Pig slaughter and dressing on a Small farm

1. coulda waited till after her feed lol
2. This slaughtering is not healthy
3. Great to see your son involved in this process!
4. How did you remove the head?
5. I bet that pork tastes awesome. I've had some fresh pork like that at a pig roast before and it was phenomenal. Best to baste it while it is on the rotating spit over the open fire. Makes the skin nice, seasoned, crispy and delicious.
6. To address some of your commentators:  Only "morons" think meat comes from the store.  Joe Hercules are big on criticism but do not have the fortitude or knowledge to obtain such themselves.  Be a vegan and shut up, or have some appreciation for the 'farmer in the raw'.  Cheers!
7. Its kinda sad but oh those PORK sandwiches! MMM MM!!!!!!
8. тут хоть всё по умному,и без мучений!
9. A1 video , been thinking of doing the same for awhile but couldnt quite come to killing the pig,i think i can now...thanks for the info
10. Sup man who did the video I just ex want to say that this is my dream and I see u enjoy. Life
    
11. Very informative, thank you.
12. Hey mate. Does the hair become harder to remove again as the animal cools down? I Plucked a duck the other day and it was a lot harder than I expected. Re dunked it about 5 times in all. Eventually just skinned the bits that were too difficult.
13. Hi Ozboc! Good video. I'm from the country too and here we know you actually have to kill the animal to get the meat :) I have a little comment about your de heading of the pig. I normally do it closer to the head skull. Then you get some very nice chops, or a roast out of the neck. It's a little difficult to the right place to cut, but after a few times you get it.
     I like your hair scraper. Good idea! it looks like it's doing a nice job. I also think it's a good idea to involve kids in the process. My 12 year old son normally pack the meat in bags while I do the carving. 
    I have a comment to the kill. You can buy a , we call it a "bolt gun" in Denmark, I think it's more safe and just makes a little pop when you fire it. it's around 100$.
    My son never saw a actually kill before, but found it interesting to see it in your video. He was a little surprised to see all the "running" after the shot :) 
    
    Thanks for sharing!  
14. Hi Ozboc...I really liked watching your video...very informative. I especially liked the fact that your child was involved! I live in Nova Scotia, Canada. Most people do NOT want to know where their food is from around here -- probably like most other places...they're ok watching zombies and war and alien autopsy but not ok watching how to grow and process their own food. Anyway, I'm a first season pig grower (I have two) and they are going to "freezer" camp next week. I do not have the tools to do it here but because of your video, I know it is possible and probably possible for me next year. THANK YOU FOR SHARING.
15. HI Drillon , No its a rim fire .22 cal using solid projectile ( never use hollow points ) we place the food down for the pig before will kill it, so that its has no idea whats about to happen and the animal is in No stress at all, unlike at slaughter houses, yes i drained the blood but edited that part out of the video as it may be to confronting for some - and always happy to answer any sensible questions people may have 
16. thanks :) 
17. Its the pigs time. Sad though it was cute
18. Also, I used my .25 pistol and it worked like a charm. Very quick dispatch.
19. We did it. We had a pretty good stream of hot water and the hair came out pretty easily. The while operation went relatively smoothly and tasted great. All involved look forward to doing it again next summer. Thanks again.
20. I use the hocks to make a stock for cooking collards. I simmer the hocks for several hours until they are falling apart. While the hocks simmer, I'll rinse and chop several bunches of collards. Once the hocks are falling apart I'll strain the stock, separate and mince the meat from the hocks, add the minced meat to the stock, then wilt the collards. Delicious!