CHAPTER XVI. 



AFTER-MANAGEMENT OF EWES AND LAMBS. 



In the Field. It is a most important matter to get the ewes 

 off the foul litter of the lambing -pen as early as possible ; therefore 

 as soon as the lambs are strong enough, they should be taken out 

 of the fold during the daytime, and be put on dry land. The 

 lambing-fold, as has been stated, is very likely to produce foot-rot 



SHELTERING CLOTHS IN USE. 



and joint-ill, and these should be avoided by every possible means. 

 Shelters, formed by hurdles stuffed with straw, should be set about 

 the fields to protect the lambs from cold winds and wet, and should 

 be arranged so that the lambs can take refuge from the wind which- 

 ever way it blows ; or sheltering cloths may be used for the same 

 purpose. 



The ewe's food should be liberally supplied, so that she may 



