My new outdoor runs and shed

  • Thread starter Thread starter Mumstheword
  • Start date Start date
Status
Not open for further replies.
M

Mumstheword

Hi everyone, it's been a while! But I've come back again for a chat!

Thought you might like to see my shed and runs. We aren't finished yet, but here's where we are up to so far:

The shed - has 2 hutches built in, both 7ft long x 2ft deep. They can easily be divided up to make 4 smaller areas.
100_1937.jpg


Inside the top, and bottom, floors:
100_1940.jpg

100_1939.jpg


The circles at the end are the doors to the ramps down to the runs. The top one has it's 'door' shut in the pic.

The ramps, leading into the 'dry' run, which is paved to help the pigs file their nails down:
100_1943.jpg

100_1945.jpg


the tube with holes in the side runs into the grass run.
100_1946.jpg


Here's it all together
100_1947.jpg




We are going to divide the dry run into two, and make a second grass run, so that all the pigs can have free use of the runs together. At the moment, they have to take turns because the boys fight. They got together by mistake yesterday, and drew blood!

I think we will cover the dry run too so they can go out in the rain. They have had their first experience of rain today, a we had a brief downpour. They kept coming out, popcorning in the rain, and running back in!
 
Just showed it to hubby, he was well impressed, he said aww what lucky little piggers LOL
 
lol, i think i might move in with them!

I think we are gonna cover the 'dry' run area so they can still go out in the rain....not that they seem to mind it!
 
Thanks Kelly, there are 2 in the top and 5 in the bottom - no reason why they are split that way! THe only split we have to have is that two of the boys live together and one alone because of fights. The one alone is ok with girls as he seems to be sterile! He tries hard tho!

I think we are going to make a third row at the top too. Thats storage space at the moment, but there's also plenty of storage space underneath.
 
thats a wicked set up.

Its great seeing people's ways gives everyone else ideas too.

Michele
 
;DThe third level went on at last! But it's a bit hard to clean out because it's high up, and standing on a chair you have to stoop.

I'm reconsidering the inside of the shed now.

At the moment there's 3 7x2 cages.

I'm thinking of changing them by going round the corner making L shaped cages, but then dividing those when we need to, to make 4 5x2 cages, and reverting to using the top for storage. It could always be used if needed.

The only thing is that the piggies who are round the corner wouldnt get direct access to outside.........unless we had a series of drainage 'tubes' running through the other cages to oudoors.....hmm, now, there's an idea!


ps, no-one mention this to hubby til I've got my plan ready ;D ;) ::)
 
Can't wait to see updated pics!
I'm just about settled with my shed set up - when I have tidied it up I will take pics... I have a few runs that are too low - that i'm not even going to paint or make fronts for because they will just get full - OF PIGGIES :D
 
;D I know if I change it to make more cages, they'll get residents in there ;D

And the current third level as storage? who am I kidding ! lol!
 
I would love to see the piggies use the tubes to access their run. That is a great set up :D
My only worry would be that chicken wire is not fox proof as if they break one strand the whole lot unravels. So I hope you don't let them have access when you are not there to keep them safe. Foxes are everywhere these days:( They dig too:(
 
I'm usually around when they are in the run. they can also run off and hide in the tube, away from predators(not that we've had any yet, apart from a field mouse who came along for the ride in a bale of hay from the farm:D ), but so far the chicken wire has held out really well. One piece on a door of the cage has been bitten thru, after months of one piggie having a go at it, but it hasnt unravelled, it's shown no signs at all.

The runways made of plastic gutter are being rethought. The steeper one has twisted slightly over time, so it either needs to be stronger material, more support brackets attached to stakes, or lighter piggies :D

It's still useable tho, just a little fault I've noticed.
 
It's great to see your set-up. I've got something a bit similar for the spring/summer. Mine live loose on the floor of the shed and I've got a hole cut in the side of the shed with a piece of tube in it which goes into a big hutch which is up against the shed outside. Then that hutch is inside an aviary and the hutch opens with ramps down onto the grass. I tried to post some pictures once but couldn't get it to work properly.

I love your long ramp down into the run, I bet it's great watching them go along it. Do you ever get one going up and one coming down at the same time?!
 
That set up is amazing! You have very lucky pigs! What are their names?
 
Wow nice setup! Its like a playground out there lol! Lucky piggies!
 
we're gonna be smacking some paving stones about in the spring to put heaps of grass down ( when and if the new shed goes up ::))
we dont have any grass at the mo and never have,although we did have 3 sep gardens at our last house,this ones been an easy maintainence one so far so I'm gonna sneak the grass down one day while my hubby's at work and say " omg look what grew quick thru the slabs during the night" bwahah
 
Jillybean said:
It's great to see your set-up. I've got something a bit similar for the spring/summer. I tried to post some pictures once but couldn't get it to work properly.
Click to expand...
try again! love to see pics!

I love your long ramp down into the run, I bet it's great watching them go along it. Do you ever get one going up and one coming down at the same time?!
Click to expand...
yep :D they squeeze past each other or the dominant one makes the other reverse, lol! they can actually turn around because its chicken mesh so plenty of give. When we replace the ramps, tho, I'd like something wider as they do tend to stop for a sit down and cause traffic jams:D
 
ksiusha237 said:
That set up is amazing! You have very lucky pigs! What are their names?
Click to expand...

Fiddles (M) is living at the moment with the girls, Hutch, Toffee, Devil and Tikka,
And Bumble and Kong (both M) live together

So, you see, I have a spare level.......not for long once the babies start to arrive! :D
 
Mumstheword said:
I love your long ramp down into the run, I bet it's great watching them go along it. Do you ever get one going up and one coming down at the same time?!
Click to expand...
yep :D they squeeze past each other or the dominant one makes the other reverse, lol! they can actually turn around because its chicken mesh so plenty of give. When we replace the ramps, tho, I'd like something wider as they do tend to stop for a sit down and cause traffic jams:D
Click to expand...

;D ;D Great! I can imagine the traffic jams, trouble is when guineas stop they tend to pee and poo! Can't imagine how you clean that bit out or does the wind do it for you!
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top