We built Justin Rhodes' pigport pen with some modifications. It is 50% bigger and we made some improvements to the doorframe.
Here are the first two walls we put up. Cattle panels zip tied to the posts/t-posts and remnant siding from different projects zip tied to the cattle panels.
The end wall had some gaps under it because the ground was uneven. Since I’m going to have my girls in here for farrowing, I worry about little piglets getting through there and not being able to get back. We put a lot of wood chips in there but my girls dig.
I was walking around and I had a flash of inspiration. I saw the cut ends of the livestock panels from when we trimmed them and realized how I could make use of them.
I hammered the sharp tines into the ground and zip tied the panel remnant to the existing structure. This will keep any babies from going under.
We built the Dutch door frame and door. We have a Dutch door so the bottom door can hold the chips in while we get in and out to clean/feed but we can open the bottom door to move the pigs in and out. We sank the 4x4 posts about 2 ft into the ground, and added a 4x4 kickplate at the bottom. The 2x4 at the top really helps to add to the stability. I also zip tied the frame to the carport post.
This is the detachable side. It is secured with heavy duty zip ties and other straps. We have it on the outside of the posts so we can remove the wall to muck out and to add wood chips. The gaps between the roofing is where the posts of the carport go.
We got a bunch of wood chips added to inside, probably 6 tractor buckets full. put the removable side up and tidied everything up. We also added some hay for bedding.
We waited until this morning, since the ground was frozen this morning and I don't really fancy moving pigs once things turn to muck, and we went out and moved the girls back into the revamped carport pig pen so they can farrow there.
If things are timed to the first time the girls broke in to the boar's pen, we have two weeks until we have some piglets. You can see Jericho's (girl on the left) developing milk bar in these photos.
Here are the first two walls we put up. Cattle panels zip tied to the posts/t-posts and remnant siding from different projects zip tied to the cattle panels.
The end wall had some gaps under it because the ground was uneven. Since I’m going to have my girls in here for farrowing, I worry about little piglets getting through there and not being able to get back. We put a lot of wood chips in there but my girls dig.
I was walking around and I had a flash of inspiration. I saw the cut ends of the livestock panels from when we trimmed them and realized how I could make use of them.
I hammered the sharp tines into the ground and zip tied the panel remnant to the existing structure. This will keep any babies from going under.
We built the Dutch door frame and door. We have a Dutch door so the bottom door can hold the chips in while we get in and out to clean/feed but we can open the bottom door to move the pigs in and out. We sank the 4x4 posts about 2 ft into the ground, and added a 4x4 kickplate at the bottom. The 2x4 at the top really helps to add to the stability. I also zip tied the frame to the carport post.
This is the detachable side. It is secured with heavy duty zip ties and other straps. We have it on the outside of the posts so we can remove the wall to muck out and to add wood chips. The gaps between the roofing is where the posts of the carport go.
We got a bunch of wood chips added to inside, probably 6 tractor buckets full. put the removable side up and tidied everything up. We also added some hay for bedding.
We waited until this morning, since the ground was frozen this morning and I don't really fancy moving pigs once things turn to muck, and we went out and moved the girls back into the revamped carport pig pen so they can farrow there.
If things are timed to the first time the girls broke in to the boar's pen, we have two weeks until we have some piglets. You can see Jericho's (girl on the left) developing milk bar in these photos.
