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32 THE RURAL VOICE
bought a couple of Econo-Shelters
and experimented with finishing
some pigs outdoors.
The system worked well enough
that he decided to expand his outdoor
finishing
operation.
Instead of
buying more
shelters,
however, he
and his
brother, a
builder,
designed
their own
open -sided
barn,
complete
with what he
feels are
some imp-
rovements over the shelters. The barn
features a typical sloping roof with
the lowest ceiling height on the west
side, at the back of the pens. This
area is heavily bedded in cold
weather and is protected from winds
by a low doorway. In really cold
weather the pigs spend much of their
time in this area, coming out to eat,
drink and manure.
Fceders and waterers are in the
central part of the pen, under
the ridge of the roof. This area
is protected from rain and snow more
than was the design with the shelters,
Ron says. At the same time, the
extended roof provides shade in the
summer.
The front of the pen is used by the
pigs for their manure. In the
Kassies's design, this has open
rafters covered with a tough, woven
plastic which keeps out the rain but
allows plenty of light.
Gates dividing the pens in this
part of the building, swing to close
the pigs into the back of the pen and
allow easy cleaning of the resulting
alley, using a tractor and scraper.
Over all, Ron says, the system has
worked out very well. It is more
labour intensive than a liquid manure
barn but it was about a third of the
cost -per -pig -place of a traditional
finishing barn. And the pig like it
and seem happy, he says.
The pigs change their habits by
the season, he says. "Pigs are
amazingly smart."
In winter they protect themselves
The Cassies keep two
freezers full of
product.
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