New York Eastern Finger Lakes | We have 4 Jug Waterers. They are made in Minnesota. http://thejugwaterer.com/.
They are unique in that there the water stays down in the unit. The animals put their lips over a hole and suck up the water. Learning time is minimal. We have used the insulated ground tubes which are really two pieces of corrugated drain pipe with foam insulation in between. We use a concrete pad and make sure it is dead level under the waterer. The jug comes with a foam gasket to set under the unit. We have found that we can keep the heaters off until late December since ground heat comes up the insulated tube. There is also a thermostatically controlled heater in the unit.
We also use a underground shut off like you see in a city water supply that has a drain back when you shut it off. There is a tube that comes to the surface with a mushroom cap and a long wrench. We keep this valve out of cattle travel areas.
The Jug uses the exact same float system to control level that most toilets have called a Fluidmaster thus parts at most big box or local hardware.
We are in Northern NY where it gets quite cold. This year minus 24. In the six or seven years we have had them never had one freeze. Figure the folks in Minnesota understand cold weather. They are available in anywhere from one to four hole versions.
Somewhere along the way someone told us to pour a secondary pad on top of the concrete to which the waterer is bolted. Pad is about 2 foot 6 by a foot or so longer than the unit and about two inches high. Theory is that cow won't back up to defecate and we have never cleaned a unit.
Obviously we really like them. |
Cattle Waterer?
