*Sniffle..Sniffle*

[mississippifarmboy]

Ok, problem solved! Your buddy from Mississippi found a perfect... ahhh.... thingamabob to help you sleep better at night.
http://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=30e07c47-7b6a-11d5-a192-00b0d0204ae5
And you'll only need three of them...

 

[redhen]

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LOL..and only $599 each!! Thanks, Buddy!

 

[mississippifarmboy]

You are so welcome...
of course this one will hold all three at once and looks good enough to have in the front yard.

 

[redhen]

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Hammie saw that...

 

[adoptedbyachicken]

Back to the real solutions...

I agree with those that said make the area smaller so they can warm it up. Be that dog crates totally full of straw they burrow into or just bales of straw in there stacked into a square with bales or plywood on top, and full of loose straw, whatever, but three little piggys can't warm up a 8 x 8 that is tall enough for humans to stand in. They don't have the mass.

My friend that makes bale dog houses every winter for her dogs says they are perfect, and she puts them in a 3 sided shed only, so if you build something inside there I'm sure they will be fine.

 

[Rozzie]

Maybe if you make it out of wool...

All joking aside, I'd stack bales of straw into a rectangle, leaving and opening, and lay plywood across the top as suggested in the previous post. I think that will provide the most warmth. Lots of loose straw inside the bale square, too...

 

[redhen]

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Thanks!

I just read this to my husband... Hes thinking how to fix it up for them... hes mentioned making the walls out of bales (as you said).. and the roof is what hes trying to figure out.... he said something about 2x4's attached to the walls with plywood over them...i guess?..

My worry is securing the roof good.... cause they'll shove the bale walls about....
Thanks again for that info..

 

[redhen]

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Hammie said hes not wearing that...

 

[mississippifarmboy]

I haven't built a straw bale (Or hay bale) shelter in years, but you can just stack it about two or three bales high leaving an opening in one side for an entrance, fill it about a third full of loose hay to "Burrow" in. Then lay a couple or so 2 x 4's across the top, cover those with plywood then cover the entire top with bales too. If you want it to last longer just cover the top bales with a cheap tarp to protect from rain.
Never used one for pigs, but have for temporary housing for pygmy goats in the past.

Ain't purty, but it works.

 

[Orchid]

I didn't read the whole thread so I'm sorry if these suggestions have already been made. I'd give them small insulated houses inside their barn that they can warm up with their own body heat, and on the coldest nights/days maybe something like these dog blankets would help? Dunno how destructive pigs are, I've never had one.

http://www.sstack.com/dog-blankets/