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Old 06/29/08, 02:02 PM
 
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Pig Tractors

I'm looking for designs & suggestions for building a Pig tractor, on a similar design to Joe Salatin's Chicken Tractor.I came across articles hailing their usefulness but no pics or designs.
Does anyone know where I can get pics?

It would be pulled by 2 Belgian draft horses.~~~~~Thanks
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Old 06/30/08, 05:49 PM
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Similar to the tractor, you can make a pen of three hog panels connected in a circle (connected with metal clips), and a house in the center. Tow the house daily and you can weight the panels w/blocks if needed to keep the hog from lifting them up. It works for smaller hogs, was recommended to me for doing with my Guinea hogs.
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Old 06/30/08, 06:40 PM
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We made one, a long time ago, but quickly stopped using it as a pig tractor. It still makes a fine sleeping shed. It is far easier to use poultry netting and move the pig's area around that way. The best layout I like is a nine-square, like a tic-tac-toe board with the home space in the middle.

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