I have only done the smaller brinkman or a grill but really they are just cookers.
I'm thinking with the pork, venison and fish , is like a cold smokehouse. The plans seem simple enough.
I'm not all that versed on preparation and conditions of a cold smoke as a preservative though.
I certainly want to freeze the meat after.

Almost ready for free Fridays project. The fencing. It's almost a pig pen already so I'll finish her off this weekend.
28' square- 3 sides quanza hut against garage 8Lx6Wx5H . Water on down slope food opposite corner bedding up top.
Hope it works.

While I got all my supplies today , I tried to no avail on the muddy pig pen.
Instead I planted a peach tree, actually 2 for peace. Just got the fencing done so they don't become a stub.
Working on some asparagus and horseradish to finish out my day.
I hope my dancing shoes can hold me up tonight, lol

The weather was stellar and dried up the mud. After a very late night dancing, I was able to complete my pig house today. Almost ready for those little piggies

 U r making me feel tired & lazy at the same time  You are a workaholic for sure. Lookin' good, do you have a feed mill near by? I always bought bushels of corn & soy bean & loaded the truck full & off to get made into mash. They would add the extra ingredients for me. The big blue plastic 55 gal. drums with the snap on lids worked great for storage (mold/rat proof) Dumpster diving & grass bagger on mower helped the feed cost down. Have a good surplus of lime on hand or u might change your signature real fast 
 
 They are cute but just can't handle the stink & ain't fair for the neighbors + bought sooo cheap from the farmer, around $100 give or take a couple bucks for a 220 -- 240# pig & could kill on site. The pig pen the following yr. produced the biggest tomato plants I ever had & didn't even plant any there.
 
 Dang gotzs 'bout 20 truck loads ov logs that need cut split & stacked as lookin' out the back window 
 
 Them dang pigs would swallow Pheasnts in 2 gulps so make sure your chickens don't get near the fence.
 
 Keep up the good work & good luck.
 
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 How deep is your footer on the shed/barn?? They might root under & create a problem?

hot tuna
The weather was stellar and dried up the mud. After a very late night dancing, I was able to complete my pig house today. Almost ready for those little piggies

 
Looking great, only question I have is the spacing on the floor boards...depending on the piglets size you may need to put hardware cloth or cardboard on the floor for a couple of weeks to prevent them getting hooves caught. 
 

These were some really nice super heavy duty pallets ( from Germany) and the spacing between the slats is 1"
I'm going to get some heavy duty conveyor belting from work and nail it down. They will be fine. I'm also thinking about enclosing 1/2 of the front.
As for the neighbors not liking the smell, no worries, I don't have neighbors.

After I finished that project I was toast. The late night finally caught up with me.
Tomorrow's project is to plant the strawberries and start working on the smokehouse.
Here is the future woodstove for the smokehouse

That church building renovation turns out to be sumpthin ain't to yer liken, move your piggery slightly up wind.    and buy a few more pigs.
 
If ya ain't thought of it already, talk to the grocery, deli, convenient  stores and ask for their slightly used produce etc.  'cept that becomes a PITA pickin that stuff up.

Our ground here is too frozen to plant yet, most the snow is gone though. Finished up the sap today, but the digital thermometer broke so the final boiling is put off

 
 The lumber on that is worth some serious bucks.