Management and feeding of sheep . irst turned out to graze,the time for grazing, not long at the first, should be grad-ually extended until they remain out all the day. Theperiod covered by the change from all dry food to graz-ing only will be determined by such conditions as the kindof the grazing and its plentifulness. The change shouldbe made as quickly as it can be made without injury tothe flock, as grazing usually furnishes cheaper food thancured fodder and grain. When grazing begins, the re-duction in the food in the sheds properly commences withthe roughage. There should be no anxiety
Management and feeding of sheep . irst turned out to graze,the time for grazing, not long at the first, should be grad-ually extended until they remain out all the day. Theperiod covered by the change from all dry food to graz-ing only will be determined by such conditions as the kindof the grazing and its plentifulness. The change shouldbe made as quickly as it can be made without injury tothe flock, as grazing usually furnishes cheaper food thancured fodder and grain. When grazing begins, the re-duction in the food in the sheds properly commences withthe roughage. There should be no anxiety to put thesheep on grazing until they have first taken a full morn-ing meal. The reduction in the roughage fed should keeppace with the disinclination of the sheep to consume increase in the pasture consumed there should alsobe corresponding decrease in the succulent food, as fieldroots, if such is being fed. The grass, of course, providesthe succulence, and in a cheaper form than it can befurnished from any other FEEDING AND CARE OF BREEDING EWES T4I The reduction in the feeding of grain should be moregradual than the reduction in the roughage fed. The rea-sons for this are: (i) That shrinkage which sometimesresults from the lax condition of the digestion caused bythe fresh grass is counteracted more or less by the grainfed; (2) that sheep will eat grain for a much longer periodthan they will continue to eat roughage; (3) the lambsare thus given an opportunity to share in what is evenmore helpful to them than to the ewes. But when thepastures have become abundant and when the sheep havebecome quite accustomed to the change, it is doubtfulif the further feeding of grain will be profitable. Reduc-tion should first begin with the evening feed of grain,for a reason that will be obvious. The quantity isgradually reduced until none is fed, and then reductionshould be similarly carried on with the morning feed. A further important advantage resulting from a grad-ual
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