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A CLOSED SHEEP SHED 



Above cuts show a simple type of closed 

 sheep shed which is especially adajitcMl for 

 farms on which the main barn has larjz;c feed 

 capacity, but not sullicicnt floor space for 

 live stock. Allowing twelve square feet of 

 floor space per animal, this shed will hold 

 twenty-six sheep, which gives a space at the 

 rack of almost seventeen inches each. Tiie 

 feeding siiould be done entirely from walk- 

 way in the center so as to avoid disturbing 

 the sheep. The large door at the end of the 

 rack is intended for taking in feed, which 

 must be stored in another building. The 

 windows of this shed should hang on center 

 pivots to permit entrance of air through the 

 full size window. Doors used by sheep may 



be made in two parts, opening outward inde- 

 l)endently. The ui)i)erhaU' siiould l>e hinged 

 at its top and counter balanced l)y a weigiit 

 connected to it by a light wire cable passing 

 through a pulley at the side of the shed and 

 anotlier on the cave. A stay rod is needed 

 to hold the door firmly when partly open. 

 The doors, windows and adjusted roof ven- 

 tilator will always furnish good ventilation. 

 This shed affords good protection for sheep 

 under any conditions and may be used for 

 winter lambing if twenty feet wide instead of 

 sixteen, so that as many detachable lambing 

 pens as needed may l)e set up next the wall 

 and still leave room at rack for other ewes. 

 Estimated cost of this shed is about $150. 



