. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. 594 SHEEP SHEEP lambs themselves. The herder remains with the band the entire season. The sheep may be herded by corralling them or by allowing them to run free. The corral is made of board fencing in panels fourteen to sixteen feet long and about four feet high, which is transported by wagons. The corral is made near a water-hole or spring, and is moved when the pasturage becomes poor. The free ranging allows the sheep to drift over the country, being guided by the herder and his dogs. The herder lives in a covered wagon. Often
. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. 594 SHEEP SHEEP lambs themselves. The herder remains with the band the entire season. The sheep may be herded by corralling them or by allowing them to run free. The corral is made of board fencing in panels fourteen to sixteen feet long and about four feet high, which is transported by wagons. The corral is made near a water-hole or spring, and is moved when the pasturage becomes poor. The free ranging allows the sheep to drift over the country, being guided by the herder and his dogs. The herder lives in a covered wagon. Often there are two men, one man doing most of the herd- ing, on horseback, and the other cooking and acting as assistant. If the band contains only 2,000 to 2,500 sheep, only one herder may be needed and he may not have a horse ; the camp-tender visits him two or three times a week, bringing provisions and moving camp. In whatever way the herding is done, the men on the range are supplied with "grub" from head- The weather is often rainy at the lambing season. The new arrivals, when first dropped, must be kept under cover if the weather is not bright and warm. The herder in charge of the "drop band" must keep a sharp lookout for ewes that are having lambs, for these sheep, with their lambs, must be hauled to the main corral. The wagon for this work is divided into compartments, altogether hold- ing about twelve ewes. The man driving this wagon goes to the herder and determines how many ewes have had lambs and where they are. The teamster then catches the ewes and, seeing that the lamb has had milk, he puts ewe and lamb in a compart- ment. He then takes them to the main corral, where the man in charge checks up the ewes and sees that they all claim their lambs. There is often trouble if the ewe is roughly handled and she is frightened, for when turned loose she may leave her lamb. In this case, the corral man catches her and puts her in a "claiming pen.'. .â
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