How Do I Build a Pig Trough?
A pig trough is not an elegant piece of equipment, nor is it meant to be. It can be as large or as small as needed for the number of pigs being kept. It's easy to clean and can be moved around if necessary. You only need a few simple tools and pieces of lumber to build your own pig trough.
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Things You'll Need
- Electric screwdriver or drill with screwdriver bit
- Three boards, 2-by-12-inches by four feet
- 3-inch wood screws
- Circular saw with woodcutting blade
Instructions
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Cut one of the four-foot boards in half. These two boards will eventually form the base and ends of the trough.
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Butt the other two four-foot boards together lengthwise at a perpendicular angle, then attach them to each other using wood screws. The simple way to do this is to lay one board flat and stand the other one up along its edge. One side will be slightly higher than the other.
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Attach the board halves to the ends of the trough. The deepest point of the V should be roughly on the center line of the ends and the bottom of the trough should hang between three and five inches off the ground, depending on the sizes of your pigs. The end boards should be as close to even with each other as possible to form a sturdy base.
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Tips & Warnings
This basic design can be used for a number of other projects. It is especially useful as a small flower bed or base for holding flower pots that need to be kept off the ground.
Small pieces of two-by-four can be used to separate the trough into sections, preventing your pigs from rooting their food to one end or the other.
References
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