Well today we built a pig feeder. Im sure we could have found a cheeper and easier way to build this but it looked like such a great design we had to try.
Of course feed is a major part of the cost of raising pigs to finish weight. if the food is bad, cannot be accessed or runs out, well then the growth of the pigs is also affected.
This particular feeder I found plans for online. I will post the site. I took photos as we progressed. Nothing difficult, but tedious. The cost was MUCH more than we had planned, and we had some of the stuff laying around. But we also purchased the items for the waterer as well as a box of ice pops. LOL Robert out 7 yo went with us to menards.
We did make a minor change to the plans.
The roof was too small. this is going to be a feeder for outside. if not I guess they wouldnt have designed it with a roof. However the roof was too small. if it were to rain on it, the water sold pour right into the feed on the platform below. HUMMM kinda backwards. So Mike made the roof bigger with a bigger overhang. I think this will come in handy in our attempts to keep the food dry. Now thats not saying that if the rain is coming down sideways that its NOT gonna get wet, but we did the best we could to keep it dry. The rest of the feeder is rather ingenius.
the barrel, being on a large metal rod, it adjustable. The pig hits the barrel, causing it to rock/pivot and there for droping food out to the feeding platform below. depending on how muhc you want coming out will depend on how high you set the barrel.
I will add photos ASAP.
Tomorrow... the waterer... and hopefully setting up the pen. the pigs come home sunday afternoon.
Of course feed is a major part of the cost of raising pigs to finish weight. if the food is bad, cannot be accessed or runs out, well then the growth of the pigs is also affected.
This particular feeder I found plans for online. I will post the site. I took photos as we progressed. Nothing difficult, but tedious. The cost was MUCH more than we had planned, and we had some of the stuff laying around. But we also purchased the items for the waterer as well as a box of ice pops. LOL Robert out 7 yo went with us to menards.
We did make a minor change to the plans.
The roof was too small. this is going to be a feeder for outside. if not I guess they wouldnt have designed it with a roof. However the roof was too small. if it were to rain on it, the water sold pour right into the feed on the platform below. HUMMM kinda backwards. So Mike made the roof bigger with a bigger overhang. I think this will come in handy in our attempts to keep the food dry. Now thats not saying that if the rain is coming down sideways that its NOT gonna get wet, but we did the best we could to keep it dry. The rest of the feeder is rather ingenius.
the barrel, being on a large metal rod, it adjustable. The pig hits the barrel, causing it to rock/pivot and there for droping food out to the feeding platform below. depending on how muhc you want coming out will depend on how high you set the barrel.
I will add photos ASAP.
Tomorrow... the waterer... and hopefully setting up the pen. the pigs come home sunday afternoon.
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