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grain falls to the lower part of
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4) The dump chutes are cranked
closed and another batch is
loading into the drying chamber
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24 THE RURAL VOICE
the pigs cope. Feed conversion does
drop from about 2.8 to 3.4 during the
winter months, he says. December,
January and February are the poorest
months for feed conversion. In the
winter months he tries to make sure
he's putting in 60 pound weaners to
give them a better chance to cope
with the cold, rather than the 45-50
pound pigs he puts in the barn during
the warmer months.
As soon as the weather warms in
the spring the tarpaulins are rolled up
on the ends of the building and they
won't go down again until
November. During hot weather it's
much like raising pigs in the open
except that they have shade, he says.
The west -east orientation of the
building means there's a strong
breeze flowing through the building
to keep the pigs cool.
The pigs seem to like their
sheltered existence. For one thing,
they can root around to their hearts'
content in the sand under the
bedding. One pig, Stewart says, will
dig a hole and another will fill it in.
In addition, his wife Ann points out,
the pigs have more space in the
shelters than a regular barn. With a
Boredom
factor
reduced
because pigs
can root in
the sand
low boredom factor there is no
fighting or tail -biting, Mark says.
Despite the fact he uses straw
bedding in the other barns as well,
Stewart says, pigs in the shelter seem
to be cleaner.
The pigs even look happy. As we
approach the shelter to take pictures
they bolt playfully to the other end of
the long pens, then return on the run
seconds later to cock their heads,
curious at a newcomer in the
neighbourhood.
Labour costs are lowered with the
shelter, he says. He operates on an
all -in, all-out basis so when the
shelter is empty he can take the
tractor with a pronged -loader and