Hayrack Warning - Stuck Pig

[Jennicat]

Just FYI to everybody, my boyfriend woke me up this morning at 2am saying that we had a serious pig problem. When I got into my pig room, I found this:



He grabbed some wire cutters, and it took us some finagling, but we finally managed to cut one side free (while leaving poor Sadie intact).



The squares in the row that are NOT cut are 2"x2". That top row is 2" by 1.5".

This particular brand of under-shelf hanger is sold at Wal-mart.



Luckily, Sadie is ok. She's such a big pig (2lb 9oz) that I never thought about her being able to get her head in there. I have pigs much smaller than her with much thinner heads (maybe with more sense?)

Just a heads up, though, in case anyone else is using these under-shelf hangers for hayracks.

[JarBax]

Thankyou for highlighting this Jennicat. Thankgoodness Sadie is OK, and that your boyfriend heard her. You must have had a horrible fright though.

My own hayrack is an under shelf storage rack - but the spaces are smaller than grid spaces, but it is well worth everyone checking their improvised hay racks, incase the holes are head sized or larger than grid holes - which they shouldn't be. Obviously baby pigs' parents need to be extra sure the rack spaces are smaller than grid spaces.

Maybe it would be a good idea to put your first picture in the hayrack section of the gallery too, to let people see exactly what can happen.

[Jennicat]

Yeah, the holes on the front of these are smaller than the average grid holes, it's only the bottom that had the wider holes.

[socal805]

Oh I am so glad that she is ok-poor little pig, how in the world did your boyfriend notice that something was wrong at 2 am? Thank goodness he did, I am sure that Sadie is very happy that he noticed something was wrong too!

[Jennicat]

He's a big time insomniac. He usually checks on the pigs before he goes to bed to make sure everybody's got water and hay just in case. Lucky for Sadie!

[mikew]

Wow! I have this exact thing. I made it into a little house for them and used a little sheet for put on top. So far I haven't had any problems with it but might now consider taking it out via a replacement home

[paula.m.moore]

Thanks for posting this! I have often thought of getting one of those for a hay rack!

[Cosmictadpole]

Wow, Jennicat, so glad Sadie is OK! Sounds like you have a very helpful and conscientious boyfriend.

[frashy]

Wow, that is really alarming, specially considering I have that same hay rack! Eek, poor Sadie, glad she is okay though.