HOW TO MAKE A SIMPLE / STRONG HOG PANEL GATE

It is time to finally move the baby turkeys out of the brooder. They are getting big and should be able to defend against the cats. You have to be quick on your feet to feed the animals on this farm. They always try to beat you to their feeding stations. There is nothing like enjoying a hot cup of coffee with the animals on a crisp spring morning. I'm excited about baby piglets and goats, but I might have not planned very well, because they may arrive at close to the same time! Lavendar shares my coffee moment and asks for a belly rub. The turkeys are having fun exploring their new surroundings. They are even stretching their wings and trying to fly! I hope they can't escape a 4 ft high fence. I show you how I make an easy / strong hog panel gate that allows me to move the pigs in and out of their pens.
Every day my family and I are learning what it means to run a hobby farm. We started with chickens then added myotonic (fainting) goats, and eventually kunekune (kune kune) pigs. Throw in some Guinea fowl and turkeys and cats and dogs with a creek and tons of wildlife and you start to get an idea of what our hobby farm is like. Hobby farming is time consuming and hard, but rewarding and fulfilling. There are daily chores that never stop. The animals need to be fed and watered. Pastures and pens need to be fenced and built. Goats and pigs need to be rotated in their pastures to give them fresh food and to rejuvenate the land. Food is planted and grown for the animals. Medicines are given orally and injected to prevent and cure sickness and combat parasites. Hooves need to be trimmed. Babies need to be raised. At any given time we have gilts, sows, boars, piglets, bucks, does, kids, chicks, chickens, keets, guineas, etc. that need our attention, love and care. Follow along and we’ll learn and grow on this adventure together!