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<blockquote data-quote="pdubdo" data-source="post: 1623855" data-attributes="member: 24024"><p>First calving season and have 3 x 3 week bull calves running around. Didn't quite realize that, unlike baby humans, calves need water in addition to milk. Fortunately we've had a wet few weeks and there is standing water. But as I start pasture rotation, my only consistent access is a 6 foot round concrete watering trough with an underground water line to it. Calves aren't tall enough to drink for prob another 4-6 weeks? Anyone have a good set-up for this? Steps/ramp? small solar pump? Small diameter tube on constant gravity flow into a little trough? My back-up plan is to just not rotate pastures till they are tall enough to reach water. BTW, have no idea if you can train 3 week old calves to a single strand electric fence at knee level! The moms are very well trained and I watched the calves hit it 2-4 times each before leaving it alone...but we'll see.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pdubdo, post: 1623855, member: 24024"] First calving season and have 3 x 3 week bull calves running around. Didn't quite realize that, unlike baby humans, calves need water in addition to milk. Fortunately we've had a wet few weeks and there is standing water. But as I start pasture rotation, my only consistent access is a 6 foot round concrete watering trough with an underground water line to it. Calves aren't tall enough to drink for prob another 4-6 weeks? Anyone have a good set-up for this? Steps/ramp? small solar pump? Small diameter tube on constant gravity flow into a little trough? My back-up plan is to just not rotate pastures till they are tall enough to reach water. BTW, have no idea if you can train 3 week old calves to a single strand electric fence at knee level! The moms are very well trained and I watched the calves hit it 2-4 times each before leaving it alone...but we'll see. [/QUOTE]
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