Move Hogs With A Garden Hose

Move hogs with a garden hose LIVESTOCK Handling 10-1-23 High pressure water moves hogs better and with less stress than electric prods, according to an Indiana hog man who swears by the idea. Gene Fogle, Greensburg, has a booster pump on the water pump in his hog barn that boosts his regular water pressure up to 200 psi, when needed, for cleaning. One day he hit on the idea of using the water to help load hogs and found that short bursts of 200 psi water provide just enough "excitement" to move hogs without the negative effects of a prod. Gene's wife Jo, who helps out, says she also prefers using water on the hogs. "There's no squealing and they move along just about as fast. The prod scares them and makes them nervous but this just stings them," she says.

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