Piggy deck

A housing for young animals comprising an upper unitary cover means having top, side and rear walls and having an open front, said walls being of solid material so as to eliminate unwanted air drafts therethrough, front gate means operationally attached to said cover means by tracks carried by an upper part of the cover means, said tracks slidably supporting said gate means for movement between a closed position blocking said open front and an open position in which the gate means is remote from said open front, a lower unitary base means connected to said cover means and having bottom, side and rear walls and front through means, excrement-pervious floor means supported in said base means above said bottom wall for supporting an animal, said base means being formed of liquid-impervious material and configured such that water or other liquids can be selectively retained therein beneath said floor means, selectively operable drain means for draining said base means, said front through means being located above and in front of said floor means, and said gate means being configured to retain an animal in the housing while permitting feeding access of the animal to said trough means and preventing an animal from soiling the trough means.