Pig Housing - Different Choices To Consider When Raising Pigs

A piggery is not complete without the pig
housing, the place where the pigs are huddled
together and kept. They may be locked up in
different pens, either individually or by small
groups, depending on the availability of space.
This is where they live, eat, breed and sleep.
Therefore, much is to be expected from the pig
housing when you are learning about how to raise
pig.

First, it should be clean. Usually the pig
housing is situated in a high place where the
flooring is made of loose bamboo strips allowing
for the pig wastes to drop on a sewer down below.
This is to control the amount of dirt to be
cleaned on the housing itself. Most of the
cleaning will have to be done below, which is
not really clever considering that you will
clean it while a number of pigs are above you,
waiting to drop a new set of wastes.

The pigs are also strong, with their bulky built
and strong muscles. This requires for pig housing
to be strong in able to hold them in. Some
housing that is situated at ground level is made
of cement and solid bearings so that the pigs
cannot escape from it or be able to bring it
down. The housing is put to the test when pigs
are agitated, either by each other or by others.
Cemented housing is not ideal for elevated pig
pens because these are heavy.

The kind of pig housing needs to be fit into the
surroundings where it is situated. For instance,
it has to maintain a certain number of feet from
the water server so that the water is not made
impure by the waste from the pens. It also has
to be far from other households because of the
smell it emits due to accumulated wastes.

You can ask others to help in building your pig
housing, but if you are starting small you can
do it on your own. If the environment permits,
make enough room for more pigs because you are
going to breed them. You do not want them to be
crammed together and uncomfortable in their
places if their number increases. Also make sure
that the water irrigation system has an outlet
that will not cause any issue with the
government and the community. The pig housing
can be made in any way you want it provided that
it can shelter the pigs, protect them from any
harm, allow them breathing and sleeping room,
and ventilates them. Pigs also have these needs,
just like humans do.

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So keep these points in mind. If you want to find
out more about pig housing, it does not need to
be difficult when you're learning from someone
who has experienced. If you would like more tips
on pig rearing and raising pigs, take a look at:
http://www.howtoraisepigs.com

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