Made an executive decision yesterday and took Ben's large trough out of service. Decided it was kind of silly to have so much water sitting out there for just him (and occasionally Javier), especially since I was loosing a lot to evaporation. Years ago someone gave me a float valve and I thought it might finally be time to try it out. Ben inspected and approved the new water source as soon as I set it up to fill for the first time. So far so good. 80,83,71,0,W
Saturday, May 20, 2017
Ben's little blue bowl...
Made an executive decision yesterday and took Ben's large trough out of service. Decided it was kind of silly to have so much water sitting out there for just him (and occasionally Javier), especially since I was loosing a lot to evaporation. Years ago someone gave me a float valve and I thought it might finally be time to try it out. Ben inspected and approved the new water source as soon as I set it up to fill for the first time. So far so good. 80,83,71,0,W
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ReplyDeleteHow is the big red car wash brush working out?
ReplyDeleteBen uses it occasionally...but has yet to fall in love with it.
ReplyDeleteI like it. The water should be much cleaner and fresher and maybe cooler.
ReplyDeleteDon & I have had good luck with float valves in our guzzler troughs. We protect them with heavy timbers held down by large rocks.I suspect Ben introduces a huge magnitude of potential damage to any float valve you might place in the area. Those long horns look pretty lethal! The largest animals we have watering are deer & javelinas - but most are birds of all kinds!
ReplyDeleteBen might like a horizontal brush high enough for his back. Just a thought as I've heard good things about back scratchers for cattle. I know he really enjoys it when you scratch his back! ;-)
ReplyDeleteGood idea Sam. That is one area animals usually cannot reach and so it is a favorite area to be petted or scratched.
ReplyDeleteWhy would Ben opt for an unintuitive stationary brush when he is in love with a perfect human brush nearby... Also it may be too soft, his thick skin may not feel it as much.
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