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<blockquote data-quote="skyline" data-source="post: 383961" data-attributes="member: 5305"><p>Lots of variables. For 4 calves, you are talking 200 gallons per day max. Probably less than 100 gallons per day.</p><p></p><p>I use rubbermaid tanks with float valves for situations like that, hooked up to a water well. Of course, we don't get as cold in East Texas as you do. Regardless of what you do, you will probably be chopping ice in the winter, if you don't have a heater in the tank.</p><p></p><p>I wouldn't think a windmill would be practical for 4 calves. Does your creek ever run dry? If so, I wouldn't rely on it for water for my calves. In that case, you will need a well or a pond. A well with a small solar pump would probably work fine for what you are describing but I'm not sure how the cost of that system compares to a pond.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skyline, post: 383961, member: 5305"] Lots of variables. For 4 calves, you are talking 200 gallons per day max. Probably less than 100 gallons per day. I use rubbermaid tanks with float valves for situations like that, hooked up to a water well. Of course, we don't get as cold in East Texas as you do. Regardless of what you do, you will probably be chopping ice in the winter, if you don't have a heater in the tank. I wouldn't think a windmill would be practical for 4 calves. Does your creek ever run dry? If so, I wouldn't rely on it for water for my calves. In that case, you will need a well or a pond. A well with a small solar pump would probably work fine for what you are describing but I'm not sure how the cost of that system compares to a pond. [/QUOTE]
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