BarnOwl
Loving the herd life
We're getting 3 guinea hog gilts on June 16th---the big day is close! We are getting excited! One will be about a year-old, the other two were born this April.
I was just wondering what other people use for watering smaller pig breeds.
I have been trying to find a food grade 55 gallon barrel that we can add a nipple waterer to, but the closest barrels we can find (so far) are several hours away. They are sold online but the shipping costs are prohibitive. Home Depot has them as well. The price is not out of the question, but it's a bit more than I want to pay considering I'd still have to buy the nipple (and the drill bit) and worry about ruining the drum when I drilled the hole (which is very possible, I'm not particularly handy). Thinking about just getting a trough from the feed store instead, but I'm not sure what size I should get. Worried I will get one that is too tall for the younger pigs. Anyway, I'm open to any and all suggestions. Thanks for reading!
I was just wondering what other people use for watering smaller pig breeds.
I have been trying to find a food grade 55 gallon barrel that we can add a nipple waterer to, but the closest barrels we can find (so far) are several hours away. They are sold online but the shipping costs are prohibitive. Home Depot has them as well. The price is not out of the question, but it's a bit more than I want to pay considering I'd still have to buy the nipple (and the drill bit) and worry about ruining the drum when I drilled the hole (which is very possible, I'm not particularly handy). Thinking about just getting a trough from the feed store instead, but I'm not sure what size I should get. Worried I will get one that is too tall for the younger pigs. Anyway, I'm open to any and all suggestions. Thanks for reading!