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Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: Festus on October 07, 2019, 04:19:46 pm

Title: Clean Water for Goats
Post by: Festus on October 07, 2019, 04:19:46 pm

The water source for my goats is a large IBC which is filled by rainwater from the roof of the goat shed down a drainpipe.  Not surprising the water is now looking less than palatable.  Does anyone know of anything I can use in the IBC to keep the water potable for livestock ???

Title: Re: Clean Water for Goats
Post by: Rupert the bear on October 07, 2019, 08:08:35 pm

Water purification tablets ?  Do you use enough volume of water to justify a large container ?  A large slow flowing reserve of water would be subject to alge forming along with other bugs and beasties with out treatment.
If you need a large amount consider some basic filtration and some treatment.

We use a 200 ltr drum to ensure good turn round without treatment. Having said that we do have 4000ltr standing water in IBC's that has been treated, multi use , static caravan anchor/emergency water supply/ fire pump supply.

Title: Re: Clean Water for Goats
Post by: Zyg on October 09, 2019, 01:49:34 pm

Get rid of the dirty water and clean the IBC.
Cover the IBC to prevent any sunlight getting to it and refill.

Title: Re: Clean Water for Goats
Post by: Festus on October 17, 2019, 08:37:29 pm

Many thanks.  I think I need a smaller container.  It services my 12 sheep as well but they don’t drink water quickly enough to justify such a large one.  I’ll also see what filtration systems are out there. Thank you for responding