Getting my first pigs this week.

[smalltime hobby]

I finished my 24x24 pen this past weekend. My 3 feeder pigs are due to arrive this coming weekend. As of now, I have the pen itself, a wood shelter, metal feeder (use to use it for water for birds)...its about 4 feet long, 10 inches wide, and 6 inches deep). Will this suffice or arethey going to overturn it? What should I do for water? Hydrant is within 10 feet of end of pen. I don't want them to have nasty water all day. I run a daycare for my day job, so I can't really be out there to check on it. I also have 2 old bowling balls in there. Anything else?

 

[jk47]

post I pic of the feeder and you can use a auto waterier or if you cant hook up water
you can use a nipple attachment on a barrel or use a livestock fount style water.
for toys you can use a old hoses and hang them for the pigs to bite

 

[smalltime hobby]

Thanks for respondi jk47! I'll take a pic tomorrow in the daylight.

 

[smalltime hobby]

Forgot about posting a pic. I got the pigs today and need to get a different feeder and\or waterer. What I have in there wil only work for a short while. Going to try uploading a pic. Tried earlier and it didn't work.

 

[jk47]

I would suggest a trough feeder wired to fence or an auto feeder also wired to fence or chained

 

[jk47]

 

[jk47]