https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/86a30367-128c-4ce6-94c5-cf1cf3a1ecac It's time to load the last of our winter pigs to haul them to the butcher. Loading pigs is almost never easy, and this batch was especially difficult. I show some tricks for getting pigs to go onto the trailer and talk about USDA slaughterhouse requirements for unloading pigs, and the difference between USDA butchers and custom exempt butchers. I also cover our difficult decision to start using an electric cattle prod to help get the pigs moving, and whether the use of cattle prods is humane. Finally, I explain some of the strange rules involved with having meat processed at a USDA butcher facility. website: http://justafewacres.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Just-a-few-acres-farm-187074114794963/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justafewacresfarm/?hl=en email: peterelarson3@gmail.com To order Pete's book; "A Year and a Day on Just a Few Acres:" https://www.amazon.com/Year-Day-Just-Few-Acres/dp/149549957X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2NM8AQPCG3IT5&dchild=1&keywords=a+year+and+a+day+on+just+a+few+acres&qid=1587327049&sprefix=a+year+and+a+day+on+just%2Caps%2C183&sr=8-1 Wed, 06 May 2026 02:08:30 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/86a30367-128c-4ce6-94c5-cf1cf3a1ecac All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.