Grazing and Paddock Rotation Plan
Track rest as well as grazing, because the rest period is the part of rotational grazing that actually does the work and the part nobody records.
LK-28 1 page
Livestock and smallholding · LK-36
Water Trough and Supply Check
A free printable water check sheet — troughs and drinkers checked, faults found, freezing recorded and the action taken.
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One page. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.
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What this sheet is for
Record the water round, which is the one daily job where a missed fault becomes an emergency within hours.
Who it is for
Anyone with stock at grass or in buildings.
How to use it
- Check flow, not just level — a full trough with a dead supply is still a problem.
- Record faults even when you fixed them on the spot.
- In frost, record the time you broke ice; it tells you whether once a day is enough.
- Note which troughs keep failing.
What is on the sheet
One page, top to bottom:
Printed under the title: Troughs checked, faults found, and the freeze that somebody has to break every morning.
Water is the one that cannot wait. Stock can be without feed for a while. Water is different, and a failed ballcock in July is an emergency by the afternoon. This is a round, not a specification — no volumes or requirements are printed.
Write-on lines: Holding · Season · Checked by
Table, 14 rows: Date · Trough or supply · Full and flowing · Clean · Ballcock · Leaks · Frozen · Action taken · By
Questions
How much water do animals need?
No figures are printed. Requirements vary hugely by species, stage, weather and diet, and a lactating animal in July is a different case from a dry one in January. The practical rule is that they need it constantly available, which is what this sheet checks.
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Also in the resources library
The same subject, with a version you can fill in on screen.
Water Usage and Supply Log
Usage between one reading and the next, worked out from the readings themselves.
LR-162 Log PDF Excel Online
