We built a pig pen!

The other day, I posted about our fence that we built ourselves! Today I’d like to show you the pig pen that came immediately after! Once we had the whole fence up and both gates were secured we moved on to the pig pen. We went with 2 large pens that are 16′ x 16′ each. We put a gate on each pen and a gate between the 2. The goal here was to give Wilbur(our potbelly pig) the whole space for now with the option to add another pig later on and be able to separate and slowly introduce them to make sure everyone gets along! The process here was about the same as the outer fence. We chose to do a 4 foot high fence as opposed to the 6 foot high on the perimeter. First, we dug the holes using an auger, then filled them with gravel and placed the post in the hole. We filled each hole with concrete.

Next came the wire. When we did the fence we did the rails first then added the pickets second. This time we wanted the wire sandwiched between the post and the rail so that he couldnt push the wire up. Pigs are escape artists! We ran the wire down the length of the posts then stapled to secure them.

Then it was time to add the rails! We followed the same pattern. One rail at the top, one at the bottom, and one in the middle. Then we stapled the wire to the rails. This was the result before we added the gates.

Then we added gates and put his(temporary) house inside! His temporary pen was 10′ x 10′ and this new pen is 32′ x 32′ with the gate open. He is a very happy pig and loves swimming in his pool! Stay tuned, in the next weeks we will be building his permanent shelter!