The bull and steer mob get to try out their new rock pad drinking skirts on our new farm pond.

The bull and steer mob get to try out their new rock pad drinking skirts on our new farm pond. Sure is a nice sight to see animals drinking quality water from a firm rock surface without standing in mud up to their belly. It's better for the pond and animals along with increased profits from better animal performance.
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[@GSteel-rh9iu]

I love how Greg Judy takes care of these ponds and the land! Keep up these videos; they are an inspiration.

[@robertduffy5805]

Plus that rock skirt makes a great boat launch for when you want to fish it.

[@StefanSobkowiak]

This pond will be a good comparison of a little trampling and not trampling on the effects on the vegetation, keep a lookout for it.

[@bryanblackburn7074]

Greg the rock skirts look great! Greg I agree you should have listen to Isaac he definitely looks for ways to improve.

[@janicew6222]

LOL Isaac is the man! I really like these rock skirts.

[@nevinkuser9892]

That's a beautiful sight. You've really become one with nature.

[@johnlittle184]

Boy Greg the skirts are working great!

[@rochrich1223]

What would be needed to call the rock skirt a gravel boat launch? Something like going 12 feet further out? There will be some land owners who will spring for a boat launch who would not go for a skirt.

[@garrettrice7598]

I am assuming this is the pond level before you got that torrential rain? Love to see a before and after the rains.

[@tommybounds3220]

Thank you for the video.

[@brianhoxworth3881]

I bet those ponds are full now, some places in north central MO got 3-6 inches. We also got it pretty good here in Southern Illinois.

[@BonnieBlue2A]

No, we are far from full but at least this helped. We’ve been in a 2+ year drought.

[@ronaldharmon9891]

Mike Morgan from 'OUTDOORS with the MORGANS' calls them "WEATHER GUESSERS".🤣

[@ronaldclemons5520]

Beautiful site🙂

[@smoath]

Beautiful

[@onedashusmc]

The far rock skirt looks kinda light once the pond fills up.

[@onedashusmc]

Love it!

[@danphillips4590]

Can we say powerflex one more time

[@janetjohnson998]

We would love to see some of the calving or calves anyway.

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Got a nice video coming of our calving herd!

[@marvinbaier3627]

Thanks for the video! I need a pond with a rock skirt. It looks fantastic, and you made those rock skirts just in time with the rains you got too. How full are the ponds now? Thanks for the help with the auction!

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

The three ponds that we put the rock skirts on mostly full . 2 of the ponds have water coming out the spillway, 3rd pond is 3” from coming over the spillway. You had a nice trio of South Poll heifers that sold well in our auction. Somebody got a great start to their own grass genetic cow herd.

[@marvinbaier3627]

@@gregjudyregenerativerancher awesome you got the needed rain!

[@JimBruner-tp7fh]

Your skirts look great. Can you explain why you used the poly rope at the water instead of one strand of wire?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

They can see it better and it is easier to adjust if needed when the pond level fluctuates

[@gordonbright679]

Two tri-ax of rock here is over a grand. A days wage for a man to spread it and fence it another $130 + fence & posts

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

That is money well spent for a lifetime watering point that does not destroy your pond every time the cows drink. Quality water with good solid base to drink from will pay huge dividends.

[@Poppy_love59]

Aren't they still going to drop turds on that apron, which the rain will leech then into the pond water ?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

A couple manure pats on the apron is nothing when you have 10 million gallons of pond water to dilute it with.

[@stephenbinion6348]

@@gregjudyregenerativerancher. Fish poop too.

[@seandoherty4236]

The solution to pollution is dilution

[@BonnieBlue2A]

@Gregg Judy, did you put down geo-fabric prior to the rock?

[@WeningerPastures]

He mentioned in the former video that he would have liked to, but on this one, they did not.

[@BonnieBlue2A]

@@WeningerPastures thank you.

[@johnmarks3012]

What happens when the water level rises above the elec fence?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

That’s why we put in three different sets of fiberglass posts that extend out into the water. As the water drops or rises we can adjust our poly rope.

[@jvusa9283]

Are those metal posts you are using on the gravel shirts? How are you attaching the polyrope to them?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

1” fiberglass posts, 5 foot long. We drill a hole and wire on the poly rope.

[@mckennahicks5259]

How do you combat ticks on your farm

[@mckennahicks5259]

Any info appreciated

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

We pick them off of us all day long. Shower every single night and look over your entire body very well for any hitchhikers!!

[@Incorporatedboy9137492]

South polls have oily skin, flies hate to land on moisture

[@mckennahicks5259]

More asking about the cattle can’t they get sick or do you spray been watching you 3 years haven’t heard you talk about ever taking them to a crush to spray them

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

@mckennahicks5259 we never spray them for ticks

[@jonerlandson1956]

and they even get a foot scub...