Posted 2/13/2014 21:03 (#3688263) Subject: new farrowing huts
Eastern, NC
looking to buy some more farrowing huts for the boss ladies niche pork enterprise. Wondering if anyone has had experience with the smidley huts. http://smidley.com/products/hog_farrowing_house_pen.html or if anyone had a better suggestion not a big fan of the port a hut farrowing huts use all home made ones now.
Posted 2/13/2014 21:19 (#3688325 - in reply to #3688263) Subject: RE: new farrowing huts
n.c.iowa
we used them for years, but if you have bigger sows it can be kinda tight in there. I would recommend the 6x8 with oak cross divider for the pig creep area
Posted 2/13/2014 21:20 (#3688330 - in reply to #3688263) Subject: RE: new farrowing huts
Calhoun County Michigan
Just bought some Nest boxes from natural farrowing systems. They worked great. Just farrowed last week. It's was cold and we had no losses from the cold. They did take a lot of work to build though.
Posted 2/13/2014 21:39 (#3688391 - in reply to #3688330) Subject: Re: new farrowing huts
Eastern, NC
I tried getting in touch with natural farrowing systems but never returned my call what do the nest boxes run also what are the measurements of the nest boxes
Posted 2/14/2014 10:26 (#3689365 - in reply to #3688391) Subject: Re: new farrowing huts
Calhoun County Michigan
I have around six hundred each in mine. Thought they were kind of pricey. The size is 5.5 ft by 9 ft long. I built the plywood ones with the kit, but you also can get the plastic ones. Mine are in the barn and have a roof made of insulation. Do not think they were designed to be outdoors.
Posted 2/13/2014 21:58 (#3688455 - in reply to #3688403) Subject: Re: new farrowing huts
Whiting, Iowa
I've always liked the red and black spotted pigs. It looks like you have Berk sows. Are they crossed with Hereford, Tamworth, or Duroc, or a combination? I like the looks of your huts too.
Posted 2/14/2014 07:30 (#3688942 - in reply to #3688455) Subject: Re: new farrowing huts
Lander, WY
We have mostly registered Berks, those are out of my daughters gilt that's a Duroc cross, with berk boar. They came out pretty good, she should be able to make some money on them.
Posted 2/14/2014 07:46 (#3688991 - in reply to #3688433) Subject: Re: new farrowing huts
Eastern Iowa
We have a neighbor who pasture farrows close to 600 sows, who builds this kind out of treated plywood and love them. There isn't much waste, I think 4 sheets of plywood in each. They make 40 or 50 every winter, so they must last 10-12 years.