{"id":9926,"date":"2021-08-22T09:23:17","date_gmt":"2021-08-22T09:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farmandanimals.com\/?p=9926"},"modified":"2021-08-22T09:23:18","modified_gmt":"2021-08-22T09:23:18","slug":"how-to-make-a-pig-waterer-with-a-barrel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farmandanimals.com\/how-to-make-a-pig-waterer-with-a-barrel\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Make A Pig Waterer With A Barrel?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Are you interested in learning how to make a pig waterer with a barrel? If you raise pigs<\/a>, building such an automatic system is one of the best things you can do to save money, time, and of course, your sanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Type of Waterer Do Pigs Need?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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A pig needs up to 1.5 gallons<\/a> of water per day (lactating sows need a bit more, while piglets need less).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Technically, you can water your pigs with just a few open pans of water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, this is problematic for several reasons – all of which you are likely painfully aware of if you already raise pigs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One is that your pigs are highly likely to flip the pans whenever they are bored, hot – or really, for any reason at all. This results in water being wasted, barns being sullied, and a serious problem when the pigs flip their water first thing in the morning and have to go the rest of the day without anything to drink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Therefore, it’s a good idea to build a waterer that is easy to refill and can’t be tipped over by the pigs. Adding nipple drinkers to the system means the pigs can’t get inside the water to get it dirty, yet can still access all the water they need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Do You Make an Automatic Pig Waterer? 7 Tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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1. Gather Your Materials<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Building an automatic pig waterer doesn’t have to be complicated – and it also is not very expensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most important component you need is a 55-gallon food-grade plastic barrel. You can often buy these for less than $50 on Facebook Marketplace or Craigslist. Just make sure it’s food grade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You also need a 1\/2″ threaded automatic pig nipple drinker. Get several of these if you have multiple pigs so that more than one animal can drink at once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To go with the nipple, you will need a half-inch bulkhead. This will be installed toward the bottom half of the barrel and will allow the nipple to be screwed into it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n