Author Topic: Unique? Jersey Pig Stys  (Read 2005 times)

nutterly_uts

  • Joined Jul 2014
  • Jersey - for now :)
Unique? Jersey Pig Stys
« on: August 13, 2015, 06:23:05 pm »
Not sure if these are unique to Jersey but thought I'd share a traditional Jersey pig sty set up.

They are usually found in blocks of 3 or 5 (These are 2 of 5) and are granite. I can get additional views if anyone is curious but they are a house with low doorway and opening out into a granite yard - there is a build in water trough, but also a feeder underneath the "window" style feeding shoot.
My Gran used to tell us you'd put a baby pig in, and know when to butcher him when he struggled to fit through the doorway

Not how we'd keep pigs today but a nice bit of history I think :) I'd quite like something similar for  isolation pens I think!

nutterly_uts

  • Joined Jul 2014
  • Jersey - for now :)
Re: Unique? Jersey Pig Stys
« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2015, 06:24:28 pm »
I should add these are no longer in use for pigs (but for storage) and its getting harder and harder to find them in this condition, hence the pics :)

 

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