Some of the biggest problems Ive seen with cattle ponds is the way they use them, not only do they drink out of them but around here, for a lot of time thru the summer, they stand in them to stay cool, tearing up the banks, stomping up the shallow perimeter, keeping the water churned up really bad, and tons of chit, which messes up the natural chemistry in water. I have seen some fish survive in them but seems limited, and I always contributed that to their ability to successfully spawn with the cattle disturbing the spawn sites.
Hopefully someone in here has been able to find a decent way for cattle and fish to coexist.
Is there any way you could fence of some of the bigger ones and pump or siphon water to the cattle in a tank behind it? or even just allow them to get to a corner of the pond for access, the tank idea would be a lot better for the cattle too, a buried tank will keep the water cool and clean, without the agitation that cattle create in a pond?
