Great info Nancy!
Thanks

If you are going to keep this hog you will need to build a sturdier pen to hold her. One in which, you will be able to feed her without going in the pen with her. These guys get huge quick and if not handled and left on their own they can be dangerous. That is why hog farmers have a way to feed their pigs without having to go in the pen with them. I have a friend who is a hog farmer and I raised pigs in FFA. Here are some websites that show the correct type of material to use for Hogs:

http://www.ehow.com/video_4955514_build-pig-pen.html

These websites have pre-built pens for sale:
http://www.lbarm.com/index.php/products/livestock.html?gclid=CIyqsOCGyp8CFRednAody3RE0g

http://www.homestead.org/cjmouser/gettingstartedwithpigs.htm

My Dad and I built my Hog pen out of used Pallets and strung a hot wire around the inside perimeter. We also installed a feed trough that I could reach from the outside. My hogs were handled as they were show hogs but at feeding time it was a different story.

Hope this helps.

Pigs have been known to kill people that have fallen in their pens. Be careful and build a sturdier pen.

I second/third (whatever we’re on by now!) the chute suggestion. Some friends used a large PVC pipe. It worked for their pigs and goats! Good luck!

Joel,

Unfortunately, the fencing is 6 ft. tall, and I’m pretty short.

Can you place the bowl or whatever closer to the fence, so you can avoid opening the gate? You know, just pour it over the fence. As for a chute, even an old section of duct work would do it. Good luck.