The Emotional Part Of Farming That No-one Ever Talks About

The Emotional Part Of Farming That No-one Ever Talks About
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[marciaborg]

I'm sad to see her leaving the farm.

[mousemeat]

Stunning confirmation on Chungous. You all have done well with that pig and your family will eat well for sometime. Thank you for your kind animal care.

[JustTanya.]

I've never been on a farm so I know I couldn't do it but my Dad was raised on a ranch that my Grandpa owned so he helped my Grandpa with the animals and helped my Grandpa in the butchering as well. My Dad's side comes from a long line of farmers in the U.S. and Ireland. My Mom's relatives were farmers as well but in Mexico and also on Apache reservations. I think by showing this in your videos, you're showing how well you treat the animals you care for. Even if they are going to be used for meat. She was a good girl and we'll miss seeing her. I'm sure she appreciated all your love and care. RIP Ms. Chungus. 🙏🏻💖

[gloriajoseph]

Thank you for giving your pig the best possible life this last few weeks. It is very sad but I understand!

[gailhoffmann]

Thank you for always keeping it real, Kevin. Miss Chunga was a nice pig, and kudos to your family for being kind to her while she was with you. Such is the circle of life.

[Kavykeeper-ftzm]

My grandparents lived in Detroit during the Depression. One would raise one pig at a time and had chickens. The other raised rabbits. Nothing was wasted. They used every part of the animals they raised. So much better to raise them yourself if you're able to. I think it would be a blessing to be able to live on a farm and raise your own animals.

[cliffords.]

Even though you haven't had Ms. Chunga very long I'm going to miss her especially how gentle she is.

[reginagaray]

Poor piggy knows something is gonna happen. i could never do this

[paulasweeney]

I remember when my uncle brought home a couple of baby pigs for his kids to raise for meat. He named them Ham and Bacon, to make sure they understood these weren't pets. Good video, Kevin.

[joanharkin]

She looks really great!! It's hard sometimes but it farm life!! The Good with Bad . Love n Blessings

[Duchess-hb]

My sister had a pig that followed her straight into the trailer. She (my sister) cried all the way to the meat processing plant. I hope you have better luck with your emotions than she did. Lots of love sent your way.

[lindalott]

I totally understand why you have animals to harvest. But she is so sweet I'm going to miss her.

[NeilMaclachlan]

The pig loaded no probs...good girl....animals etc all fed...great video...Yes everyone has got to eat....Stay safe and see you soon

[sandyg]

Chungess lived a wonderful life on your farm. Very nice accommodations, good food and lots of love. You will be missed Chungess, but you'll provide food for your family. Love and prayers to you all. 🙏❤️

[LindaDickey-gm]

My granddaughters raise pigs for 4H and the sale day is sure to bring tears to their eyes. One girl swore off raising pigs and switched to horticulture.

[maryrussell]

I wish I could raise my own. I know it would be hard when it comes time to process but I know it’s part of raising them. Take care and stay healthy. God bless

[charlesowen]

It's the circle of life. She was lovingly cared for in her last days. Now she feeds those who fed and cared for her.

[sharonm]

I like that you showed how to load her and that it wasn’t a stressful event to her and you showed respect and calmness. Thank you. ❤❤

[charmc]

I'm not really a "pig person, " but Chungus won me over with her gentleness. I probably would have ended up keeping her. I understand the "why" of it all, but I'm a little sad knowing she ended up in "freezer camp." I do think it's better to know where your meat comes from, and you're going to have better quality meat by raising or even just finishing your meat animals yourselves, as you did with Chungus.

You talked about making the process as stress-free as possible in order to improve the flavor and quality of the finished product. When I was a kid, growing up in the big city with a huge mental disconnect between the cute animals in farm scenes and the meat at the butcher shop, or in neat packages at the store, my dad, who dreamed of living in the country, had a magazine (might have been Mother Earth News) with an article about these people raising this adorable little goat who was described in a way as a pet. So I was reading this lovely story about this sweet little goat that they loved so much, and then one day, they take it out for a walk in the woods, and "BAM!" - little goat gets sent to freezer camp, and the people who talked about how much they loved the little goat are describing how wonderful the meat of their little goat was because he never saw the Grim Reaper coming. Reading about that, as a 10 year old city kid, was a bit like Marisa Tomei's description of hunting "Bambi" in the film, "My cousin Vinny." The low-stress way to better meat is a "thing, " though.

Interestingly, some time ago, YouTube and Pinterest started showing me a lot of videos about the dog meat trade in China and people who tried to rescue the dogs. Apparently over there, they liked to beat the animals prior to "harvesting" them because they believe the adrenaline produced by doing so produces a tastier meat. Yeah....

I think if you're going to "ask" the animal to give up it's life so it can join you for dinner, the least you can do is give it as good and stress-free a life as possible. Chungus seemed like she had a life of contentment for the part of it that was spent on your farm. I appreciate that you were kind to her to the end.

[teresaburnette]

That's part of life that hurts. You do your best and treat them good.