. Productive sheep husbandry . Sheep. FEED RACKS 439 comfort of the , and convenience in feeding and watering, and in cleaning the pens. Since sheep are easily restrained, the partitions between pens should be movable and made of compara- tively light material and then the penning arrangement of the barn can be changed from time to time to suit the needs of the flock. Often it is of advantage to construct movable racks which may also serve as partitions between pens. Feed Racks.—A feed rack for sheep should hold a sufficient quantity of feed, but it need not be a great, cumbersome thin
. Productive sheep husbandry . Sheep. FEED RACKS 439 comfort of the , and convenience in feeding and watering, and in cleaning the pens. Since sheep are easily restrained, the partitions between pens should be movable and made of compara- tively light material and then the penning arrangement of the barn can be changed from time to time to suit the needs of the flock. Often it is of advantage to construct movable racks which may also serve as partitions between pens. Feed Racks.—A feed rack for sheep should hold a sufficient quantity of feed, but it need not be a great, cumbersome thing; it. Fig. 239.—Floor plan of shed shown in Fig. 238. (From U. S. D. A. Bulletin 810.) should be planned so that the animals can get to the feed easily without wasting it or getting it in their wool, and there should be no sharp corners or rojigh surfaces to pull out the wool or to cause injury to the animals. If possible, racks should be built of sur- faced lumber. In nearly all types of racks for hay or similar roughage, the feed is drawn out between slats. These should be either so close to- gether that it will be impossible for a sheep to thrust its head between them or so far apart that the head will pass between them without danger of becoming fast. Three and one-half to four-inch spaces are sufficient foj- drawing out feed without inserting the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Coffey, Walter Castella, 1877-. Philadelphia : J. B. Lippincott
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