location of water troughs

[iitc123]

Currently setting up a grassing block for 300 cows, having already had grasstec to map the farm and split in to 30 paddocks (4-6acer). In the process of setting water troughs out with the idea of placing a 500 gallon concrete trough between two paddocks. Where would you place the water troughs? Ether in the middle of the field so paddocks could be split in half again, or at one end of the field for strip grazing?

 

[Sid]

Currently setting up a grassing block for 300 cows, having already had grasstec to map the farm and split in to 30 paddocks (4-6acer). In the process of setting water troughs out with the idea of placing a 500 gallon concrete trough between two paddocks. Where would you place the water troughs? Ether in the middle of the field so paddocks could be split in half again, or at one end of the field for strip grazing?

We have ours at one end for strip grazing. Paddocks are 3-4 acres depending on field size grazing with 80 cows.
Robots will be at entrance to encourage them to come back to be milked

 

[thewalrus]

How do you avoid the ground near the water trough getting destroyed by the cows , ended up with a massive muddy hole around it?

 

[iitc123]

How do you avoid the ground near the water trough getting destroyed by the cows , ended up with a massive muddy hole around it?

hard standing around trough, don't think there is an other answer?

 

[worker]

Is there any way they can be temporarily placed on the ground for the first season, then move them after the summer when you realise where they should have been placed?

 

[Sid]

Is there any way they can be temporarily placed on the ground for the first season, then move them after the summer when you realise where they should have been placed?

Can't like this enough. We need tracks for robots hoping for a dryish summer so we can walk in soil get the idea where we need tracks and put them in late late summer

 

[bigw]

Currently setting up a grassing block for 300 cows, having already had grasstec to map the farm and split in to 30 paddocks (4-6acer). In the process of setting water troughs out with the idea of placing a 500 gallon concrete trough between two paddocks. Where would you place the water troughs? Ether in the middle of the field so paddocks could be split in half again, or at one end of the field for strip grazing?

How much do grasstec charge for mapping?

 

[iitc123]

How much do grasstec charge for mapping?

worked out about a £5 an acre in the end for mapping the whole farm and splitting fields to paddocks, quite expensive in hindsight, don't know if I would bother again. Possible could do it your self with some mapping website, if you have the time and patient!

 

[More to life]

Only place not to put them is anywhere near a gate way.

 

[bigw]

worked out about a £5 an acre in the end for mapping the whole farm and splitting fields to paddocks, quite expensive in hindsight, don't know if I would bother again. Possible could do it your self with some mapping website, if you have the time and patient!

That's not actually too bad I thought it may have been more.

 

[Maxxum-man]

We put them 20ft into the field at the gateway end of the field, we didn't permanently fence the paddocks so we still have big fields to work with machinery with no water troughs in the middle!

 

[GreenerGrass]

Funnily enough just doing this for my rotational sheep. Did a lot of thinking and a year carting water (no troughs here). Putting mine in the middle, then can split paddocks off. Far away from any other traffic too. Depending on shape/size of field (&paddocks) you may need more than one drinker

 

[Paul E]

Best place to put them is at the end of the water pipe!

 

[Nearly]

@early riser has a plan

 

[Headless chicken]

If you fetching cows with a quad and not going to cut these fields run the pipes over ground and put 2/3 big troughs on skids and move them to the paddocks

 

[Penmoel]

We only have 200 gal concrete troughs, cant imagine our quad towing them far even if on skids

Plastic troughs are a pain

 

[rusty]

Currently setting up a grassing block for 300 cows, having already had grasstec to map the farm and split in to 30 paddocks (4-6acer). In the process of setting water troughs out with the idea of placing a 500 gallon concrete trough between two paddocks. Where would you place the water troughs? Ether in the middle of the field so paddocks could be split in half again, or at one end of the field for strip grazing?

I think you may find your paddock sizes inconvenient. For 300 cows you want around 7.5 to 8 acres per day.

I would put the troughs one third of the way along the fence line, with a trough on each side of the field so each paddock has access to two troughs.

 

[Sid]

If you fetching cows with a quad and not going to cut these fields run the pipes over ground and put 2/3 big troughs on skids and move them to the paddocks

Then you have to drain and refill?

 

[Agrispeed]

Kiwitech do a fairly smart plastic portable trough. We're using one now, and if we don't carry on with it, we will at least know where to put permanent ones.

 

[Headless chicken]

Then you have to drain and refill?[/QUOTE

Turn off water 1 hour before opening gate and it will be fairly empty. Depending on arrangement should be able to pull half full tank