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<blockquote data-quote="snake67" data-source="post: 1016317" data-attributes="member: 17764"><p>Not quite that bad - but at times it does seem to be a problem LOL</p><p></p><p>The snow is almost all gone - now only a bit in the bush.</p><p></p><p>I have not watered cows in a long time as they are still drinking melt water.</p><p></p><p>As for the hoses - we make sure that we use rubber not plastic. Ours have been sitting out there for about 8 years so far - figure we might replace them next year on spec - about 900 metres of hose - all with quick connects - never a problem to date.</p><p></p><p>Freezing is not an issue - for the two week change of seasons we simply let the cows come home for water in the fall and send them out after snow is on the ground - in the spring we let them drink melt until they decide to hit the troughs.</p><p></p><p>Can't be that big a deal as far south as Dinwiddie,VA - probably less than a week or so. <grin></p><p></p><p>He did not say what he does with the cows in winter.</p><p></p><p>Drinking from a trough in the winter around here - got to heat them or bash the ice - depending on how it goes - we heat as a three foot deep trough can get 10 - 12 inches of ice in one night and freeze solid in about 2 days - then it is time to break out the chainsaw.</p><p></p><p>Cheers</p><p></p><p>Bez</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="snake67, post: 1016317, member: 17764"] Not quite that bad - but at times it does seem to be a problem LOL The snow is almost all gone - now only a bit in the bush. I have not watered cows in a long time as they are still drinking melt water. As for the hoses - we make sure that we use rubber not plastic. Ours have been sitting out there for about 8 years so far - figure we might replace them next year on spec - about 900 metres of hose - all with quick connects - never a problem to date. Freezing is not an issue - for the two week change of seasons we simply let the cows come home for water in the fall and send them out after snow is on the ground - in the spring we let them drink melt until they decide to hit the troughs. Can't be that big a deal as far south as Dinwiddie,VA - probably less than a week or so. <grin> He did not say what he does with the cows in winter. Drinking from a trough in the winter around here - got to heat them or bash the ice - depending on how it goes - we heat as a three foot deep trough can get 10 - 12 inches of ice in one night and freeze solid in about 2 days - then it is time to break out the chainsaw. Cheers Bez [/QUOTE]
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