Ben1912 - 10/10/2014 00:02

I finish most of mine out in fabric hoop buildings. I assume that's what you mean by hoops. I just have concrete around the feeders and waterers the rest is just dirt with deep straw. Have one that is 38x72 that will hold about 200 but gets cramped when they get big. Have a 30x70 for the smaller pigs and in process of building a 30x50 for some sows. Just built them on a wooden wall cause it was so much cheaper than concrete, might regret that 20 years from now though. Paid 5500 for the 30x50 a couple months ago. I really like them. They are a lot better than feeding in mud lots especially in winter time and they gain better too. Another reason I built my first one was cause I figured if I didn't use it for hogs could do a lot of other things with it, since its plenty tall enough for machinery. But I think I'll just keep hogs in them.