[princesspiggy]

the benefit of having a wee shelter is that u can catch them easier, now that is a v handy thing  . but catching them mite send them thur the poly walls if they r lively, some sheep can motorbike the walls. how about a shed instead, or a field shelter like ones for ponies, it mite not be much more expensive than a polytunnel.
i think pnuemonia etc is common wen stock is kept inside in warm conditions, as opposed to coming in for a feed, but ud have to turf them out if they start hogging the shelter (excuse the pun) 
we have alot of trees and all animals make use of them, pigs, cattle, sheep, ponies but it then makes checking the livestock more time consuming as u cant see them at a glance.

[SteveHants]

Ok we are not talking 'big numbers' here, I have 3 ewes they share the croft with two goats, the goats at the moment go in a trailer over night, they all love the trailer and the sheep would go in it to at night, but I feed a block to the goats at night away from the sheep. I was only thinking that a 'tunnel for the sheep would be an ideal answer for the oncoming winter..............you see numbers not a problem   I know sheep can be out in all weathers, but so can I, and I would rather shelter inside when it is windy/cold/wet I appreciate the problems with overcrowing with lambs etc, but not in my case.

The problem with a tunnel is that it makes 'cold and wet' into 'warm and wet' and then you put your sheep close together.....ideal conditions for pneumonia etc.


This is why tunnels designed for sheep and sheep barns now have slatted sides or mesh so that you can get a good flow of through-air.

[Blackbird]

Hi Chris H, we have made an impromptu shelter for our 5 sheep (initially for shade as there is none in their paddock) out of hurdles - 3 for the walls, 2 for the roof with tarpaulin clipped on the top with market clips. It allows plenty of through draught, but keeps the sun, wind and rain off them. They are wusses despite being hardy breeds! (Dartmoors, Shetland and Heb cross)

[Brucklay]

In your case Blackbird I would say a few pallets in a zig zag and a couple of sheets of ply to top off would keep them perfectly happy and healthy and wouldn't cost too much. We've used pallets and the sheep love them