Trial Run

Friday we started the trial run of our new pig housing.  I found the idea online, and hopefully it'll help us watch each individual pig, easier loading because the pigs are in a confined space, which also allows the pigs to get use to us humans.  And hopefully next year I'll work something out with my boss where the pigs can root around in plots after they harvest sweet potatoes (for example).  And then they'll fertilize!  We just have to move it every few days around the field.  Obviously in the winter it'll freeze to the ground, but we'll have it facing south down a little slope to help with drainage.  

See the pics!

 The front part is bolted on, and a rope is attached to the back of the housing.  Then we'll just pull it back when it's ready to be moved.  I figure it can hold about 5 pigs at a time.