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« on: March 01, 2012, 09:20:50 pm » |
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Building hog pen to work at least two dogs in...how big should we make it? Circle or squared ??
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TexasLacy
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« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2012, 09:21:52 pm » |
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squared.
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Marines I see as two breeds, Rottweilers or Dobermans, because Marines come in two varieties, big and mean, or skinny and mean. They're aggressive on the attack and tenacious on defense. They've got really short hair and they always go for the throat.
RAdm. "Jay" R. Stark, USN; 10 November 1995
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« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2012, 09:22:56 pm » |
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squared.
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haha if we were only so lucky |
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wolfpen
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« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2012, 09:32:06 pm » |
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squared.
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awesome!!! i need more fence. |
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Reuben
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« Reply #4 on: March 01, 2012, 09:41:19 pm » |
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Training dogs is not about quantity, it's more about timing, the right situations, and proper guidance...After that it's up to the dog...
A hunting dog is born not made...
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« Reply #6 on: March 01, 2012, 10:23:28 pm » |
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If you are building a bay pen build it tall. You would be suprised to see how high they can jump.
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"...A man who has nothing which he cares more about than he does about his personal safety is a miserable creature who has no chance at being free, unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself..." John Stuart Mill
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txsteve85
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« Reply #7 on: March 01, 2012, 10:27:12 pm » |
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how tall? higher than 6ft?
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« Reply #8 on: March 02, 2012, 06:55:47 am » |
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I have a 80x80 made out of cattle panels with a pipe top rail. It works real nice only thing ill recommend would be put some tin or something around the bottom.
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dub
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« Reply #9 on: March 02, 2012, 08:29:52 am » |
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Depends on the size of the hogs. Six feet will keep most pigs in. I was on one about ten feet high and the went to the top where the hog's body hit but did not make it over. But that pen is used a lot by many people. If I was building one I would go six feet. I have just heard people say pigs can't jump but I know they can of they want to.
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"...A man who has nothing which he cares more about than he does about his personal safety is a miserable creature who has no chance at being free, unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself..." John Stuart Mill
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« Reply #10 on: March 02, 2012, 11:44:58 am » |
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i would go with a round pen if not cut your conners that way a hog cant just run to a corner and sit up.....it will help teach ur pups how to sit one down and work it
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« Reply #11 on: March 02, 2012, 12:11:23 pm » |
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Corners make it easier to get out plus they can just back into it.round pen is wat I would build. Do bay comps have square??
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KevinN
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« Reply #12 on: March 02, 2012, 12:54:57 pm » |
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Some do. Some only have one or two corners, like a rectangle with a rounded end and a square end. Some pens put corners in just so the hog can find a place to set up.
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txsteve85
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« Reply #13 on: March 02, 2012, 02:42:41 pm » |
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Good idea bout the corners . I want that hog running and that way dogs have to learn how to make him stop! Think we'll round off three corners. It's gonna be 32x48
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« Reply #14 on: March 02, 2012, 02:50:25 pm » |
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If you are building a bay pen build it tall. You would be suprised to see how high they can jump.
x2 we had one 300lbs jump my buddies an cut a guy |
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Reuben
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« Reply #15 on: March 02, 2012, 06:32:18 pm » |
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you can run 2 fences parallel to each other however wide you will want the bay pen to be. Remember one side will have the gate... on each end measure the distance between the fences...let's say the fences are 30 feet apart, divide that in 2 and you have 15 feet and you can drive a stake at 15 feet and this stake is exactly even with both fence ends. Now you can use the 15 foot rope or string as the measurement for the posts to connect the fences and the pen will look oblong when completed and will look uniform.
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Training dogs is not about quantity, it's more about timing, the right situations, and proper guidance...After that it's up to the dog...
