"Might come in handy one day"

[Kevtherev]

I'd guess it's 'cos @Kevtherev reckoned that if you fell off it would cost money to re-spray the bike, whereas your bonce would mend itself for free (given a bit of time)

Seen his driving!???
Gets a car stuck in a 25acre field

 

[Whitepeak]

Ideal for throwing At Jehovah’s witness’s like frisbees

Our pet collie loves chasing them, bucket lids not Jehovah's witnesses!
She must have a stash of them somewhere as if you are in the yard with her she will bring one to you and drop it at your feet wanting you to throw it. But if you don't throw it she finds a new one. One afternoon she'd left atleast a dozen of the bloody things that she kept finding!

 

[pat kcotnit]

Does anyone else keep the lick bucket lids ? They make great plates for ewes in their individual pens.

Been doing this for a number of years now. Far better than using buckets (and cheaper). As long as other members of lambing staff remember to lift them out before bedding up!

 

[Man_in_black]

Is that your beer fridge under the bucket?
Looks the part!

Nothing that exciting!!

 

[GreenerGrass]

Here’s a simple one for the drought. I’ve had to move my sheep to field without troughs. I only have two 25l water barrels but been keeping plenty of old mineral buckets.

It’s obvious really but if you fill them they carry 20 litres, key is to keep the lid and clip it on so the water doesn’t bounce out when travelling. Obvious really, but my first trip didn’t have the lids on and wasted a lot of water. Saves buying water barrels. Because elsewhere the flock is on mains never really knew how much they were drinking. Currently ewe and lamb flock of getting through 1.75litres/head day.

 

[Dry Rot]

Those cans and buckets make useful feeders for game and poultry. Cut a horizontal slot with an angle grinder near the bottom, a bit of heat from a blow lamp, then push the top 'lip' in while it cools. Fill using a funnel or by folding the plastic on a bag. Lots of small feeders are better for game than a few big ones.

 

[Al R]

Here’s a simple one for the drought. I’ve had to move my sheep to field without troughs. I only have two 25l water barrels but been keeping plenty of old mineral buckets.

It’s obvious really but if you fill them they carry 20 litres, key is to keep the lid and clip it on so the water doesn’t bounce out when travelling. Obvious really, but my first trip didn’t have the lids on and wasted a lot of water. Saves buying water barrels. Because elsewhere the flock is on mains never really knew how much they were drinking. Currently ewe and lamb flock of getting through 1.75litres/head day.

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Currently on 25 (30l) ex formalin cans a day, all being emptied into old mineral tubs.
37 rams were drinking 250 litres a day but now they have a bathtub on mains

 

[Netherfield]

Buckets handy for a few early spuds as well.

 

[X344chap]

Please recycle all your plastic buckets before they start to shatter like the OPs photo. All the fragments just get into the soil and water and a piece of that in a calfs stomach makes for a very expensive bucket.