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Hurdles and Pens 



It is a good plan to have hurdles six to eight feet long made of 

 Ught boards or lath, which may be set across corners of the 

 sheep house to make separate pens for the ewes while their 

 lambs are young. The hurdles can be tied in place with string 

 or wire. Separate pens are especially important with ewes that 

 have twins, to keep the ewe and lambs together, so that the ewe 

 will not disown one of the lambs. 



Keep Hogs and Stock Away 



Keep hogs and other stock away from the ewes and lambs. 

 Hogs will eat the lambs while they are young and horses and 

 cattle wiU tramp and injure them if confined in the same yards 

 or sheds. 



Shear Early and Dip After Shearing 



Early shearing is always advisable if there is shelter for the 

 ewes on cold nights and from rain. 



If there are ticks on the ewes dip both ewes and lambs right 

 after shearing. Be sure to dip the lambs as the ticks will move 

 to the lambs after the ewes are shorn. 



Ewe Like Dairy Cow 



Ewes should be fed like dairy cows if they are to produce a 

 lot of milk. 



Don't feed a ewe much grain for a day or two after the lamb 

 is born — then her feed can be increased until the lamb learns to 

 eat hay, grain, and grass, when her feed can be reduced and more 

 given to the lamb. 



Creep For Lambs 



Build a creep for the lambs (a creep is a panel of fence with 



This Feeding Trough Keeps Lambs from Jumping Into Their Feed 



