>We are raising pigs outdoors (1,700 with 150 of these sows) and intend
>to increase the ehrd to 5,000 over time.
>We are raising Holstein dairy cows with the intention to increase to
>2010 milking cows ( we have 5 groups of 50 Holstein each today ) We keep
>our dairy in free stalls .
>
> We have not solved the problem of how to keep the water in the
>waterers from freezing in the hoop shelters for the pigs and the free
>stall barns for the dairy.
>
> Our temperatures drop to minus 34 degrees.
>
>Please make suggestions. Please provide contact numbers for
>manufacturers ( 800 telephone numbers do not work here in Ukraine ) of
>waterers that will work in freezing temperatures or share with us your
>makeshift approaches to keeping water in the waterers from freezing
>
> The dairy are kept in groups of 50 therefore a waterer of a size to
>satisfy the drinking needs of 50 Hosltein is desirable.
>
> We are still experimenting with numbers of pigs that we intend to
>group so variants on waterer sizes will be needed.
>
>Thank-you,
>Nila Martyniuk
>MAJSKOYE FARM
>Ukraine
>380 562 37 04 47
>
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