xxii Sheep Management, Breeds and Judging. 



Shepherd's Guide Continued 



7. Exercise pregnant ewes as much as pos- 

 sible. Keep them well-sheltered, how- 

 ever, in wet or stormy weather. 



8. Do not feed timothy or marsh hay. Clover 

 or alfalfa are best (feed all that the flock 

 will eat without waste). Feed corn sil- 

 age or roots, 2 to 2 3/2 pounds a head daily, 

 to supply succulence. 



9. Do not feed mouldy or frozen silage or 

 spoiled roots to sheep. It will cause 

 much trouble and often kill the sheep. 



10. Feed some grain at least a month before 

 lambing, y^ pound of a mixture of equal 

 parts of oats and bran a head daily is 

 very helpful. 



11. Give close attention to the ewes at lamb- 

 ing time. It will save many lambs, and 

 occasionally a mother which otherwise 

 might die, if no help is given. 



12. Pen ewe and new born lambs away from 

 flock for a few days to prevent her from 

 disowning them. 



