In this vlog, the narrator (Speaker A) walks viewers through a full day of moving ten large, roughly 3,000‑pound pigs from their one‑acre farm to a state‑inspected processing facility. He describes the anxiety of loading all ten pigs into a trailer, the challenges of corralling them on deep mulch and concrete, and the improvisation of a temporary chute using T‑posts. While preparing the pigs, he also manages other farm duties: milking cows, keeping calves separated, and turning off an energizer fence to prevent calves from breaking through. Time pressure builds as they aim to arrive by 10 am but end up getting there at 10:36. At the processor, they are not allowed to film the actual slaughter, so the narrator redirects viewers to a graphic video on Abundance Plus. After the pigs are processed, the family returns home exhilarated. The celebration centers on Rebecca making butter‑pecan and vanilla ice cream, with detailed steps of melting butter, toasting pecans, mixing maple sugar, and finishing the ice cream in an ice‑cream maker. The vlog ends with the family sharing the ice cream and expressing relief that the “summer slump” and the “sea monsters” (the pigs) are gone.
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Today is the day our 10— one acre— Mark— hey, what I was trying to say is our 10 pigs, they're going to the processor today. They are going to market, so they have to go to a state-inspected facility. You guys up for it? Yeah. I'm a little anxious because I don't know exactly how it's gonna go getting those all 10 pigs into the trailer. It's a long way to the processor, probably an hour and a half, and that's without 3,000 pounds pigs in the back. So it's going to take a while, but the real mystery is going to be corralling 10 pigs into that trailer at the same time. We can set up panels, but we're dealing with deep mulch and concrete at the bottom, so there's only so far we can drive a T-post. I'm gonna need to sit with that mystery how this is gonna go for a while. The cows don't care that we got to take pigs to the processor. The cows are gonna help us celebrate. Grandma's coming to cream separate, and we're gonna make homemade ice cream. Yes, I just unloaded those, but then Rebecca loaded the ones that we think we need. These are the cow minerals. We're about to milk the cows. We've been having this problem, we've been separating the calves, and when we come out here, the calves get excited and bust through and get to mom. I'm afraid to go over there because then they're gonna see me and they're gonna start jonesing for their parents. Sneak over there and turn the energizer off on your way there. Turn the fence off. I don't want them busting through an off fence again. They're gonna get in the habit and then they'll bust through live fences. We may have a real problem. Then we're hauling them to the stall every night to kind of separate. So you sneak up there and turn off the fence, and then you stand on their side keeping them away from that fence with that pig board. Okay, see, they're starting to stir. Flossie's gotten up. So far the calves are laying down, they haven't gotten up. That's good. Let's let Joey over. Let's get stud over. These guys are calm. Calfs are laying down. Maybe they're getting into the routine. That's good. Something's going. Good sign. Calfs have risen, but the little one hadn't, so maybe we can do this. We just pulled off of milking because Rebecca said, don't we have to be there at 10? I think she's got some information I missed. Whoops. That means we need to leave like 10 minutes ago. See if I'll be able to Drive a T-post, give us a chute. We haven't fed them, so maybe they're hungry enough they'll go in. I can curve it out, maybe put the next one right here. Okay, we got that. These pigs have to go in. We have no time. All right, my goodness, we got it! We needed to leave 30 minutes ago. Supposed to be there in 1 hour. It's gonna take an hour and a half. That's not too bad. I don't want to get there and they're gonna reject me. It says arrival is 10:36. Apparently we were supposed to be there at 10. My bad. We have arrived. Did you guys make it okay? A little hot? All right, it'll be over soon, guys. All right, they got 3 others to do before they get to ours. We're not going to get to see ours done, but they are going to let us see how they do it. So all you YouTube folks, you're going to hand over to Abundance Plus because this is definitely going to be graphic. But for those interested in learning and seeing how this process is done, uh, go, go check this one out on Abundance Plus. You guys don't know, this feeling is So good. Empty trailer. We are on my way home, but my joy will not be complete until I can share it with the entire family. So let's get home and celebrate. I'm home. Feels absolutely incredible. Had no idea how this day would go this morning. Pigs went in fabulously because we hurried. We just got it done. And now we're back and have the rest of the day. Hey everybody, how about a celebration?
Got rid of the 9 evil—
the 10 evil pigs.
They're not evil. Yes, they were. They were just a lot of work.
The 10 piggy pigs. How's it feel, man? Some of the summer slump rush is dying down.
Oh, it's gone pretty much.
Yeah, sea monsters are gone, pigs are gone.
In honor of the pigs going away, which we're also very excited about. Um, I am making butter pecan ice cream. First, I am just— got my butter melted in here along with my pecans, then adding in some maple sugar. And then I'm just gonna let them kind of cook here on the stovetop, and then when they're done, I'm gonna put them on my paper towel and let them dry. Here they are. I'm gonna let them cool down while I make my vanilla ice cream base. I have made my ice cream base and I'm going to get it into the ice cream maker, and then about 10 minutes before it's done, I will add my pecans.
How'd your ice cream turn out, babe?
I think it turned out good.
Looks good. Looks good. Butter pecan. That one? Is that mine? I was going to give you a big old bowl.
