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Water Troughs - how to clean?

  • 01-03-2011 7:03pm
    #1
    pakalasa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,552 ✭✭✭


    Cleaning water Troughs - tis a job I hate. I know how important it is to keep them clean, animal health etc. Just wondering how do people clean theirs? Those large concrete ones must take some time. With big herds and a rotational system, do people end up cleaning them every day.
    Heard over on the UK Farming Forum about someone using Goldfish. They'd hardly keep the water fresh though.
    I like the idea of the stainless ones you can tip over.


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  • #2
    moy83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,701 ✭✭✭moy83


    I heard a handful of lime every now and then keeps the water crystal clean and is no harm to the cattle but i haven't tried it yet myself


  • #3
    rooney32
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 65 ✭✭rooney32


    we used the vacuum tanker and the 2" suction pipe got out alot of the crap. the lime sound like its worth a try. lime is meant to be a good disinfectent.


  • #4
    funny man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 908 ✭✭✭funny man


    I pull the bungs out before the winter, protects the concrete ones and leaves them clean for the spring.


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