This content was created by Victor Justin Rhodes. This content was uploaded by Victor Justin Rhodes. This is a YouTube video titled "I Shocked my Pigs and this is what Happened" (created 2021-07-30) — a homestead/farm vlog in which the host (labeled SPEAKER A) and family/helpers (Aron, Lily, Rune, mentions of Ben and Gabriella/Bree) set up and test an electric training fence for piglets, discuss moving pigs, pasture logistics, and related chores. The clip mixes hands‑on how-to instruction (fence, grounding rod, energizer testing) with informal family conversation and a personal health update from the host about a recent reactive arthritis diagnosis and recovery plan. Metadata indicates YouTube content, created July 30, 2021 and last edited April 10, 2026.
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Oh my word, proud of these guys! Well, that garden converts to grass pretty fast, doesn't it? Got a nice front yard. Look at these boys, they're string trimming fools. Aron and his brush. Every time I see you, you got that brush. Boys are getting cleaned up for two reasons. Garden guy is coming today for an overnight visit. We're gonna get to meet his fiancée. Also, Rooted 6, pretty much a homestead rescue edition, our TV show is premiering. We're gonna premiere it this weekend. It's gonna have a little bit of a party with a few friends. Let's set up a testing fence or a training fence in the three little pigs so we can get them out. We'll get a net and we'll, uh, crisscross it on itself and set it up in there, in their pen, uh, and hopefully they'll get shocked and get trained to that fence while they're still in their physical holding. You get it? So if you can get us a grounding rod— yeah, we have a ground tester. I'll get the net. Our sow, our breeding pig, is due in August. She's showing signs, so I'm thinking we need to move those 3 little pigs out sooner than later so that we can get the boar over there separated from the sow. Are the pig nets in there? There they are. That'll do. Dude, he's on it. He's got the grounding rod, fence. You're running laps around me, you realize that? I was supposed to get the net. He went and got everything else and then came, got the net. He probably wants to pass me. There you go. Slow traffic to the left. Ben's coming. Ben Holler. He's a grab that bull by the horn kind of guy. Maybe we can move those pigs out to pasture on Saturday while he's here. He can drive the tractor and the trailer.
You're taking your wheelchair?
Yeah, I should take my wheelchair. Let's put it in. He's pulling the wheelchair joke. He's great. Any chance he gets. Be poor in a wheelchair, Jeff. What'd you say, Lily?
Hi, Papa.
Hi.
There's Papa.
The pigs absolutely do not care that I have reactive arthritis. The farm must go on. Boy, they're trying to catch this rat, bless their hearts. There are rat holes. I guess they stuck it at the entrance. The rat's got no choice. Oh wow, they still have grain, so I don't know how occupied these guys are gonna be. So let's set this up before we go out there. Normally I train pigs with a Premier 1 gate because it's only like this wide. Premier 1 gates are sold out. All you crazy chicken ladies got serious about homesteading during the 2020, which is a good thing. What we're going to do is, is lap this over each itself. Yep, set it down. Get the electrical cord out from underneath there.
This one?
No, you see how the Energizer cord is there? Let's get it out. Oh, this?
Yep.
Now set this down flat on the concrete. Set it down like this. Pull it tight. What? Pull it tight. Okay, now stand on it. See what I'm doing? See what I'm gonna do? Whoa, because we don't need to set this up in there. We're just going to do like that. Okay, we've got it folded over itself. All right, let's get them distracted with that, with that feed. That's a good— it's this old alfalfa that accidentally got mixed with grain. They don't like the alfalfa, but they like the grain, and they— it occupies them because they're searching for the grain. Let's go set that up.
Are you gonna teach them to be in a fence?
Yes. Okay, the pigs are no longer occupied. Whoa, whoa! Bit my toe. Stop it. They sense my weakness. We might have to get a pig board. They're all over the Energizer. Having the Energizer in here is gonna be a problem because it won't shock them. So we need to get the Energizer right outside. Yeah, let's go.
Because the rod also, you cannot dig the rod under.
You're right, it's gonna hit the concrete. You're right. Let's set that up outside. There's a hair of a smell in here, which means— whoa, they didn't turn it real good. We found out from Joel I didn't put enough grain per material, so it's not worth it for them to stir it for the little bit of grain that's in there. It shouldn't be popping like that. There's a break in the line. I hear it down there. There's a break somewhere. Test it, test it.
