I have a 16x16 pen with 1 85-95lb or so sow in it, i never put a dog inside the pen, i just use it to start young dogs and to let people try new dogs. I was gonna build one 48'x32' but i started thinkin about it and realized that i had no need for a pen that big when all i wanted it for was lettin young dogs see a hog and givin em a bit of practice here and there. It has worked great for me so far. Its nothing fancy and doesn't even have a gate but for what i needed it has worked for me.....think about it, if you have the same needs that I do then it may save you money in the long run. Just a thought.
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X2, I have a 8 x 16 pen made out of t-post and horse panels with the 2 x 4 in. mesh. I mixed sack cement for the floor so it wouldn't be
such a mess. I left a small spot un cemented so he could make a mud hole. It worked out great. I don't let the dogs get inside. They bay from the outside the pen. I use it to get pups fired up and keep the other dogs fired up. We take the hog out the pen and bring him further in the woods and do mock hunts when we want to work on their finding and baying skills. All it took for the pen was 6 t-post and
3 8 x 16 horse panels.
This is a friend of mines pen, pretty much the same pen .
