HOW TO RAISE A PIGHOW TO RAISE A PIG Sheridan Moore 2 nd period.

HOW TO RAISE A PIG

Sheridan Moore2nd period

Raising a pig in a barn may have some advantages…

You can collect more

fertilizer

You can control

what they eat

and can keep

them cleaner easier

There is little or no problem

with disease

They don’t tear up the yard or smell as bad

Doesn’t take up that much room to raise the pigs

When you are building your barn

you want a concrete floor with a little tilt

to it. Making it easier to clean.

Make sure that you have a drain in the

corner so that spraying it down with water it will make the

cleaning easy.

The barn should have a bed or sleeping area for the pigs to sleep and be comforted.

The bed should be 5 feet wide and 5 feet

deep that is separate from the feeding area and

have an access door.

Every pig loves to eat so there should of course be a

feeding area!

The feeding area should be 10 feet wide by 10 feet deep to fit 2

pigs.

You need a feeding trough and a good

water source.

The bottom 4 feet of your barn should be

lined with heavy material so that the pigs can not get out.

Everyday you need to….

Feed your pigs

Water your pigs

Make sure that your pigs have a clean living area

to sleep

And of course give your pigs

some love!