Author Topic: pigs throwing all the staw out of there house  (Read 3132 times)

Cjnewton82

  • Joined Nov 2012
pigs throwing all the staw out of there house
« on: June 20, 2013, 08:09:21 pm »
one a week i put a straw in the ark only for the pig to throw it all out so the are just laying on the dirt underneath should i give up with the straw while its warm and dry or should i just let them do what they will with it?

Berkshire Boy

  • Joined May 2011
  • Presteigne, Powys
Re: pigs throwing all the staw out of there house
« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2013, 10:03:24 pm »
If they don't want it at the moment I would not bother putting it in. Every now and then try again, they will certainly want it when the weather changes.
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sokel

  • Joined Jun 2012
  • S W northumberland
Re: pigs throwing all the staw out of there house
« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2013, 10:14:28 pm »
My 2 GOS's where doing the same, I have put a bale of shavings in there so that they are not on the concrete and they seem happy with it
Graham

MAK

  • Joined Nov 2011
  • Middle ish of France
    • Cadeaux de La forge
Re: pigs throwing all the staw out of there house
« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2013, 11:04:18 pm »
Has it been warm there and how many pigs in the ark?
Mine are in a stone floored barn with a sleeping and eating area. The other day all 3 of them were laying next to the open door on the cool stone floor rather on their deep raft of straw in their "bedroom".
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sokel

  • Joined Jun 2012
  • S W northumberland
Re: pigs throwing all the staw out of there house
« Reply #4 on: June 21, 2013, 07:38:51 am »
It has been hot here and there is only 2 in a 12 x 12 stable, they where actualy asleep outside under the tree at 10pm last night  ::)
Graham

Eastling

  • Joined Oct 2010
Re: pigs throwing all the staw out of there house
« Reply #5 on: June 21, 2013, 08:17:48 am »
They are hot mine, like to sleep in the door way in a breeze, The wallow is also a good place to have a snooze then get out and shake/rub on anyone that goes in with them!
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hughesy

  • Joined Feb 2010
  • Anglesey
Re: pigs throwing all the staw out of there house
« Reply #6 on: June 21, 2013, 10:35:22 am »
Ours are mostly sleeping outside at the moment too. Our boar, Monty, usually moves his ark leaving the straw behind, then carries mouthfulls of it in or out as he sees fit. I used to find it frustrating when he destroyed his lovely newly strawed bedroom but I just leave him to it these days.

 

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