Since pigs have such short legs, a regular stock tank is much too tall for them; this giant bowl is just right. It’s like a really large version of the soft plastic bowl Cicero gets his dinner in, and for ten months out of the year it sits right where it is in this picture, where the rain can keep it constantly full. But since we get almost no rain in July and August, I start keeping an eye on it at the beginning of summer, and once it’s nearly empty I need to drag it about 7 or 8 meters south so it can be in range of the hose. Usually, filling it two or three times a week does the trick, but it stays so much cleaner and closer to full when it’s under the downspout like this, that as soon as the rain starts coming more frequently in September, I drag it back here where thirsty piggies know exactly where to find it.
Archive for October 8th, 2024
Diary #745
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