Today's post is about how we do our portable water.
A couple years ago we buried a 1 &1/4" black polyethylene water line 24" deep. We use a Plasson brand quick coupler on the end of a garden hose to plug into the female Plasson on a T in the buried water pipe. We put a cap over this 6" sewer pipe when not in use to help keep it clean and so it doesn't freeze in the wintertime. This is just one piece of the pie that helps our pastures be regenerative and heal any damaged spots, so we don't have bare soil.
Here is the 50 ft. hose going to the water trough.
Above is the 50 gallon Rubbermaid water trough with fresh clean water for the herd. The hot temporary wire keeps them from taking a bath in their drinking water.
One of the best things about this portable setup is the cleanliness of the water and the ease of cleaning the tank.
Also we are able to move the water to a different spot if the grass gets too trampled in one area. It helps to keep from getting bare soil. This is actually why, on this particular setup that I pictured, we used the 50 ft. hose. We were seeing some abuse of the pasture around this water point from past grazing events, so we moved it on this go around.
We chose a shallow portable 50 gallon tank because we have lambs and goat kids drinking, and they are able to hop back out if they fall in.
We purchased the Plasson quick couplers from Powerflex Fence Company in Seymour, MO. They will ship directly to you. The Rubbermaid tank was from Race Brothers Farm Supply in Monett, MO. The water hose is from Tractor Supply Co.
We also have 14 tire tanks placed around the farm for permanent water, but that will be a different post.
Nov. 11, 2023
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