We’ve finally completed the new pig pens and race, and moved the first occupants in.
The closest pen to the camera has two British Saddleback weaners in it, but the arc is insulated and has a floor for housing a sow and her piglets in the future.
The next pen has a standard hut (no floor, no insulation) and will house two to four weaners while they’re being fattened for slaughter.
The pen is empty at the moment as the Tanmworth boar, Ginger, and his girlfriend of the moment will be going in there for a week or two when we build them a new hut.
The final and biggest pen is Ginger’s. He has a temporary hut made from our old trailer, but this will be replaced by a large hut built from salvaged materials and up to winter.
All three pens open on to the race, which leads out to a 12ft -wide track. A section of the track can be closed off by gates and used as a loading bay or sorting pen.
The remaining two gilts are housed in the small field further up the hill from the pens. They have a large insulated hut that can be used by up to four full-grown sows, allowing for future expansion.
The eventual aim is to have a boar and four sows. In any given three-month period, one of the sows will be dry, one will be with the boar, one will be in-pig and one will be with her piglets.
I like your logic in the layout of your piggery mate; it seem to be simple and workable with minimal effort, which is the way to go with any project.
Good luck with them for the future.