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| Looking for a water trought that holds at least 50 gallons, yet short enought for P2's two pigs to get in and out of it with easy. Do you have any recommendations on brand names or sites that I can look and purchase from? I purchased a 50 gallon Rubbermade water trough from the co-op. Neither Ruby or Summergirl could in it, so we moved it to Choc and Chips pen. But I give them another month and they will be too big for it. I'd purchased a $15 dollar kiddy pool, but with (1) 400# preg gilt and a (1) 275# gilt it will not make it but a month (I think).
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| I know it would be a lot of work, what if you buried the kiddie pool up to the lip of the pool? Maybe partially bury or sand bag the sides of the kiddie pool. Or maybe dig the hole the depth and width you need and use a heavy duty plastic/rubber liner or a commercial pond liner.
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| it's a good ideal but the pig pens are now cemented
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I believe Rubbermaid makes some with shorter sides, but as to where to find them, I don't know. How about going to Rubbermaid's website and dropping them an email telling them what you are looking for. If they don't make it now maybe they will. 
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Does it have to be plastic? I don't know off hand what sizes are available, but around here, if you go for a sheep tank the sides are only about 12" high compared to the normal 24".
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| Well during the summer I would think a metal tank would get the water hot and hence forth defeat the purpose of cooling them off. But then again depending on how much water it holds it the water should not get hot unless it's placed in the sun.
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| I guess I never thought about that, the only thing we ever had and used the metal tanks for during the summer was to keep a couple of bull heads in.. they survived! We don't usually use water tanks except in the winter and for brooders
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| A old tractor tire or a OTR tire would work. A tire dealer in your area that deals with Ag. tires or OTR tires are usually happy to give them away. cut one sidewall out . The easiest way to do that is to drill a hole as a starting point and then use a sawsall ect to remove the side wall. (if it is a tractor tire you can cut out the side wall with a sheetrock type knife) set the tire on a piece of plywood( cut slightly larger then the rim hole) and fill the rim hole up with cement. a virtually indistructable trough for very little money ,with no sharp edges or the potental to produce sharp edges ect. that can harm the animal.
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