New waterer for the pig pen

With the new piglets arriving early, we had to scramble around to provide a community watering spot outside of the "winter pen". With most farm supply stores closed this late on a Sunday we had to improvise.

What we decided to so was to get a small metal watering trough, sink it in the dirt so that the piglets could reach inside it and line the bottom with spare bricks so that if they fall in they wouldn't drown. Then I strapped a hose to a branch and to the fence to give stability and set position. This was connected to the water supply on a timer so that I can adjust how long and when the water flows. The regular fresh water should replace what is drunk as well as keep the trough clean.

You can see the final setup in the pics below. The piglets are able to reach and drink, and hopefully the cranky Romeo won't be able to push it around being buried. It may take a few days to get the timer right and everything set permanently, but its working for now!