It's 10 point something.
Oh, well, that'll do it.
12.6.
Yeah, that's fine. That's gonna train you. You're in for it, buddy. You're in for it. Oh, does it work, Arun? Yeah, it's working pretty hard. Poor Arun got shocked. For the viewers who have never been shocked by an electric fence, what's that feel like, Arun? 12.5.
Oh, it feels like— I don't know, it's hard to describe.
You can't help but do anything but—
I know, it's good. Like, it's numb sometimes, you know.
They're occupied. Let's do it. Really? We're gonna have to somehow set that up and energize it really fast.
So like, how do you want this? Like this?
No, I want it along here, about a foot from this wall. I don't want them to be tempted to run through it. That's why I don't want to put them in the middle. That's why I want to put it on an edge. One of their instincts might be when they get first get shocked, it's to go forward. These old spots are the curiosest pigs we've ever had, I think. Okay, see what I'm doing now? Now that needs to be— that needs to be straightened out so it can be tight. I don't know why it's so slack in the middle. Lift these up. There you go. And, and, and there you go. Okay, you guys off of it? Yeah. Okay. Okay, go on. There's one trained. There's two trained. Didn't take long. That's right. There's one more. Uh-oh, there's three trained. That's quickest I've ever trained three pigs. Milking time. Feels so much better after meeting with our doctor yesterday. Not like physically better, although I have— I've had no new pains in like 5 days. No throbs. Symptom-wise, I am doing better. But her giving us a plan— that was the second doctor to confirm that yes, it was reactive arthritis. Makes sense, came straight after a GI infection. Uh, so there's my movement in my, my right hand. So that's what we're lacking there. Just my hands are weak. And of course, it feels like almost every joint of my foot, save the tip, even in some of the toes. Just knowing how long it can go on for, 3 to 5 months, I mean, that seems like— I mean, Rebecca cried when she heard that, but I was kind of like, I'm feeling this pressure, like, am I on pace? Am I on pace for the 12 weeks? Oh, it could be 20 weeks. Yeah, I think I'm on pace for that. That brings me comfort. What are you doing up there?
Getting stuck.
This side, is it easier for you to milk and stand? Yes, might be at this angle. See how crooked that is? She also encouraged me to do more pain medicine. That's probably why I'm feeling a little bit better this morning. Uh, but she said to also be careful and to not push it just because I feel better. So between a confirmation of what this thing is Having a plan, uh, having a timeline. It's just all good. Did you just squirt me? You just squirted me from way over there on my new pants. Who did that and what's your complaint?
Nothing, I don't got a complaint, I'm just having fun.
Okay, good. There's one more thing and that would be the idea that it is gonna get better. There's a rare— there's a chance it could be more long-term, but it won't be like this intense. But most people completely knock it out completely. You come sit with me. Well, Rune brought us a bigger screw. Did you bring a 1 or 2?
2. So I'm gonna run through from here.
Yeah, see, I think— oh yeah, yeah, that'll be good. Yeah, just line it up because it's got to go through here, this brace, and maybe this all the way here, this side, all the way into that, uh, 2x6 would not be a bad idea. We're gonna bolt this with our new design. It went through. Okay, that, that— I mean, that'll hold us until we redo it. We have to wait until we're lower in the pasture to work on this, or we might even wait till the winter because we're not even using it, because it'll be quite the job to beef this up. You guys ready to pull this? Which I don't know if I want to wait till the winter. I'd kind of like to try out the new design and see if it works or not. Maybe we'll build a whole— What, girl? Another one. This one's a hair scrappy. The garden guy's here and the garden gal. Yeah, I know. I guess that's, that's who that's gonna be. It's gonna be the garden gal. Hey, we're here. The garden guy. Yes, and the garden gal. So is that what they decided? Everybody voted on the garden gal? All right. Hi, Gabriella. Or Bree, what do you want to call her? Bree. Bree's easier. How are you? Nice to meet you. It's nice to meet you too. You're taller than I imagined. Yeah, but anybody next to— bam, guys. How tall are you? I'm 6'3". Okay, so you can hang with him. All right, what are you? 5'9" and a half, 5'10". Nice. I told her she's still growing.
