Make them stop!

[Becky]

My 3 weaned foals ages 5- 6 months poop in the stock tank they share with another pen!!!!

After cleaning it out 3 times in one week, I moved it over to the next pen and gave the weanlings 2 buckets attached high on the fence.

Today, somebody had backed up to the fence where the stock tank is and pooped in it through the fence!!!!! I cleaned it again and moved it further away. I'm not enjoying this!!!

How can I get them to stop using that corner as their toilet area as I really need the tank back between the two pens?????

 

[REO]

The little stinkers! (sorry Becky!)

I've had one or two poop in a feed bucket but not go in the water on purpose so many times. I wonder why they do that? Is it the splash? Can you move the babies away from the tank in another pen? Hot wire?

More added work for you.

 

[Becky]

Robin,

They seemed to have decided that corner is where they are going to go and it doesn't matter what else is there! Never had this problem before they were weaned!!

 

[Marsha Cassada]

Could it be that only one is the instigator and the others follow my leader? Is it possible to split them up for a few days and break the habit? Silly little babies!

Marsha

 

[Marty]

Merry Beth poops in her water bucket several times a week. Lucky lucky me.

I have moved her water bucket to the other corners but she still poops in it no matter where I moved it to.

I hung it up higher, lower and set it on the ground. Still, I have floating craters bobbing up and down in it. Lucious. Feel my joy.

Finally I put up a sign in her stall to remind her not to poop in her water.

Here's your sign:

[SIZE=14pt]NO POOPING ALLOWED[/SIZE]

IN WATER TROFF

That should do it.

 

[Becky]

Thanks, Marty! I'll hang that on the fence. I'm sure it will work!

Actaully, Marsha, you might have the best idea. I may try to separate them for a few days and see if that will stop it.

 

[Viki]

What about putting some poop in another corner? See if that will lure them to go there!

Viki

 

[AJ]

Watering containers(buckets,tanks etc) are usually ideal rubbing things, and that is why they are positioned to poop into the water. Place a log or immovable rail in front so they can still reach the water but cannot back too close to the buckets.

 

[Becky]

Hey, AJ, excellent idea!

Why didn't I think of that???

I'll give that a try!

 

[ChrystalPaths]

Get them a kiddie pool!

 

[ChrystalPaths]

Get them a kiddie pool!