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A farmer shares a three-part winter barn system: deep carbonaceous bedding to absorb waste, keeping it dry under cover, and using water-trough heaters. Joel Salatin's approach adapted for livestock on a budget.
A farmer shares a three-part winter barn system: deep carbonaceous bedding to absorb waste, keeping it dry under cover, and using water-trough heaters. Joel Salatin's approach adapted for livestock on a budget.
Here's my 3-part winter barn formula that doesn't include overpriced, overrated traditional barns. First, deep bedding. As my mentor Joel Salatin would say, cows don't wear diapers and they're not potty trained, so we got to give them one. Let's give them a carbonaceous diaper. Second, we got to keep that diaper dry, get it under cover. Third, we want to keep the water unfrozen during the winter, and I found these water trough heaters to be the best at that.
If I had to start my Homestead all over again, it could only pick one animal… 
