watering cows

[Egon]

What is the object of keeping the cows?

 

[dave1949]

Egon

The object of keeping anything mentioned on this site is to justify owning a tractor with as many implements as you can afford

 

[Egon]

Dave, In that case one should use the cow money for tractor stuff!

 

[dave1949]

Dave, In that case one should use the cow money for tractor stuff!

Well yes, but you have to use the cow as a 'money laundering' scheme to satisfy other parties. You put the money 'through' the cow and into the tractor. Somehow, that sounds like b--- s---.

 

[Uncle Doug]

Well yes, but you have to use the cow as a 'money laundering' scheme to satisfy other parties. You put the money 'through' the cow and into the tractor. Somehow, that sounds like b--- s---.

Most of my livestock projects have not been money makers. Yet we continue to try out of love of the lifestye. It helps to have a couple of other jobs to support my farm habbits.

As far a hauling water, down here we can get those 75 gal poly tanks in a wire crate. One will fit in a back of a pickup or 2-3 on a trailer. Be sure to calculate the full weight of the water so not to overload the trailer.

 

[dave1949]

On a more useful note:

Years ago, I had a hog waterer that had an empty chamber below the water tank. In the chamber was one of those old kerosene burning smudgepots that you could lite on cold nights. The smudgepots are the things they used to use for road hazard warnings before the battery types came into use.

It had a sheetmetal door to close on the bottom chamber and a lid on top of the water tank as the hogs drank from cups with sheetmetal flaps. So, at least the water wasn't exposed to the air directly.

Maybe something like that could be adapted to cattle to get you through the cold part of winter.

Dave

 

[oliver28472]

Google up mirafount. I have one in my pasture. You will have to run underground pipe to it.

 

[The Dougster]

Open water wells are a major source of pollution, not to mention a danger to children and some adults... Get the darn thing covered preferably with a lock... It appears that you have a source of water and several reasonable responses. Good luck..

 

[Tractorbeam]

The object of keeping anything mentioned on this site is to justify owning a tractor with as many implements as you can afford.

This is a beautiful thought.

 

[Unclebuck257]

The oldtimers around here told me long ago that one cow can drink 30 gallons of water a day. Good luck with your project and the two cows, but please don't get those critters until you've got an adequate and sure water supply for them.