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Funny Farm Hogs Welcome to Funny Farm Hogs! We are a family based livestock operation, run by myself (Cara) and my mom (Dianne).

Family farm that's been raising hogs for over 40 years (consistently, though technically we're 2nd & 3rd generation pig farmers) - Berkshire and Berkshire cross; primarily offering feeder pigs, and occasionally registered breeding stock. We are primarily a farrow to wean operation - though we occasionally keep a few to raise out and sometimes offer half or whole shares on the rail at competitive pricing. Our boars are Berkshire, and all of our sows are Berkshire or Berkshire crosses. We can now offer registered stock as well - though there may be a wait for a litter to be born or weaned. Our focus is providing healthy and happy pigs around 9 weeks of age to families that wish to raise their own pork at an affordable price. Unfortunately, since we actively look for stock not close to the "show pig" stature, our pigs are not very competitive in the show ring. Our goal is to maintain that traditional phenotype from before commercial breeds were "modernized" to all look the same, and to provide breeding stock to those that share the same goal. Outside of the pigs, we also have a varied flock of chickens and often have extra eggs of many colors to sell. We also happen to be a couple of those little girls that never grew out of that " horse crazy" phase, and have several equines as well. We've got a couple of barn cats to help keep the mice population down, as most farms do. Our dogs are farm dogs, a mix of herding and protection breeds, so while we welcome visitors, we ALWAYS ask that people let us know when they are coming over. We love to talk pigs, so please don't hesitate to reach out, even if it's just with questions!

10/14/2026

Just kidding!

While these girls definitely act like they're starved, we're pretty sure they'd wait until decomp started before trying to eat us.... Hopefully...

10/14/2026

When you just want to gush about the newest kids on the block, but the neighbor kids just want all the attention...

LJ proceeded to tell us that she does NOT take kindly to any babies squealing, not just her own, when I attempted to get these two littles back in their pen....

10/12/2026

I've got an interesting question, probably more for the long time breeders who have somehow found themselves following our little farm page.

At what dilution, do you stop labeling your crossbred pigs as including a certain breed?

I'll reference the two spotted girls in this video (ignore Joanie, she's not relevant to this convo), and their breed breakdown (to the best of my knowledge) is included below. These girls are 8 generations down (over 30+ years) on our farm, with lots of Berkshire addition, and a couple random additions from one-off breedings that turned out well. This line started from a Yorkshire sow, and a Yorkshire/Landrace boar.

We still include Landrace and York when people ask about the litters from this line, but I'm curious for people who have been in the business awhile, how much influence at that dilution are we actually seeing anymore, and is it worth it to even call those out at this point? We prefer a longer pig, so we do select replacement stock from this line with length in mind, but I often wonder if we can still credit that to the itty-bitty amount of Landrace that's still swimming around in there, or if our selection in longer Berks (and other previous boars) has aided that preference just as much.

Unfortunately, I have not delved into a lot of the science that goes into breeding for certain traits (I really should), so most of our experience is based on what we want to see, and the direction we want our herd to go - rather than the genetic breakdown that we see some long time breeders talk about.

So, educate me! Please! The math on these every time we keep gilts back from the next generation just keeps getting more ridiculous....

25/32 Berkshire
1/8 Large Black Hog
7/128 Yorkshire
1/128 Landrace
1/32 Hampshire

10/12/2026

Seriously guys... It's kind of funny/crazy how some litters just can't seem to get over that sibling rivalry. Sorry Misfit, you've got a ways to go yet before you get to kick them out the door... You can see at the end she got fed up with them....

LJ and babies are doing fantastic this morning - and she was done in right about an hour. Six live, three mummies. Babie...
10/11/2026

LJ and babies are doing fantastic this morning - and she was done in right about an hour. Six live, three mummies. Babies are very active this morning, and mama is being very good with them.

And in true LJ fashion, we opened the gate for niece Ella to see them, and LJ wanted to go for a walkabout in the barn to look for food. So she got a little breakfast, a cupcake for being the goodest girl, and she was happily eating with her babies tucked into the creep area when we headed back inside this morning.

We will do needle teeth, iron shots and weights this afternoon, and then next weekend is going to be brain surgery for ALL the boys in the barn.....

10/11/2026

BAM! She finally let those potatoes out of the oven!

I'm not sure what's left in there right now, we'll know for sure in the morning. Her behavior this evening when we did chores was telling, so in between episodes of a new show I've been binging (The Hunting Party - if you enjoy crime shows like Criminal Minds, you'll probably get sucked into this, too) we went out and checked on her. So about every 45-50min or so from about 7.

I went out at around 10:15-ish, and she had no babies, but was up and reworking her nest in an agitated way. So I knew we were close - just not how close. Another episode of my new show goes by, and I head out again at about 11:10. And low and behold, babies! She had 6 live, and one mummy. These guys are CHUNKS! I'm kinda disappointed though - we were really excited for the breed-typical stripey babies that Mangas have, but it looks like only one is a little stripey.... bummer. She passed two more mummies while I was adding some more bedding behind her, which we knew was a possibility if she was affected by the bacterial infection that hit Trouble, Malty, Tater and Watty. I am watching another episode, and then hopefully when it ends, she'll have passed her placenta and I can let her be for the rest of the night (and get some sleep myself 😅).

She is laboring very quiet, talking to her babies in between her discomfort, and was not bothered by me going in and out at all - she's being a rockstar! We'll see how this first night goes, and then these next few days, and this first week, and then we can really start to judge her potential as a sow. For now, I'm SO happy with how her first hour of being a mama has gone for her!

10/11/2026

We decided to separate the boys and the girls in our little grow out group - partly because that was always the plan, and partly because Tex is still being special about going into the taller house in the bigger pen....

It took him just a little bit, but he eventually got in and out of this house fine. He's a special one.....

And FINALLY! LJ has really dropped today - and by that, we mean that typically the last day or two prior to farrowing, there's a change in how their middle "hangs" as their body gets ready for labor. LJ"s udder is really full tonight, pretty tight, and her behavior is more aggravated than it has been. If we don't see babies tonight, we're gonna need to start an intervention.....

LJ is STILL being a holdout.... So after a ride this afternoon, mom and I went out to hang out with the girls for just a...
10/10/2026

LJ is STILL being a holdout.... So after a ride this afternoon, mom and I went out to hang out with the girls for just a bit since they were winding down for the evening, and I got to cuddle with Pretzel and Malty for a bit. It's pretty awesome to be able to just chill with these gals - not every pig is this easy going, and not every breeder spends just that little extra time to help get them there. We love our girls, and are always happy to give some loves ❤️.

10/09/2026

We have sq**rty sq**rt milk in a few teats this morning! No signs of real labor yet, but we are hopeful that she decides to let those prisoners out on bail today!

10/08/2026

Come on kids, can't you see mom is trying to take a nap?

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20601 NE Cove Orchard Road
Yamhill, OR
97148

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Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

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