Building The Proper Pigs House Is An Essential Part Of Successful Pig Farming

The pigs house for pigs kept in a pasture or other fenced in area should be sturdily

built in order to prevent the pigs from accidentally demolishing it, filled with clean straw for bedding, and warm and dry.You should also ensure that the pigs have plenty of clean water which should be replaced daily to keep them healthy.The housing provides the pigs with shade from the hot sun and keeps them warm in the winter when raising pigs. While the bedding straw will remain clean, since pigs do not defecate where they sleep, it should still be replaced regularly when the straw has broken down. You can keep old straw outside the housing, since pigs clean themselves by wiping with the straw before they enter their dwelling.

Apart from the pigs house, their pen should have a fence to keep the pigs inside their allotted area and prevent them from wandering around. You might want to consider installing electric fencing in order to prevent the pigs from knocking it down.

You can also buy a commercially-built pigs house, which will be specially built and customized to the pig farmer's specifications; such housing is not cheap but is a worthwhile investment that will save you time and trouble.

If you have a lot of pigs, you can also use a barn as a pigs house, since this would restrict the amount of space the pigs take up, as well as making it easier to control them. Keeping pigs in a barn can also help head off problems with disease, since the living environment can more easily be kept clean, while making it easier to collect pigs waste to turn into fertilizer.

You should divide the barn into a feeding area and a sleeping area, with a door to allow the pigs to travel between rooms. The feeding area should have a feeding trough where the pigs will eat, as well as a watering trough. To ensure easy cleaning, there should also be a water system and hose, so you can easily hose down the room after the pigs have finished eating. The bottom of the walls should also be made of heavy material such as concrete, rather than wood, in order to prevent the pigs from destroying it by chewing on it. The bed area can be smaller than the feeding area, but should also be filled with clean bedding that is replaced on a regular basis.

by: Sarah Brown

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