Latestarter's ramblings/musings/gripes and grumbles.

[Latestarter]

Oh, these won't be for the goats... these will be for the steers up in the front pasture. CB jumped into the tub the day after I brought them home. It wasn't over her head and she jumped right back out (silly goat). Of course she was several weeks old at that point, not a newborn... I'm aware and diligent. Not wanting any drowned kids!

 

[OneFineAcre]

Apparently using the galvanized stock tanks as pools is quite country chic.

 

[greybeard]

That was basically what I was looking at as well (rubbermaid). They seem pretty indestructible, sturdy, and won't rust. Still quite a bit more expensive than an old, used, free, steel bath tub though...

Lots easier to drain and move than a cast iron tub tho, and you don't have to worry about sealing off the overflow drain hole. I try to figure what anything costs by averaging yearly cost over the life of it.
A $100 rubbermaid tank will easily last 5 years. $20/year is still more than a free tub but lots easier to move and clean than a cast iron tub.
In my region, that white porcelain grows algae like mad--green or black poly, not nearly as bad.

 

[greybeard]

Remeind

Apparently using the galvanized stock tanks as pools is quite country chic.

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Remind me sometime, to tell how I and 4 other grown adults nearly drowned one day, in one of the hottest and driest parts of west Texas, and it wasn't from a lake, flash flood or river.
(beer WAS involved, but only 1 qt each)

 

[Southern by choice]

Remeind

Remind me sometime, to tell how I and 4 other grown adults nearly drowned one day, in one of the hottest and driest parts of west Texas, and it wasn't from a lake, flash flood or river.
(beer WAS involved, but only 1 qt each)

this is gonna be good!

 

[babsbag]

I had a doe deliver a kid in a small trough, and I mean small. It is a self waterer type and holds maybe 3 gallons. She managed to drop that kid right in the trough but Francis saved it. He barked and barked like a crazy dog until I showed up, he licked the face and was pushing it with his nose to keep it above water. He earned his kibble that day.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Yay Francis!

 

[Mike CHS]

That is another one of those that needs a video but it would never happen.

 

[OneFineAcre]

Apparently using the galvanized stock tanks as pools is quite country chic.

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We may get one of these hillbilly hot tubs

 

[CntryBoy777]

Reminds me of "Pettite Coat Jucntion" and the water tower. The only "Hot" bath was someone pouring warm water over your head.....course they were a tad smaller than those are.....