Movable pig shelter

Unlike the pig shelter - you can't put a floor in a goat shelter because the goats poop wherever they are. In the third picture you can see where I made a small hole in the skid and put a bit of steel cable through it for dragging the structure.

𝓣𝓪𝓻𝓪’s Instagram post: “If you missed my stories yesterday, we had to replace the floor in the pig hut. It was originally made with a cheaply made pallet. This hut…”

Does anyone have recommendations or examples or plans or ideas for a small, lightweight, moveable, uncomplicated, inexpensive and not too ugly shelter for these pigs? The pigs will only be brought outside when they can tolerate the temperature, otherwise we can use a heating lamp.

A hoop house field shelter is ideal for those who utilize their herd to clear brush and land at a location away from the main barn.

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Learn how to build a portable livestock shelter in todays video. If you need a livestock shelter that you can move by hand, this shelter is easy to build!

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