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This place must be of very convenient access, so 

 that it is really easier for the lamb to go in than to 

 remain outside. This is because lambs have fleet- 

 ing memories and are largely the creatures of op- 

 portunity. They will consume much more feed when 

 it is right at their mouths than if they have to go 

 even a few rods to seek it. This place, which we 



AN ENGLISH CREEP. 



call a creep, must be in a light part of the barn, 

 and if the sun can shine in all the better, for lambs 

 are attracted by sunlight and greatly benefited by 

 it. In truth some of the most successful lamb grow- 

 ers have glass-roofed sheds for their use in winter 

 and achieve thereby remarkable results. 



This creep need not be very large. If it is 12 feet 



