. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. 600 SHEEP SHEEP The Feeding of Sheep. Figs. 609, 610. By John A. Craig. It is noticeable that the most successful shep- herds are invariably quiet in manner, low-voiced and gentle in their ways. Sheep respond to such characteristics on the part of their care-takers more sympathetically than other classes of stock, and at no other time more than at the feeding hour. They are easily frightened and stampeded, and con- versely, they are very trustful and dependent on those having charge of them. Boisterousness, coupled with rough usa
. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. 600 SHEEP SHEEP The Feeding of Sheep. Figs. 609, 610. By John A. Craig. It is noticeable that the most successful shep- herds are invariably quiet in manner, low-voiced and gentle in their ways. Sheep respond to such characteristics on the part of their care-takers more sympathetically than other classes of stock, and at no other time more than at the feeding hour. They are easily frightened and stampeded, and con- versely, they are very trustful and dependent on those having charge of them. Boisterousness, coupled with rough usage and reckless driving in changing about from pasture to feed-lot, and any carelessness in management, are directly opposed to thrift and well doing. It is necessary to see that the food and the troughs are clean. This requires that the troughs should always be cleaned before the sheep are fed from them ; and, furthermore, especially in the case of lambs, the troughs should have a strip along the top which will prevent the lambs crowding into the trough, or putting their feet into the feed. They dislike damp and muddy conditions, so that a clean and dry feeding-place is necessary. Sheep can stand almost any amount of cold, provided the quarters are dry and they are sheltered from wind. The latter not only materially interferes with their comfort, but also induces eye troubles under some circumstances. Regularity in feeding is imperative. Irregularity will make the sheep restless, which will retard their thrift and gain. Under most conditions, it will be advisable to feed sheep twice a day. The more the shepherd sees his rwim. t.; :=:-.»i— !__,"! ,|l f ( ' ]. 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 Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954, ed. New York, Macmillan
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