What to Use For a Hog Pen?

[CowboyClayt]

I am wanting to build a fence to contain hogs, but I'm not sure what to use... I am not using electric at this time.

Can I use cattle panels? Hog panels? Woven wire?

I have heard that hog panels are too short, cattle panels are too small, and woven wire I don't know much about it. Could I use cattle panels and then put welded wire or some other type of small fencing at the bottom? Will the pigs break through cattle panels?

Thanks!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Could I use cattle panels and then put welded wire or some other type of small fencing at the bottom?

No, no, no, no, no....no welded wire...don't ask me how I know, lol. You could, however, do it if you added hot wire - but if you added hot wire you wouldn't need the welded wire.

Regular cattle panels have large openings at the bottom so if you were putting a piglet in there they could walk right through...don't ask me how I know this either.

I have hog panels and I also have cattle panels WITH hot wire. Either set up would work. If it were me, and I only wanted to contain hogs - I'd use a hog panel. If I wanted the pen to do double duty to contain any other animals - I'd use cattle panels and hot wire.

 

[CowboyClayt]

No, no, no, no, no....no welded wire...don't ask me how I know, lol. You could, however, do it if you added hot wire - but if you added hot wire you wouldn't need the welded wire.

Regular cattle panels have large openings at the bottom so if you were putting a piglet in there they could walk right through...don't ask me how I know this either.

I have hog panels and I also have cattle panels WITH hot wire. Either set up would work. If it were me, and I only wanted to contain hogs - I'd use a hog panel. If I wanted the pen to do double duty to contain any other animals - I'd use cattle panels and hot wire.

So the hogs won't get over the hog panels? It just seems so short! Thanks for the info!

 

[CowboyClayt]

Would the combo panels work from red brand?

 

[Baymule]

Yes a hog can go right over a hog panel. This is my set up.
The blue barrel is for water and has a hog nipple poking through the wire. They can't knock it over and I don't have to go in the pen to find the water tub.

The metal feeder is secured to the wall.

We can put feed in the metal feeder from outside the Pig Palace.

There is a blue barrel in the corner that we can put soured corn in, through the "window".

 

[frustratedearthmother]

I've never had a hog go over a hog panel - but I figure it's happened somewhere, somehow. I have some pigs that can jump a two foot high divider.

I can't find specs on the combo panel, but if it's the one with smaller spacing on the bottom and as tall as a regular cattle panel that would be a good choice. I have some of those too and I love them.

 

[Baymule]

This is another example of a hog pen. I got my inspiration on building my Pig Palace, from @Simpleterrier

https://www.backyardherds.com/threads/hog-pen-remodel.37928/

Here are more pictures of his hog pen

https://www.backyardherds.com/threads/baymules-pigs-2017-2018.36803/page-5

 

[Baymule]

I used non climb horse wire on my pig pen, mostly because I had a roll of it. But I like the hog panel idea with a strong wood rail above it.

 

[CowboyClayt]

Yes a hog can go right over a hog panel. This is my set up.
The blue barrel is for water and has a hog nipple poking through the wire. They can't knock it over and I don't have to go in the pen to find the water tub.

The metal feeder is secured to the wall.

We can put feed in the metal feeder from outside the Pig Palace.

There is a blue barrel in the corner that we can put soured corn in, through the "window".

Love the water system. I might have to try that this year! Is that welded wire or woven wire for the fence?

 

[CowboyClayt]

Love the water system. I might have to try that this year! Is that welded wire or woven wire for the fence?

Oops... just noticed you said you used the horse wire.