When your water tanks freeze over, it’s a tough and tedious job chopping ice for your cattle to drink, and cattle need just as much water in freezing weather as in summer, if not more.
Cattle on summer pasture can get a large portion of the water they need from the grass they consume. The water that is needed to aid in digestion while chewing the cud. In winter, cattle need more water because all their feed is dry feed (hay or pelletized mixed feed). While cattle can survive on ice water (after you’ve spent the time and labor breaking up the ice), because of having to drink near-freezing ice water, your cattle can literally shiver off several pounds in a day!
This is where the Walters Combo Watermaster and Ice Preventer starts paying for itself. By installing the Walters Combo Watermaster and Ice Preventer, you literally solve two big problems at once. The Watermaster keeps your tank filled to a preset level, and the Ice Preventer, while preventing ice from forming, also keeps a steady flow of warmer ground water available for your livestock to drink. Warmer water means less shivering off of weight.
So don’t go through another winter without the amazing WALTERS COMBO WATERMASTER AND ICE PREVENTER working for you!
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