This post is going to be a little bit out of order in that the work that Jeff and I did was actually completed just prior to the pigs getting to the farm. Still, I thought it was kind of neat to show some of the prep work that was done on the site in getting ready for the influx of critters this spring. The building that the 4-H animals are housed in is just west of the main barn. The building has been a great change from years past in that now we have sold shelter, concrete floors and access to both water and electricity. One of the downfalls to our shed was that great amounts of mud next to the shed. Mud isn't so much the enemy here but the smell and insects that it propagates are. The water that causes the crux of the issue needed to be given a new exit from the building area. To do this Jeff and I installed a couple of drainage lines at each side of the shed. Then we covered the lines with two different layers of rock that will hopefully peculate the water to the PVC lines and then away from the building. The first real test looks to be this weekend as the forecasters are calling for three days of rain. Sure hope this works.
