A place to put ideas for watering livestock… a problem brought this on. I have a couple of the blue tubs with rope handles for water, about 15g. Use them to water livestock on a temp basis when penned up for some reason.
My last beef calf would knock his water tub over occasionally. It was winter and sometimes when the water was low it’d freeze in the bottom of the tub. The calf would get frustrated and knock the tub over.
This new beef calf has knocked over his water tub every time I fill the darned thing since yesterday. Can’t have this!!! So tonight… the rope handles are missing from the tub so I took small chain and a quick link, ran it through the handle holes then fastened the tub to the corral. The calf will probably destroy it now!
The big picture… I don’t want a fixed water tub in the corral since the corral is scheduled for demo come spring. Also, when my cousin brings over the herd of heifers they’ll get water from the creek in the bottoms. I’ll turn the calf out and let him run with them when they arrive.
So, I’m looking for a temporary fix for a butthead calf that keeps knocking his water over.
But, any water problems and solutions would fit here...
My last beef calf would knock his water tub over occasionally. It was winter and sometimes when the water was low it’d freeze in the bottom of the tub. The calf would get frustrated and knock the tub over.
This new beef calf has knocked over his water tub every time I fill the darned thing since yesterday. Can’t have this!!! So tonight… the rope handles are missing from the tub so I took small chain and a quick link, ran it through the handle holes then fastened the tub to the corral. The calf will probably destroy it now!
The big picture… I don’t want a fixed water tub in the corral since the corral is scheduled for demo come spring. Also, when my cousin brings over the herd of heifers they’ll get water from the creek in the bottoms. I’ll turn the calf out and let him run with them when they arrive.
So, I’m looking for a temporary fix for a butthead calf that keeps knocking his water over.
But, any water problems and solutions would fit here...