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Blue Sky

Joined: 30 Jan 2005
Posts: 7658
Location: France

Posted: Tue Jul 19, 05 8:43 pm Post subject:
Does the electric fence not short out on the grass though? I find myself going around the perimeter of our pig run every few day with the sickle to stop the grass shorting the fence out. I know the farmers around ere don't seem to worry to much so I am assuming that the leccie fence is quite resilliant to grass short outs? Interesting topic though

High Green Farm

Joined: 30 Nov 2004
Posts: 349
Location: Mid-Suffolk

Posted: Wed Jul 20, 05 7:14 am Post subject:
Yes it does, and I also sporadically cut the grass at the bottom. I�ve got a fairly meaty mains powered fencing unit, and whilst any shorts reduce its effectiveness, over a short distance it isn�t a major problem. The pigs still show a lot of respect to it!

Blue Sky

Joined: 30 Jan 2005
Posts: 7658
Location: France

Posted: Wed Jul 20, 05 6:12 pm Post subject:
OH good! that is the main. I won't bother with the sickle too often then. Especially as I once cut through the ruddy fence itself with it while chopping the grass. Dint' get a shock luckily (wooden handle must have spared me )

BIDGIEMIRE
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Posted: Sat Jul 30, 05 11:45 pm Post subject: PIG ARKS
You want a pig ark. We are smallholders who make them. They are cheap, do the job and you have a choice. email [email protected] PS we also do starter kits for would be pig owners [/b]

Gertie

Joined: 08 Jan 2005
Posts: 1638
Location: Yorkshire

Posted: Sun Jul 31, 05 9:17 am Post subject:
Wow, HGF most impressed with the piccies of your ark - looks brilliant.

mochyn

Joined: 21 Dec 2004
Posts: 24585
Location: mid-Wales

Posted: Wed Aug 03, 05 12:53 pm Post subject:

Hello Bidgiemire: part of the thing is, the old chap loves bodging bits of wood together! He also loves the fact that it's usually cheaper to do it himself. The run he built for the birds is fantastic: not too aesthetically pleasing, but it's kept the foxes & badgers out so far. I've been looking at arks, and a design is coming together, based on the ones Tony has at Pig Paradise. Wombat has something similar, and I think that's the way for us to go.

Aled

Joined: 08 Dec 2004
Posts: 123
Location: Anglesey

Posted: Wed Aug 03, 05 1:35 pm Post subject:
That looks great HGF. I'm a couple of years away from getting pigs, but that's just the kind of thing I imagined using. What do you do for wallowing for them?

High Green Farm

Joined: 30 Nov 2004
Posts: 349
Location: Mid-Suffolk

Posted: Wed Aug 03, 05 9:03 pm Post subject:

Aled wrote:

What do you do for wallowing for them?

Well my experience suggests not to dig them one, as after the first round of trashing their paddock they move on to dig mode. They seem to favour one particular area, and then I simply filled with water! Let them do the work.

Here are the before and after pictures, taken three hours apart!

mochyn

Joined: 21 Dec 2004
Posts: 24585
Location: mid-Wales

Posted: Thu Aug 04, 05 7:36 am Post subject:
Pedwar moch iawn hapus! (4 very happy pigs). They look marvelous: just the kind of set-up we want. Looking forward to the autumn even more now...

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 22789
Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Thu Aug 04, 05 8:53 am Post subject:
The sight of a wallowing pig is the absolute epitome of contentment, it never fails to raise a smile.

Aled

Joined: 08 Dec 2004
Posts: 123
Location: Anglesey

Posted: Thu Aug 04, 05 9:22 am Post subject:
what a life!

Bugs

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 10744

Posted: Thu Aug 04, 05 9:24 am Post subject:
I can see why you need that sturdy fence for observation now. Disturbingly cute though

Gertie

Joined: 08 Jan 2005
Posts: 1638
Location: Yorkshire

Posted: Thu Aug 04, 05 12:17 pm Post subject:
HGF, those pigs are lovely - this is exactly how pigs should be living. You've done an excellent job of their accommodation and surroundings. Aw, I want pigs now - only thing is they would end up being part of the family and die of old age.

High Green Farm

Joined: 30 Nov 2004
Posts: 349
Location: Mid-Suffolk

Posted: Thu Aug 04, 05 6:34 pm Post subject:
Thank you all for you comments! I'll let you know when the next lot arrive. My nephews sow has just had her (and his) first litter early this morning, and I can't resist sharing this piccy with you....these are seriously cute!

Bugs

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 10744

Posted: Thu Aug 04, 05 9:17 pm Post subject:
Oops, I've come over all vegetarian again! It's a beautifully taken picture itself though, HGF, congratulations to all involved (tactless to ask for names I suppose?!). Why is it that human babies aren't that cute? Then again, I generally prefer pigs to grown up humans as well...present company excepted of course

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