Moving Water Barrels is Actual Work

If you have been following along, you know that one of the issues we have is getting fresh drinking water to the pigs in the forest. While we use the side-by-side for a lot of the heavy lifting around the farm, sometimes a little muscle is what you really need. Check out the video to see our current automatic water set up and me moving water barrels through the forest.

This is our current set up: a water barrel with a siphon hose hooked up to a float valve on a water pan. It works well . . . once you get the siphon working. 

Having the water fill up automatically is a huge plus. It means I don’t have to check their water three times a day to make sure they have enough. We need to fill up the water barrel every couple of days, but that is done with the side-by-side so there is a lot less work involved.

Of course, whenever you’re in a paddock working on something the pigs like to show up. It’s always fun to talk to them and explain what I’m doing to make their bacon taste better. It’s even better when you’re not actually working in their paddock where they start to harass you and chew on your supplies.

This day they were very eager to see the their new water system being moved to a much more accessible spot. A few scratches and some talk kept them happy while I finished up the job.

Be sure to check out the Butcher Block to get your hands on some of the best natural, ethical, and sustainable pastured pork in Portland, Oregon and the Willamette Valley.

If you want to learn more about Sasquatch’s crazy ideas, like moving water barrels through the forest, for raising free range pigs, be sure to follow along on Rumble and Facebook.