The pig shed is underway...

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Beccarella said:
I would love a shed but can't afford one :( they're so expensive new!
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I have one because their hutch had seen better days. We looked around and altogether I have spent just under £200. That includes the shed itself, shed paint and wooden lazy bones house.

We figured that by the time we had brought a good quality hutch with rain cover etc, it wouldn't be much cheaper.
 
fluff said:
even the smallest gaps will allow mice and other beasties to gain access (a mouse can squeeze through a gap the same diametor as a pencil)
and the last thing you want is a family of mice setting up home in the shed, mice will sit in the food dishes and wee on to the food not nice for the pigs. put doulble thickness 1/4 x 1/4 mesh over any gaps.
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Thank you. I will double the mesh :)
 
For winter I was going to put the hutch back in, so they had a second level off the floor to stay warmer. Do you think that just adding lots of extra fleece,heat pads and hay in one area would keep them nice and warm. They all like to snuggle together to. I just wouldn't want them getting cold, and I have a temporary cage where they could come indoors if it was really cold.
 
Guineapigs4life said:
For winter I was going to put the hutch back in, so they had a second level off the floor to stay warmer. Do you think that just adding lots of extra fleece,heat pads and hay in one area would keep them nice and warm. They all like to snuggle together to. I just wouldn't want them getting cold, and I have a temporary cage where they could come indoors if it was really cold.
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I have a lazy bones wooden house in mine and small wooden huts. The house is the same size as the sleeping area in their old 6ft hutch and they use this for sleeping in. I am hoping to add some insulation. They will also have their fleeces, cosies, snuggle safe heat pads and loads of hay so I am hoping this will be ok.

Do you have a pic of your shed? I am interested what other people have done :) no problem if not
 
Claire W said:
I have a lazy bones wooden house in mine and small wooden huts. The house is the same size as the sleeping area in their old 6ft hutch and they use this for sleeping in. I am hoping to add some insulation. They will also have their fleeces, cosies, snuggle safe heat pads and loads of hay so I am hoping this will be ok.

Do you have a pic of your shed? I am interested what other people have done :) no problem if not
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I haven't got any taken pictures of the shed as of yet, but I will go and take some soon. At the moment I am worried about spiders, I went to give the piggies their breakfast earlier to find a few spiders, crawling around.:0 I got rid of them, but do spiders hurt piggies? They are probably just normal house spiders that you see every so often, but I hope that they haven't made a nest somewhere by the shed. I want to get rid of them asap.
 
My shed is full of spiders, they help keep the flies down that inevitably happen where animals do their business. ;)
 
The Highway Man said:
My shed is full of spiders, they help keep the flies down that inevitably happen where animals do their business. ;)
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Oh ok, are they big or little spiders, I saw both types this morning. Will they harm my piggies in any way? If they are just keeping the flies down that's great.
 
The spiders are no problem at all, all they are interested in is the flies. The flies on the other hand are a bigger danger in case they lay eggs in soft poop near a piggies backside. that's where the danger of fly strike comes from.
 
The Highway Man said:
The spiders are no problem at all, all they are interested in is the flies. The flies on the other hand are a bigger danger in case they lay eggs in soft poop near a piggies backside. that's where the danger of fly strike comes from.
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Oh ok,thanks for telling me I did not know that!:... My piggies are on half fleece and half bedding, but soon I am switching to all fleece. Which means there will be less poop in the cage, as I will be doing spot cleaning a few times a day. Hopefully with less poo, less flies.
There have been a lot of flies about lately in the warmer weather to, when my piggies go through to their outdoor hutch....Haven't seen many about in the shed, hopefully the spiders are eating them ones.
 
It will be great to see your shed if you get chance :) spiders aren't a threat to piggies. I had one who lived on the roof of their hutch. I was told to leave it there as it would eat any flies and it did.

One thing I don't like are slugs :)>>> they used to go in the hutch and I would find slug slime round the food bowls in the morning :)>>> I expect the same thing to happen in the shed as I have already seen a bit if slime on the outside :(
 
The workmen who are working on my house have their uses. They have given me a load of offcuts of the 4" thick insulation sheets, they are cladding the house with. I've got enough to completely do the inside of the roof so it'll be even warmer for the tribe come winter. :)
 
The Highway Man said:
The workmen who are working on my house have their uses. They have given me a load of offcuts of the 4" thick insulation sheets, they are cladding the house with. I've got enough to completely do the inside of the roof so it'll be even warmer for the tribe come winter. :)
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Excellent :) do you have a link for the type of insulation you mean by any chance?
 
I'm at work at the mo, when I get home, I'll get the name of the stuff and find a stockist on the net and let you know. ;)
 
Claire W said:
Thank you for that :) Stupid question but do you need to cover stuff like that up with board or just use it on its own? Also, my pigs would chew it so could I only insulate from half way up the shed so it is away from their mouths?
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I'd get some chipboard from your local timber merchants and cover the insulation as far up as possible to prevent chewing piggies. ;)
 
The Highway Man said:
I've found the next best thing which is this from Wickes. Mine is dark whereas this is white which will make your roof space lighter. ;)

http://www.wickes.co.uk/polystyrene-75mmx1200x24m/invt/210825/?source=123_74
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This is similar to the stuff I'll be getting but the polystyrene is already on the plasterboard so you kill two birds with one stone. I'll be buying it from a local supplier but it's just like this http://buildingmaterials.co.uk/Insu...nsulated-Plasterboard-2400-x-1200-x-22mm.html

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