When it comes to a small scale livestock operation, there are two main choices that stick out when it comes to selecting starter enterprises: pastured poultry and pigs. This season we have discussed each of them in depth, looking at the nuts and bolts and pros and cons of these enterprises. And if I had to guess, I would assume that most people getting into small scale livestock start with poultry.   But that might not always be the best option.  In many cases raising pigs may be a better option given your market and your competitors in the area. Part of making at that assessment comes to looking at the potential numbers for each of the enterprises.   So far we have done that with poultry, but not pigs, at least not until today. If you go way back to episodes 8, 9, and 10 we talked a lot about the methodology of raising pigs in the woods. We covered a lot of the management, the infrastructure and equipment that use to execute a successful and profitable pig enterprise, now let's see how that all works out in reality when it comes to the numbers. What types of costs are involved? And how profitable is a small scale pig enterprise? Those are just some of the topics that we cover in today's episode, Part 4 in the series How to Raise Pigs Regeneratively in the Woods.

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