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Oker Pig Pens
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Derbyshire
53°08'51.8"N 1°35'00.9"W
SK 2794861257
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Derbyshire
53°08'51.8"N 1°35'00.9"W
SK 2794861257
Poor
Unknown
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Oker Pig Pens, also known as a sty or pigsty, are small scale enclosures for raising domestic pigs, located at Oaker, near Darley Bridge, Derbyshire.
The pens are in poor condition and little is known about them. They sit in a small wooded area and are visible during winter. It is thought these pens were in use during World War II to supplement rationing,g although could date to the early 1900's.
These pens were sometimes referred to as a hog pen, hog parlour, pigpen, pig parlour, or pig-cote, although pig pen may refer to pens confining pigs that are kept as pets as well. Pigsties are generally fenced areas of bare dirt and/or mud.
Pigs are voracious eaters and will eat all the plants in the enclosure until there is nothing left to control erosion. The pig will naturally root and dig for food in the enclosure, further disturbing the soil. Pigs do not regulate temperature by sweating which means that they must be provided with water or mud in which they can control their own body temperature.
A large-scale enclosure for raising pigs is generally called a hog lot. Unlike a sty which would be found on a mixed farm, a hog lot is usually a dedicated facility. A locked enclosure with confined/restricted movement & freedom to exercise, is known as a boar-stall.
The family hog pen was a small-scale system of pig farming found on family farms of the early 1900s, although backyard pig farming does still occur. Family hog pens enclosed just a few hogs to provide year-round meat for the table. Before refrigeration, some family farms depended on pigs as a primary source of meat and shortening, lard, for year-round food. Farms which had tenant families might have several hog pens. Many family farm hog pens were improvised enclosures made of any handy free material. The pen is often kept small to conserve building material and effort.
The pens are in poor condition and little is known about them. They sit in a small wooded area and are visible during winter. It is thought these pens were in use during World War II to supplement rationing,g although could date to the early 1900's.
These pens were sometimes referred to as a hog pen, hog parlour, pigpen, pig parlour, or pig-cote, although pig pen may refer to pens confining pigs that are kept as pets as well. Pigsties are generally fenced areas of bare dirt and/or mud.
Pigs are voracious eaters and will eat all the plants in the enclosure until there is nothing left to control erosion. The pig will naturally root and dig for food in the enclosure, further disturbing the soil. Pigs do not regulate temperature by sweating which means that they must be provided with water or mud in which they can control their own body temperature.
A large-scale enclosure for raising pigs is generally called a hog lot. Unlike a sty which would be found on a mixed farm, a hog lot is usually a dedicated facility. A locked enclosure with confined/restricted movement & freedom to exercise, is known as a boar-stall.
The family hog pen was a small-scale system of pig farming found on family farms of the early 1900s, although backyard pig farming does still occur. Family hog pens enclosed just a few hogs to provide year-round meat for the table. Before refrigeration, some family farms depended on pigs as a primary source of meat and shortening, lard, for year-round food. Farms which had tenant families might have several hog pens. Many family farm hog pens were improvised enclosures made of any handy free material. The pen is often kept small to conserve building material and effort.
