Baby Pig. Now What?

[RadarTech]

Do tell!

Wait.. Don't ....

 

[CurlyDave]

And to think that I have to settle for a sports car...

 

[CompactTractorFan]

Yes. I had one that I bought from Atwoods that looked kind of like a drinking water jug and food dish on it. I had to drill holes into my concrete and screw it down, then strap it to the post to keep Oscar from tearing it apart. As he grew, his weight and strength became too much for it, and he busted it to little pieces.

I made that feeder for the deer and put it in a tree. The deer never touched it, and I lost interest in trying to find something for them to eat out of it that they really liked. It's been sitting empty for about two years, and totaly forgotten by me until I saw it while out mowing right after Oscar had destroyed the other feeder.

I'm hoping that schedule 40 PVC is strong enough for him. I have it screwed into the concrete and the two straps. I'm thinking about two more straps just to stay ahead of him in his scratching/rubbing on everything.

We just spent the last six hours out spraying all my grass with Oscar chasing me around the entire time. Now he is sound asleep. He really crashes when he's tired. Nothing will wake him up for a few hours, so I'm thinking it's a great time to get some painting in. If he's awake when I paint, he will rub off the paint and leave mud there instead!!!

Eddie

Oh, it sounds like he is a handful! :laughing: Just wait until he's 700 pounds! :confused2:

 

[EddieWalker]

A friend came over to shoot a new pistol that she had just bought. We went to a hill on my land to shoot it, with Oscar right behind us. He completely ignores the sound of the shots, and then climbed up on the hill, dug himself a quick bed and went to sleep. We had to move the target over to make sure he was safe, but from all apperances, he fell asleep while we where shooting!!!!

Eddie

 

[dmccarty]

You guys have no idea what a chick magnet Oscar is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Eddie

So I should get a pig to keep the Old Lady or to get a New Lady?



Later,
Dan

 

[beppington]

So I should get a pig to keep the Old Lady or to get a New Lady?



Later,
Dan

"Chick magnet" must mean all chicks, yours & others, will come closer & closer to you.

Of course your Old Lady will get madder & madder.

Maybe pigs should only be kept by single guys?

 

[Obed]

Yes. I had one that I bought from Atwoods that looked kind of like a drinking water jug and food dish on it. I had to drill holes into my concrete and screw it down, then strap it to the post to keep Oscar from tearing it apart. As he grew, his weight and strength became too much for it, and he busted it to little pieces.

As a kid, we fed our pigs in homemade wooden troughs. The troughs seemed to last for years. I don't remember what kind of wood they were made of, might have been pine. Basically, you took a couple 2x12s and screwed them together lengthways at a 90 degree angle to make a v-shaped trough. Screw a approx. 2' long 2x12 on each end to close in the trough and keep the trough sitting upright and you're done. Since the troughs were kept outside, the wood swelled and formed a tight seal that could hold water. Eddie, you could make one in about 5 or 10 minutes.

Obed

 

[dmccarty]

"Chick magnet" must mean all chicks, yours & others, will come closer & closer to you.

Of course your Old Lady will get madder & madder.

Maybe pigs should only be kept by single guys?

If the New Lady is better than the Old Lady.....



Later,
Dan

 

[dcyrilc]

As a kid, we fed our pigs in homemade wooden troughs. The troughs seemed to last for years. I don't remember what kind of wood they were made of, might have been pine. Basically, you took a couple 2x12s and screwed them together lengthways at a 90 degree angle to make a v-shaped trough. Screw a approx. 2' long 2x12 on each end to close in the trough and keep the trough sitting upright and you're done. Since the troughs were kept outside, the wood swelled and formed a tight seal that could hold water. Eddie, you could make one in about 5 or 10 minutes.

Obed

Sounds like a solid simple design, but I've seen pix of Eddie's work. Somehow I just can't envision him making something that plain looking.:laughing:

 

[RadarTech]

Sounds like a solid simple design, but I've seen pix of Eddie's work. Somehow I just can't envision him making something that plain looking.:laughing:

yeah... It might have scrap marble or something on it....