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Show Pig Supplies-Pen Preparation
Show Pig Supplies WHERE TO BUY
Setting up pig pen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SUrHgHsdSA
as close to a 6' x 10' as possible
Need to block ALL sun at ALL times
Needs to have electricity for a fan (for summer Pigs)
fan on amazon
Heat Lamp/ Red Bulb (for Fall Pigs)
amazon heat lamp
Needs to have water for pig waterer (water hose needs to be out of sunlight)
pig waterer-farmer boy
amazon pig waterer
Feeder (Dayton Feed has one similar with a bottom chain that is recommended)
http://www.farmerboyag.com/mighty-max-fence-feeder
A few things I do different from the video
Put feeder on gate, and water on the other end of the pen(promotes exercise)
Concrete is preferred with a good 4-6" thick layer of
shavings. You will need to incorporate a 1x6 base board to the inside of your pen to keep the shaving in.
If you do not have access to a concrete floor I recommend using the thick rubber mats from tractor supply and building you pen the dimensions of those mats to get it close to a 6
x 10' pen as possible, I'd rather it be a littler bigger rather than a little smaller. 2 of the 4x6 mats from tractor supply will give you a 6x8 pen.
https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/4-ft-x-6-ft-x-3-4-in-thick-rubber-stall-mat?cm_vc=-10005
Links to products recommended for the pen.
We recommend using
pellet shavings/horse bedding
https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/tractor-supply-pine-pellet-stall-bedding-40-lb
South East Texas Farm & Ranch in Raywood also carry a large bag of pine flake shavings.
(the pelleted bedding is easier to keep clean, more absorbent, and easier/cheaper to use when cleaned daily compared to flake
shavings)
Here is a video
demonstrating
how to use the pelleted shavings(IMPORTANT TO WATCH)you can just fill the bags up using a water
hose.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGrNbKavbfw
You will need to have a bag of feed secured/ in your possession the day we pick up the pigs
The first bag of feed you will need will be Moormans Burst Starter-Found at South East Texas Farm & Ranch in Raywood
We will feed 2 or 3 different feeds throughout the length of the project as the hog develops.
This is a link to the feed we will be feeding
https://www.admanimalnutrition.com/webcenter/content/conn/WCC1/uuid/dDocName%3Awctrprd_001957
fan on amazon
amazon heat lamp
pig waterer-farmer boy
amazon pig waterer
pig whip
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