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in one of the night lambing pens marked ,B. The duties 
of the day-drop picker are similar to those of the night- 
drop picker, but instead of placing the ewe and lamb in one 
of the lambing pens marked B, he places them in pen A. 
The duties of the shed-men are to care for all ewes that 
enter the shed, shift them to their proper pens, and give 
such special attention as may be necessary. 
The system of management with the other type of 
shed may be outlined as follows: Whenever a ewe drops 
a lamb, she and her lamb are moved by means of a sled 
to the nearest opening in the shed. They are immedi- 
ately placed in one of the individual pens marked A. 
Here they are kept for twenty-four hours. If proper 
maternal relationships’ are well established at this time, 
they are moved across the alley into one of the larger open 
pens marked B with several other ewes and their lambs. 
Here they are kept for three to six days depending on the 
strength of the lamb. From pens B they go into the 
yards marked C. These pens are large enough to hold 
about 200-250 head of ewes and their lambs. In these 
large pens the ewes remain until grass comes, at which 
time the bands are made up for the range. 
In both the types of lambing sheds, it is necessary to 
feed the ewes as they lamb before grass is good. A very 
common feed is chopped alfalfa hay. Often a little 
grain is fed to insure a good milk flow. All pens in lamb- 
ing sheds must be well supplied with running water. 
The system of lambing in the shed has several distinct 
advantages, which can be enumerated as follows: first, a 
great saving of labor; second, a larger percentage of 
lambs; third, less orphans and dead lambs result; fourth, 
better and stronger lambs, as the ewes cared for in this 
manner give more milk. 
