(Sarah moving cows a few weeks ago.)Yesterday, Everett took a break from the cows and went to watch some goats for a herder named Jessie, leaving Joe and I to check up on the cows.
SUCCESS!!! The water siphon was working great! The cows were all coming in to water when we arrived in the morning, and things are looking good.
Because of our shortage of water, the cows have to cross two fields to get a drink. For the weekend, Joe and I put the cows in Angel's Field in the South East corner of the ranch. To get to the water, they have to cut through the Roacha Field and water out of a trough in the Little Field. Joe and I spent yesterday put up a poly-wire fence, making a lane for the cows to traverse to the water. It's a long way to go, but by what we saw yesterday, the cows seem to have already figured it out!
Monday, we plan on moving the cows back into the Roacha, where they'll stay for seven day(according to our grazing plan). The pond that feeds the trough has an abundance of water, for now and we should be able to stick to our grazing plan without too many problems.
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