Another Project Done

A few days ago, I authored a post about one of my farm projects that I have recently completed which was building a net house.

And despite all the 'but you are a girl' eyebrows it raised I also got quite a bit of positive feedback and encouragement.

So I have decided to share another successful project that I have been working on for quite some time, with you.

Building The Pigsty's (Phase One)

This 5 pen pigsty is still an ongoing project but one I have started before the Net-house, and was build by me and two other farm workers. The Metal was all purchased secondhand from the owner of a demolished factory and that cut costs down a lot, other than that I only purchased cement and bricks as well as a few consumables in order to get this project started.

We started off by planting the ready cut support beams and laying the foundation, once the cement had cured we started building the basic structure - 5 pens in total each with a drainage pipe for cleaning, and thereafter we put up the roof. The sides in between the pen walls and the roof will be left completely open ensuring ample ventilation, and then once we had some shade to work under we started on the inside of the pens.

The Tedious Part:

So now we had start a bit more tedious work such as throwing the floors elevating them and slanting them just enough so that the pens could be hosed down and the water would run towards the drainage pipes, again this had to be left to cure before we continued. next we built up cement troughs for food and water in every pen and then started plastering the interior. The project really started taking shape at this point.

Interior Metal Work:

Now we needed to make the metal rails as well as the gates on the inside of the structure, and this is one part of the project that I am not completely happy with, because as you can see welding is clearly not one of my strong-points...

But What did you expect? I am only a girl after-all...

Phase two would entail building a mirrored unit linked to the first unit by a fenced open air pen for the pigs to enjoy during the day and will start as soon as I have accumulated enough funds.

I hope that you have enjoyed reading a bit more about my life on the farm, and I am looking forward to sharing more of my progress with you as time goes on!