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« Reply #16 on: March 02, 2012, 06:39:46 pm » |
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Good idea bout the corners . I want that hog running and that way dogs have to learn how to make him stop! Think we'll round off three corners. It's gonna be 32x48
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Thats what size mine is. I just used cattle panels. I didnt have the tin to go all the way around it but if I built another one it would have the tin all the way around it with a 8 foot panel in the corners to make it rounded. Good luck with your's. |
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Reuben
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« Reply #17 on: March 02, 2012, 07:07:46 pm » |
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you can run 2 fences parallel to each other however wide you will want the bay pen to be. Remember one side will have the gate... on each end measure the distance between the fences...let's say the fences are 30 feet apart, divide that in 2 and you have 15 feet and you can drive a stake at 15 feet and this stake is exactly even with both fence ends. Now you can use the 15 foot rope or string as the measurement for the posts to connect the fences and the pen will look oblong when completed and will look uniform.
do the 15 feet measurement, stake and string, on both ends...makes as nice looking bay pen. |
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Training dogs is not about quantity, it's more about timing, the right situations, and proper guidance...After that it's up to the dog...
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TexasLacy
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« Reply #18 on: March 02, 2012, 07:49:46 pm » |
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you can run 2 fences parallel to each other however wide you will want the bay pen to be. Remember one side will have the gate... on each end measure the distance between the fences...let's say the fences are 30 feet apart, divide that in 2 and you have 15 feet and you can drive a stake at 15 feet and this stake is exactly even with both fence ends. Now you can use the 15 foot rope or string as the measurement for the posts to connect the fences and the pen will look oblong when completed and will look uniform.
do the 15 feet measurement, stake and string, on both ends...makes as nice looking bay pen. I don't understand this. Are you dividing a 30' pen? any way you can post a drawing? |
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Marines I see as two breeds, Rottweilers or Dobermans, because Marines come in two varieties, big and mean, or skinny and mean. They're aggressive on the attack and tenacious on defense. They've got really short hair and they always go for the throat.
RAdm. "Jay" R. Stark, USN; 10 November 1995
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Reuben
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« Reply #19 on: March 02, 2012, 09:36:54 pm » |
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you can run 2 fences parallel to each other however wide you will want the bay pen to be. Remember one side will have the gate... on each end measure the distance between the fences...let's say the fences are 30 feet apart, divide that in 2 and you have 15 feet and you can drive a stake at 15 feet and this stake is exactly even with both fence ends. Now you can use the 15 foot rope or string as the measurement for the posts to connect the fences and the pen will look oblong when completed and will look uniform.
do the 15 feet measurement, stake and string, on both ends...makes as nice looking bay pen. I don't understand this. Are you dividing a 30' pen? any way you can post a drawing? I will explain it another way. and if you need more info call me at 979-239-8513. draw a rectangle and measure the short sides of the rectangle. lets say the rectangle is 30x45. the mid point of the 30 feet side would be 15 feet... drive a stake at that location... tie a 15 foot string to the stake. tie it so that it can slip around the stake so that the string can always maintain its 15 feet length no matter which way you rotate it. when you pull the string tight it should reach a corner of the rectangle. keep it tight and walk around to the other end. if you notice you made a perfect 1/2 circle and it connected to the other end... use that string to decide where to set the posts dor the fence, So when building the pen the long sides of the rectangle will be completed along with the gate...once this is done then follow the procedure above to build the ends... you can do this on paper... when completed the width is still 30 feet and the length at its longest point will be 75 feet. the 45 ft length plus 15 ft on one end and 15 ft on the other gives you 75 ft at its longest point which is when the string is exactly facing straight out at the mid point of the 1/2 circle. I am not a carpenter or even a fence builder but have made 2 baypens like this...and if I can do it anyone can  you can make it any size you want I just picked these numbers...but this way you don't have any corners and you get more length than a round pen so that the pups/dogs can learn how to stop a hog that wants to break bay... |
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Training dogs is not about quantity, it's more about timing, the right situations, and proper guidance...After that it's up to the dog...
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