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SHEEP HANDLING
EQUIPMENT
For the Farm Flock
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PNW Bulletin 34
May 1959
%>„ PubV^
SHEEP HANDLING
EQUIPMENT
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For the Farm Flock
THE BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT necessary for the proper
handling of sheep do not need to be elaborate or costly. The right
kind of equipment will save you money and labor.
Sheep confined to muddy and wet areas will not do well. Shel-
ters should be dry and well drained, with adequate ventilation but
free from drafts. Sheep need no special provision for warmth.
Fresh water should be available to sheep at all times. Automatic
watering devices may be purchased and installed in lambing pens
and feeding areas and will save much labor.
Plans for shed-type sheep shelters and other farm buildings are
available from the plan services at the State Colleges. See your County
Extension Agent for additional assistance.
This bulletin
Frischknecht,
Departments
University of
was prepared by M. G. Huber, Extension Agricultural Engineering Specialist, and Dean
Extension Animal Husbandry Specialist, Oregon State College, in cooperation with the
of Agricultural Engineering and Dairy and Animal Husbandry at Oregon State College,
Idaho, and the State College of Washington.
This bulletin includes plans for . . .
1. A self-feeder that can be used for either pellets or ground grain.
2. A feeding rack that can be used for either hay or grain or both.
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3. A hay feeder that can be made portable and that is satisfactory for
either chopped or long hay.
4. A grain trough that is reversible and portable.
5. A covered salt box that provides protection against rain.
6. A feeding fence for feeding silage from a trench or bunker silo.
7. A wool-packing rack of simple design that will hold a 200-poundcapacity wool bag for convenient filling and packing.
8. Creep panels in two different designs—other designs that provide
about the same opening might be equally satisfactory for creeps
for small flocks.
9. A hinged panel for making pens in sheltered areas or for use as a
hurdle.
10. A 3-way cutting gate that can be used in any number of combinations
and can be made portable.
11. A portable loading chute that makes it possible to load into the top
deck of a truck. (A loading chute must be easy to take apart and
haul with the load of sheep so that it can be used for unloading as
well as loading. The most simple type of chute is a cleated incline
made with two side panels and a floor.)
12. A foot bath that calls for 2" x 8" sides and cleats on a %" exterior
plywood floor. (It could be made out of 6" material on the sides
and can be made to fit in the chute just before the sheep go into
the cutting gate. Note that this foot bath needs to be set level. Use
a water-proof glue at the joints to help prevent leaking. Cleats
should be provided in the foot bath.)
13. A shepherd's crook that is an essential piece of equipment for catching
sheep. (In some areas crooks are available in stores, but they can
be handmade.)
14. A portable sheep-blocking box that is a convenience whenever sheep
are to be cleaned, blocked, and trimmed for demonstration or exhition.
(Courtesy Kansas State College)
15. A shade or shelter that may be portable or pole-frame for permanent
installation.
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1.
A SELF-FEEDER FOR PELLETS OR GRAIN
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2.
SECTION
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A FEEDING RACK FOR HAY OR GRAIN
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3.
A FEEDER FOR CHOPPED OR LONG HAY
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4.
A REVERSIBLE, PORTABLE GRAIN TROUGH
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5.
A COVERED SALT BOX
6.
A FEEDING FENCE
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7.
A WOOL-PACKING RACK
8.
ALL
CREEP PANELS
MATERIAL
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9.
A HINGED PANEL FOR PEN IN SHELTERED AREAS
4'-0" TO S'-O"
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10.
A USEFUL THREE-WAY PORTABLE CUTTING GATE
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12.
A FOOTBATH TO FIT THE LOADING CHUTE
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A SHEPHERD'S CROOK THAT CAN BE HANDMADE
LENGTH
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14.
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15.
A SHADE OR SHELTER-PORTABLE OR PERMANENT
WITH FOUN IO< fUlLS
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FEED SPACE REQUIRED
1 inch per animal
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Self-feeders
Hay and grain
Hay and grain
15 inches to 18 inches per ewe
...12 inches per lamb
Lambing pen
12 to 16 square feet per ewe
Space under shelter.—
10 to 15 square feet per ewe
Water should be available at all times.
A Pacific Northwest Cooperative Extension Publication
Cooperative Extension work in Agriculture and Home Economics, F. E. Price, Director, Oregon
State College and the United States Department of Agriculture cooperating. Printed and distributed
in furtherance of the Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914.
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Published and distributed in furtherance of the Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, by the State College of Washington Extension Service, C. A. Svinth, Director, and the U. S. Department of Agriculture, cooperating.
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Published and distributed in furtherance of the Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, by the University
of Idaho Extension Service, J. E. Kraus, Director, and the U. S. Department of Agriculture, cooperating.
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