Hickory Faith Farm
Recommended Products
These are recommended products for pastured pig farming and cooking our pastured pork. We use these products on our farm and hope that this will provide you a strong and easy start into raising pigs or cooking delicious pork! As an amazon associate, we earn a small commission from qualifying purchases through our site at no extra cost to you.
Farming Products:
Moultrie Ranch Series Auger Feeder-
This automatic feeder is what we use for our breeder pigs. This feeder is programable and we are able to ration the feed to the pigs. This makes the daily labor minimal!
Don’t forget the 12 volt 7 ah battery!
55 gallon Rain Barrel-
This is our preferred 55 gallon barrel. The main reasons include the top already being open, keeps sunlight completely out to limit algae growth, and has 2 holes already cut at the bottom for the nipples.
Trojan Product Gravity Flow Nipple Connector-
These have proven to be the best water nipples for our pig operation. Unlike most other water nipples, they come with the bulk fitting and washers.
Rainbird Automatic Waterer-
This device is what we use during the summer months to keep our waterers filled with fresh water. We set it to click on twice a day for a set duration and it keeps the waters filled. Watch our video here.
Parmak Solar Fence Energizer-
This is the solar fence energizer we use on our farm. Never have had any issues. Make sure to get a ground rod as well!
Ground Rod-
This is a ground rod necessary with any fence energizer.
Gallagher Electric Fence Wire-
This wire has worked great on our farm with keeping pigs in the fence.
Gallagher Electric Fence Reel-
This can be one of the more overlooked items with electric fencing but it will save a whole lot of headaches when you want to adjust your fence.
Gallagher Electric Fence Fiberglass Post-
These post have preset insulators to hold the fence poly wire at the correct heights. With them being fiberglass they will last forever and the step in features allow for easy set up.
Gallagher Electric Fence Tester-
This easy to use fence tester allows you to see how much shock the wire is providing. It is a crucial piece of equipment with pigs to ensure they respect the fence.
Cooking Products:
Thermopro Digital Meat Thermometer-
This is a instant read temperature probe that will accurately give the internal temperature of the meat in seconds. It is a must have when cooking the best pork possible.
Spice Lab Curing Salt #1-
This is the pink curing salt that we use in our smoked ham recipe.
Thermopro Heat Resistant Gloves-
These are great gloves for those who love to smoke meat. We use them to pull ribs out of the aluminum foil wrap and to shred our bbq.
Royal Oak Tumbleweed Fire Starters-
These little fire starters are my favorite way to get charcoals started. Just place 1 under the charcoal chimney and give it about 10-15 minutes and you will have hot coals.
Meat Church Blanco Seasoning-
This is a great seasoning to use on our pork chops. We recommend using this when grilling or frying the pork chops.
Bacon Grease Jar-
This is what we store our rendered lard in. The screen is very convenient for straining the oil to get a good clean lard to use.