are a little cool. It is supposed to warm up tomorrow.

Exactly. Plus they already had the fencing so we are both in it for a lower cost. We are hoping to feed the pigs out to 250-300lbs and my hope is to be in each pig for $2 a pound butchered. I work in a skilled nursing facility with two kitchens and will be getting green scraps from them every...

We are also diving into feeder pigs with our neighbors. They brought home 5 yorkshire mix weaned piglets. They were supposed to be 25lbs each but are a lot smaller. We got them locally and found them for $25 a pieces and the boers have already been castrated! They currently are on a concrete pad...

Howdy from Rensselaer, IN. New Homesteader here. We currently have a flock of 34 chickens and will be adding a few meat turkeys this year. We are looking into diving into the world of rabbits this year and the neighbors are raising a few pigs. We are trying to get the most out of our little 1...