The near PERFECT "working man's" PIG PEN Setup

In this edition I go over the setup that I created to raise 100+ pigs a year, and an easy way to load/unload and move them around without several people and a crazy amount of effort.
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[@valerieb12]

Thanks for sharing the layout of your hogs. It looks like you put some thought into it and have the ability to expand without much disruption to your current setup.

[@highdeseretranch]

Thank you Valerie, that is the idea. Work smarter and hard, and you do well.

[@robdye2192]

I see the benefits of confinement vs ranging setups. For me, I'm using the pigs to clear bush. So these little dozers are helping me out. I've had one escape in 12 months just using electrics and that was my fault as I ignored a grounding fault light for a couple of days. And when I saw escape, they were only a few metres away. I'm using modified spoke/ally system here to move them about, but they currently return to a central food and water area. The good thing is anything can be changed as the learning continues. ❤ 🐖

[@highdeseretranch]

Rob, absolutely pugs can be used to clear land, like has been said, pigs are mini dozers. So stout and powerful they are! They are some of the best animals I know for clearing thick vegetation, coupled with goats you have yourself clearing machines! Yes, I love to keep learning, even in his 90s my grandfather was still learning things! Thanks for watching and your comment. I Iearn, as well as others that read your comment.

[@MarkWYoung-ky4uc]

I love your setup Robert and especially how you used recycled or home grown materials for a lot of it. I said once that the fellow that invented the bull dozer got the idea from watching a hog root.

[@highdeseretranch]

Thanks Mark. You have to reuse and repurpose materials. Plus, the tin, although several decades old is solid and to buy the equivalent nowadays would make raising pigs nesr impossible. Yeah, you get a sow or boar worked up and it would surprise most folks as to waht they are capable of doing. As always thanks for watching and your support!

[@MarkWYoung-ky4uc]

@@highdeseretranch You probably couldn't find new tin that good.

[@highdeseretranch]

@@MarkWYoung-ky4uc Ain't that the truth. These 12' lengths weigh around 20lbs!

[@tammyzurlinden6328]

How much do you feed your pigs and how many times a day and what do you feed them including supplements?

[@colbystrawder4589]

How often do you put bedding down? I noticed some older straw in some pens. Have you ever considered Korean natural farming (knf) system?

[@Juicawins83]

@highdeseretranch Using a netal barrel with water nipples is a life saver. No spillinf water and digging. How do you keep the feeder barels in place?

[@highdeseretranch]

I secure them to the fence with thread-all and some perforated flat iron bars. It spreads out the tension along the hog panel. Check out my playlist 'pigs/hogs', and there is a beginners guide to hog pens. I outline in detail what I have done.

[@ryanconley5978]

Really like your set up! Question for you. If they are contained how is the odor? I know that is a loaded question but one advantage to moving them on pasture is the odor being somewhat controlled.

[@highdeseretranch]

Great question Ryan. With exception to the pen I mentioned in the video, and that was due to the worst winter in decades, with rotation, resting, and some lime the smell is kept to a minimum overall. Here in this climate, pasture raised pigs isnt even close to feasible. In places back east where annual precipitation is much higher pasture raised is more doable and feasible. Thanks for the comment.

[@trevorbeach9619]

Great set up sir. Watching your videos is helping me build my layout. How many litters to you get a yr out of one sow. We plan on running a small operation. Manly for keeping my freezer full but I was wondering about breeding and just a single sow with a boar, how many litters you get a yr..

[@highdeseretranch]

Glad to help folks out. I do a six month breeding cycle per sow.

[@trevorbeach9619]

Oh ok. Thanks and good luck

[@Jonathan32177]

I'm currently running 16x16 pens for my meishan mix hogs, they stand over 3ft at the shoulders and a little over 6ft in length .. 800+ pounds .. was considering shrinking the pens to 16x8 to expand my numbers. Which do you think would be best,... 16x8 with one or two hogs per pen.. or run larger and do community pens ?

[@highdeseretranch]

Depending on your soil type you might get away with a smaller pen. I will probably do a larger, community sow pen, but still keep the boar in a separate pen.

[@Juicawins83]

@highdeseretranch Do you give tours. We live in utah as well

[@highdeseretranch]

Never thought about that. I reckon it's a possibility!

[@kevinholbrook7174]

Hey Robert I love your set-up and it’s very convenient for loading and unloading your pigs! I was wondering how many pigs per pen? Like how many boars in one pen and how many sow pigs per pen even with the piglets and how many sows per mating pens? Thanks 🙏 for your hard work for your setup! Hope you have a blessed day!