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<blockquote data-quote="gberry" data-source="post: 665396" data-attributes="member: 3325"><p>Right now we only run about 50 pair. We do have a pond on the place, but we try to not let the cows drink out of it. At this time, we have a 1 1/4 inch line down the middle of the property with faucets about every 400 feet. I think some type of portable system would be a must to do what I want to do. I have proposed to my dad that we buy 2 300 ft x 1 inch discharge hoses with quick connect couplings and run them from our current faucets, but we have also discussed running 2 more lines down the new fence. We currently have a couple of 25 gallon plastic trough cut from a 55 gallon drum. These have a high flow valve made by Apex and will supply adequate water for the herd as when the trough is close, they come to drink one at a time. These would be easy to move if you had quick connect couplings.</p><p></p><p>This system would definitely be more work than we do now, but the advantage would be being able to fine tune the size of the paddocks and give your grass more rest between grazings. I think it would take 10-20 minutes to move the wire and the water supply. There is a good discussion at <a href="http://homesteadingtoday.com/showthread.php?t=286704" target="_blank">http://homesteadingtoday.com/showthread.php?t=286704</a> that gave me the basics of this idea.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gberry, post: 665396, member: 3325"] Right now we only run about 50 pair. We do have a pond on the place, but we try to not let the cows drink out of it. At this time, we have a 1 1/4 inch line down the middle of the property with faucets about every 400 feet. I think some type of portable system would be a must to do what I want to do. I have proposed to my dad that we buy 2 300 ft x 1 inch discharge hoses with quick connect couplings and run them from our current faucets, but we have also discussed running 2 more lines down the new fence. We currently have a couple of 25 gallon plastic trough cut from a 55 gallon drum. These have a high flow valve made by Apex and will supply adequate water for the herd as when the trough is close, they come to drink one at a time. These would be easy to move if you had quick connect couplings. This system would definitely be more work than we do now, but the advantage would be being able to fine tune the size of the paddocks and give your grass more rest between grazings. I think it would take 10-20 minutes to move the wire and the water supply. There is a good discussion at [url=http://homesteadingtoday.com/showthread.php?t=286704]http://homesteadingtoday.com/showthread.php?t=286704[/url] that gave me the basics of this idea. [/QUOTE]
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