Hi Emily
There are conflicting views about water butt water. Some people think that it may not be good – it does get a bit mucky sometimes if people don’t regularly empty out the sludge in the bottom. But I tend to top my ponds up with water butt water and the hogs sometimes drink out of those (although I do tend to empty out the sludge at the bottom every time they’re nearly empty).
Others claim they don’t like the chlorine in tap water – hence my mentioning the idea to put it out in the morning. But they seem to drink tap water fine here. I think it’s one of those things that we can over think. As long as they have access to water that’s the main thing. I would stick to to tap water – that should be fine.
