> The Ritchie closed tank works
> pretty good here where above
> freezing is not the norm.During
> extended periods of sub zero
> weather we have to check them and
> pop the balls free when
> nessesary.Also our 12 inch pipe
> goes down eight feet and hopefully
> will hold out this winter.We also
> have a Brower energy free waterer
> that has flip up doors like a hog
> waterer and through the last ten
> years it's really worked good.In
> colder weather, zero and below
> both need about twenty full grown
> cattle to work good.Above that
> temp they don't require many head.
> > the easier way to keep a
> stock
yesterday was -16c windchill -28c today was -14c no wind
the ball tanks we had to kick the ball every 2-4 hrs, never touched the tub tanks
sometimes when it hits -20c+ the tubs skim overnight
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