Sized for the Smaller Stock A full-size cattle trough is the wrong tool for a pen of calves or a group of ewes: too deep for a lamb to reach comfortably, too much water to keep fresh, and too heavy to move when the pen is cleaned. This 170 cm unit has four drinking spaces at a height that suits ...

Spacing That Stops the Queue Three animals drinking at once is not a luxury in a group pen; it is the difference between a calm water point and a scramble. The drinking length here is laid out at 20 cm per dairy cow and 10 cm per beef animal, which is the spacing used when a trough is sized from ...

A Round Basin That Cows Actually Use Watch a group of cows at a rectangular trough and you will see the same pattern: the dominant animals take the corners, the rest wait. A round single spot basin spreads the approach so any animal can drink from any side, and the shape has a second benefit in the ...

Why the Colour of a Trough Matters in the Sun On an exposed pasture, a dark trough absorbs solar heat and the water inside climbs towards air temperature by mid-afternoon. Cattle drink less, and warm standing water grows algae faster than most farmers expect. Blue shell, cooler water The outer skin ...